7 - 8 am: Pipe Ceremony, Taylor Institute 110

8 - 9 am: Breakfast, MacEwan Hall, ground floor

9 - 10 am: Plenary Talk, MacEwan Hall, ground floor

Dr. Halaevalu Vakalahi 

• The Futures of Pacific perspective in social work education and leadership

• There is mana in Pacific ways of knowing, being, and doing that can significantly contribute to the futures of academia, specifically social work education and leadership. These circles of education and leadership can also serve as spaces to cultivate national and international futures of Pacific cultures, healing, and resistance. Grounded in a Pacific perspective and extensive work in this area of study, this presentation will discuss the Futures of Pacific perspective in social work education and leadership. 

10 - 10:30 am: Break, MacEwan Hall, ground floor

• Guided Smudge, Outside Tipi (weather-dependent) with Blackfoot Knowledge Keeper Julius Hirsch

10:30 am - 12 pm: Presentations & Workshops, Taylor Institute

• Room 1: Indigenous Healing, Wellbeing & Health, Taylor Institute 140/148

  • The Four “L’s” in Knowledge Transmission: At the Knees of Our Grandmothers, Melanie Lansall et al. (90 minute Presentation)

  • Moderated by Jac Nobiss

• Room 2: Indigenous Social Work Education & Decolonization, Taylor Institute 118/120

  • Honouring Our Little Spirits, Jay Lomax (90 minute Workshop)

  • Moderated by Gena Edwards

• Room 3: Indigenous Social Work Education & Decolonization, Taylor Institute 110

  • The Indigenous Commission of the International Federation of Social Workers: Reflections on Our Foundations, Envisioning Our Future, Dr. Hilary Weaver, et al. (90 minute Workshop)

  • Moderated by Dana Chaulk

10:30 am - 4:30 pm: Excursions

Offsite

• Excursion 1: Miskanawah (80 spots)

  • Departure: 10:30 am; Arrive back at UCalgary: 4:30 pm

• Excursion 2: Wood’s Homes (30 spots)

  • Departure: 10:45 am; Arrive back at UCalgary: 3:55 pm

• Excursion 3: Tsuut’ina (40 spots)

  • Departure: 10:45 am; Arrive back at UCalgary: 4:30 pm

• Excursion 8: Stoney Health (40 spots)

  • Departure: 10:30 am; Arrive back at UCalgary: 4 pm

Onsite

• Excursion 4: Tipi Raising Workshop (30 spots)

  • On Campus: 10:30 am - 4:30 pm, MacEwan Cassio B & Green Space 4 (near the Calgary Centre for Innovative Technology)

• Excursion 5: Eya Hey Nakoda (30 spots)

  • On Campus: 10:30 - 12 pm, White Buffalo Lodge

• Excursion 6: Piikani Child & Family & University of Calgary’s Faculty of Social Work (30 spots)

  • On Campus at Faculty of Social Work: Gathering with Kiipitakyoyis Lodge: 10:30 am - 12 pm, Kiipitakyoyis, Grandmother’s Lodge, MacKimmie Tower, Room 330, 3rd floor

  • On Campus at Piikani Child & Family Services: 1 - 4 pm, MacEwan Escalus

• Excursion 7: Aboriginal Friendship Center (40 spots)

  • On Campus: 10:45 am - 4 pm, TI 100

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12 - 1 pm: Boxed Lunch, MacEwan Hall, ground floor

1 - 2:30 pm: Workshops and Presentations, Taylor Institute

• Room 1: Indigenous Healing, Wellbeing & Health, Taylor Institute 140/148

  • Where Wounds Speak and Teachings Answer, Meghan F. Jourdain (90 minute Workshop)

  • Moderated by Jac Nobiss

• Room 2: Indigenous Social Work Education & Decolonization, Taylor Institute 118/120

  • A Series of Firsts: Innovations of an Indigenous Social Work Degree Program, Betty Carr-Braint (90 minute Presentation)

  • Moderated by Zoe Kreutzer

2:30 - 3 pm: Break

3 - 4:30 pm: Presentations and Workshops, Taylor Institute

• Room 2: Indigenous Social Work Education & Decolonization, Taylor Institute 118/120

  • Unlearning and Reclaiming Traditional Knowledge in Social Work Education, Betty Carr-Braint (90 minute Workshop)

  • Moderated by Terry Poucette

• Room 3: Child Welfare, Kinship & Systems Reform, Taylor Institute 110

  • Living Beyond The System, Natalie Starlight Fraser (90 minute Presentation)

  • Moderated by Carole Tana-Tepania

4:30 - 6 pm: Break

6 - 9 pm: Gala (optional purchase), MacEwan Hall, ground floor

• 6 pm: Doors Open

• 6:20 pm: Opening Remarks & Welcome

• 6:40 pm: Buffet Starts

• 7:10 pm: Keynote Presentation: Reg Crowshoe,

  • Making Relatives and the Wellbeing of Future Generations

• 8 pm: Talent Showcases

  • Talent Youth Showcase from First Nations/Metis/MMIWG2S+honor songs

  • Brown Bear Woman Events Youth Showcase (Powwow and Hoop Dancing)

  • Metis Performance with Denby Family, Doreen Bergum and 2 Metis youth

  • Nadine Ducharme and MMIWG2S+ Honor Songs

• 8:45 pm: Round Dance by BabyFlats

• 8:55 pm: Closing Prayer with Elder Diane Megunius

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