Water Life Workshop
Mid Day November 3, to Mid Day November 5, 2006 ~ Travel Lodge Hotel and Convention Centre, Ottawa West - Friday, November 03, 2006
DATE: Mid Day November 3, to Mid Day November 5, 2006
REGISTRATION: Please Register by October 22
LOCATION: Travel Lodge Hotel and Convention Centre, Ottawa West
KEY PARTNER: Indigenous Cooperative On The Environment in collaboration with Ottawa River Heritage Designation Committee, Plenty Canada, and others.
ACTIVITY: A three day gathering to build alliances to develop and advance efforts to support the revitalization of the watershed of the Ottawa River, the Mighty Kichisippi, the Heritage River of the Algonquin Peoples.
OBJECTIVES:
- To promote awareness and understanding of the significant ancient, cultural and more recent history of the Ottawa River Valley;
- To develop alliances amongst the Algonquin Peoples of the Ottawa River Valley, both on and off reserve, and others;
- To establish a common understanding of water rights and other core issues pertinent to a healthy watershed;
- To explore opportunities to promote stewardship of the waters at the community level;
- To advance efforts already underway to designate the Ottawa River a Heritage River.
ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES:
- Establishment of alliances to initiate and develop on-going efforts in four core areas:
- Algonquin Community Stewardship of the Ottawa River Watershed;
- Ottawa River Watershed Stewardship;
- Ottawa River Heritage Designation and Management Plan;
- Creation of Wild Space at Asinabka/Victoria Island.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
info@circleofallnations.com
or 613-599-8385
or 819-449-2668
bill@ice-network.ca
1-888-ICE-NTWK (423-6895)
AGENDA
Friday, November 3, 2006
12.00 – 12.15 Opening Ceremony andGreetings (Elder William Commanda)
12.15 – 1.30 Registration
1.30 – 3.30 Welcome: ICE, (President Clynt King) and Other Officials & Introductory Talking Circle on Common Interest in Water
3.30 – 4.00 Break
4.00 – 5.00 Inspiration from the Ancestors: Anahereo and Grey Owl, Gabriel; Commanda and Chief Ignace Papatie (Lawyer Edward Sapiano); Overview of the Boreal Forest (SNAPQC Rep. Marie-Eve Marchand); Some Indigenous Initiatives (Chief Dean Jacobs)
5.00 – 6.00 Dinner
6.30 – 7.30 Sacred Fire and Water Ceremony at Asinabka/Victoria Island
Saturday, November 4, 2006
8.00 – 9.00 Breakfast
9.00 – 9.30 Opening Ceremony
9.30 – 10.30 Mother Earth Water Walks (Anishinabe Grandmothers Violet Caibaiosai & Heather Sole); Spirit of the Birch Bark Canoe (Craftsman Todd Labrador); Overview of River Craft Activity (Craftswoman Elena Pidtchenko)
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.00 From Canoes to Canadian Heritage Rivers (Historian Kirk Wipper); Early History of Asinabka/Kichisippi (Heritage Researcher Bill Allen); Ottawa River Heritage Designation
(Sen. Len Hopkins and Chief Harry St. Denis); Vision for Asinabka/Victoria Island (Architect Douglas Cardinal)
12.00 – 12.30 Discussion
12.30 – 2.30 Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Journey by Canoe (Canoeist and CPAWS Rep. Jay Morrison)
2.30 – 4.00 Aboriginal Environmental Guardianship Strategies (Several);Local Indigenous Environmental Initiatives and Video: First American Scientists (Mayor Larry McDermott, Plenty Canada); Strengthening International Indigenous Water Preservation Alliances (Tito Medina and Sandra Hernández : titomedinamusic )
4.00 – 4.30 Break
4.30 – 5.30 Community River Restoration (Ecologist Levania Henschel); Local Water Initiatives (Gatineau/Chelsea and Missisippi)
7.00 – 9.30 Dinner, Dance, Music and Socialization – Odawa Friendship Centre AND Happy Birthday Grandfather William!
Sunday, November 5, 2006
9.00 – 10.00 Breakfast
10.00 – 11.30 Four Sharing Circles:
- Algonquin Community Stewardship of the Ottawa River Watershed;
- Ottawa River Watershed Stewardship;
- Ottawa River Heritage Designation and Management Plan;
- Creation of Wild Space at Asinabka/Victoria Island
11.30 – 12.00 Closing Circle
12.00 – 1.30 A Surprise, Closing Ceremonies
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