2023 Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Gathering

March 15th, 2023 in Winnipeg.

Location: Ukranian Labour Temple, 591 Pritchard Ave

Time: 9:00 to 4:00

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We invite you to join us in ceremony to renew our collective responsibility to protect Lake Winnipeg. Some topics that will be explored on this day include Anishinaabe and Nehiyaw legal systems in relation to water, shoreline erosion, and current projects impacting the health of Lake Winnipeg. 

This event is free to attend and includes lunch and refreshments.

Parking will be available on the street. See map

COVID-19 : There are no specific health requirements related to COVID-19. However, we encourage people to wear masks. We will have masks and hand sanitizer available. If you have symptoms, please do not attend so we can avoid spreading COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.

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Agenda

8:45 Door open, light snack, tea and coffee

9:00 Opening Water Ceremony, Hilda and Peter Atkinson, Roseau River First Nation, Water Ceremony

10:00 Greetings from Chief Gord Bluesky, Brokenhead Ojibway Nation

10:30 Break

10:45 Camp Morning Star Drum

11:00 Chris Clarke, Norway House Fisher Co-op,
Cree experience adapting to hydro impacts

12:00 Lunch

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Camp Morning Star Drum

1:15 Aimée Craft, University of Ottawa, Protecting the spirit of Water: Recognizing the legal rights of water

2:15 Break

2:30 Michael Sutherland, Peguis First Nation,
Recognizing the Importance of Natural Balance

3:30 Daniel Gladu Kanu, Lake WInnipeg Indigenous Collective, Renewing our collective responsibility

4:00 Closing prayer