Anishinaabemowin Anjimaamino Bijigaade

February 16 - 17, 2010

Best Western, Lakeside Inn, Kenora ON

Agenda

 Grand Council Treaty #3 in partnership with Lakehead University

(9 a.m.)  MC – Ethel Gardner

Opening ceremonies

            Invocation – Elder Clifford Skead

            Traditional drum

            Introductions – Ethel Gardner

            Ogichidaakwe  (Grand Chief) Diane Kelly (if available)

            Chief Ken Skead (Welcome)

Key Note Speaker:  Carissa Copenace

10 a.m. Workshops

Izhi-Nizha'amaadiwinan

(Elders Messages Project)

Brian Smith

(half day)

Stick Game

Dorothy Copenace & Gloria Green

(all day)

Digital Story Telling (supporting our languages)

Ethel Gardner & Laura Buker

 

10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Talking about Anishinaabe Names and clans – Nancy Jones,  and Lynn Skead

 

 Language Camps

Rhonda LeClair, Bernice Greene, Dennis Jones

 

10:45 – 11 a.m. Health break

 

11 a.m. – 12 noon

Women’s role- Margaret Gardner

 

Men’s role

Eddy Andy

 

Language Camps

Rhonda LeClair, Bernice Greene, Dennis Jones

 

 12 noon:                                    LUNCH

 

       Discussion – Ojibway Language – Our Leaders (Chief Nelson Toulouse and Youth)

 

1 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.  Workshops

Izhi-Nizha'amaadiwinan

(Elders Messages Project)

Brian Smith

(1-3 pm)

Stick game

Dorothy Copenace & Gloria Greene (continue)

(1-3 pm)

Digital Story Telling (iMovie)

Ethel Gardner & Laura Buker (continue) (1-3 pm)

 

 

1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.  Workshops

 

Anishinaabe naming & clan – Nancy Jones and Agnes Kabatay

Patricia Ningewance - How to Publish your language, language camp

Ojibwe Language Teachers Panel

Yolanda Fobisher

 

1:45 p.m. – 2 p.m.  Health break

 

2 – 2:45 p.m.

Male traditional and grass dance regalia, Lyle Cameron with Terry Skead

Female jingle and fancy shawl regalia

Ida Skead

Ojibwe Language Teachers Panel

Yolanda Fobisher

 

3 p.m.            Plenary

End of day (workshops) - 7 Sacred Teachings Published Book by Nancy Jones & Ethel Gardner

Film from Ojibwemowin.com (Laura Buker)

Traditional drum

 

5 p.m.  Supper –  Best Western-Lakeside Inn

Elders Circle  - Anishinaabemowin Language, address the youth

Youth Circle – Anishinaabemowin Language, address the elders

 

7:00 – 9:00 Entertainment

            Lac La Croix Youth jiggers

            Shoal Lake orchestra (?)

 

 Second Day, February 17, 2010

 

9 a.m.,  M.C. Darlene Bob

 Opening – traditional drum

Announcements

Review of Day One – testimonials – youth from conference

 Keynote: Dennis Jones & students, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis

 Wabassemong School - Hand drum

10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Workshops

Language Camp

Resources

Dennis Jones

Kwayaciiwin

CD, books, etc., Margaret  A

Resources, library. Etc.  Ojibwe 

7 Generations

Brian Smith

 10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Workshops

 Ojibwe Language Teachers Panel

Yolanda Fobisher

10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. Health break

 

11 a.m. – 12 noon

Workshops 

Talking about Anishinaabe Names & clans, Nancy Jones and Lynn Skead

11 a.m. – 12 noon

Ojibwe Language Teachers Panel

Yolanda Fobisher

Ceremonies

Eddy Andy

KNET                   

Jessie Fiddler

     

                     

 

12:00 noon - Lunch

 Video – Seven Generations – Brian Smith

    Preliminary Language Plan– Ethel Gardner (future of our language)

 

Give Away

Thank you Dance

Traditional drum

Travelling Song

Anishinaabemowin Anjimaamino Bijigaade Poster in jpg, 2 sizes (8 X 11 or 11 X 17)