WIPCE 2017: JULY 24 to JULY 28
Six Nations Polytechnic with TAP Resources and their sponsors welcome the world to WIPCE 2017 beginning Monday July 24, 2017 with over 5 days of programming. WIPCE will be an international showcase of Indigenous educational presentations and social cultural activities.
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Pre-Conference Registration Check-In
Sheraton Centre Hotel – Provincial Ballroom 2nd Floor
| Saturday, July 22 | 1:00 – 5:00 PM |
| Sunday, July 23 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM and 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
| Monday July 24 | 7 A.M. – 2 P.M |
- Legend:
- Travel
- Ceremonies
- Feature Presentations
- Workshops
Day 1 - Monday, July 24, 2017
Main Location: Six Nations Chiefswood Park 1037 Brant County Hwy 54, Ohsweken, On
| Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am - 2:00 pm | Registration Desk Open | Sheraton Centre |
| 9:00 am + | Buses Depart for Six Nations for Opening Ceremonies | Sheraton Centre, Chelsea, Delta and Westin Hotels |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Bus Arrival at Six Nations | Six Nations |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | OPENING CEREMONIES gate opens to the public | Chiefswood Park Six Nations (Ohsweken) |
| 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm | Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Thanksgiving Address: Jock Hill Three Bare Words: Chief Howard Thompson and Chief Howard Elijah | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:05 pm | Anishnawbek Pipe Ceremony | |
| 2:05 pm - 2:10 pm | Metis Welcome Prayer: Senator Constance Simmonds | |
| 2:10 pm - 2:25 pm | Inuit Qulliq Lighting: Elder Ina Zakal Tarniriik Throat Singers: Samantha Kigutaq-Metcalfe and Cailyn Degrandpre | |
| 2:25 pm - 2:35 pm | Six Nations Women’s Singers | |
| 2:35 pm - 2:45 pm | Welcome from Co-Hosts: Tuesday Johnson-MacDonald and Rebecca Jamieson | |
| 2:45 pm - 2:50 pm | Welcome from Elected Chief Ava Hill | |
| 2:50 pm - 6:00 pm | Parade of Nations | |
| 3:00 pm + | Buses Depart Six Nations, Return to Toronto: Buses will begin to return at 3:00 pm as they are filled with last bus leaving at 6:00 pm. | |
Day 2 - Tuesday, July 25, 2017
| Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am - 12:00pm | Registration Open | Sheraton Centre |
| Staggered Pick-up Starting at 7:30 am | Community Tours (see specific schedule) | ALL pick ups at the Sheraton Centre |
Day 3 - Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Main Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre – South Building WIPCE On-Site conference line: 416 – 585 – 3840
| Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | Daily Shuttle from Six Nations Polytechnic to Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Six Nations Polytechnic |
| 7:30 am - 6:00 pm | WIPCE / Hotel shuttle throughout the day approximately every 20 minutes | |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Master Classes - Market Place | |
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Pick Up: 8:30 am Return to MTCC 4:30 pm Meet at MTCC for Youth Stream bus leaving at 8:30 am |
YOUTH STREAM | |
| Track 1: Modern Dance with Santee Smith | Dovercourt Dance Studio @ 807 Dovercourt Rd | |
| Track 2: Hip Hop with Tracee Smith | ||
| Track 3: Theatre with Herbie Barnes | Chelsea Hotel | |
| Track 4: Leadership with R.E.A.L. School (Provincial Ballroom, 2nd level) | Sheraton Centre | |
| 7:00 am - 7:30 am | Yoga by the Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle | Westin Harbour Castle |
| 8:30 am - 5:30 pm | MARKET PLACE | MTCC 800 Level, Hall D |
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Registration Desk Open | MTCC 600 Level |
| 8:30 am - 8:40 am | Call to Order, Emcees Rick Hill & Raven Swamp | MTCC, Hall E/F/G |
| 8:40 am - 8:45 am | WELCOME, Co-Hosts Tuesday Johnson-MacDonald and Rebecca Jamieson | |
| 8:45 am - 8:55 am | TBD | |
| 8:55 am - 9:05 am | Greetings, Premier Kathleen Wynne | |
| 9:05 am - 9:25 am | Justin Trudeau Video Message | |
| 9:25 am - 9:30 am | Dr. Verna Kirkness, Founder of WIPCE | |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Emergence, Story of the Cave: Little Red Barnes Productions | |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Feature Presentation: Kiingitanga: The Untold Story Mamae Takerei and Te Kahautu Maxwell | Marketplace, Hall D |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 11:00 am - 11:50 am | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Feature Presentation: Riegádeapmi Stina Therese Lorås Hessaa | Marketplace, Hall D |
| 11:50 am - 12:50 pm | LUNCH & Story of Innovation: Little Red Barnes Production | MTCC, Hall E/F/G |
| 12:50 pm - 1:00 pm | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 2:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Feature Presentation: KAIROS Blanket Exercise Sara Anderson and Dr. Bob Phillips | Marketplace, Hall D |
| 2:50 pm - 3:00 pm | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 3:50 pm - 4:00 pm | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 5:00 pm | End of Day - Shuttles back to hotel end at 6 p.m. | |
| 5:15 pm | Six Nations Return Shuttle to Six Nations Polytechnic | |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Confederacy Chief’s Social (Transportation on own) | MTCC, Hall E |
| 9:15 pm | Six Nations Community late Shuttle to Six Nations Polytechnic, sponsored by Six Nations Language Commission | |
Day 4 - Thursday, July 27, 2017
Main Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre – South Building WIPCE On-Site conference line: 416 – 585 – 3840
| Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 a.m. | Daily Shuttle from Six Nations Polytechnic to Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Six Nations Polytechnic |
| 7:30 am - 6:00 pm | WIPCE/Hotel shuttle throughout the day approximately every 20 minutes | |
| 7:00 am - 7:30 am | Yoga by the Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle | Westin Harbour Castle |
| 8:30 am - 5:30 pm | MARKET PLACE | MTCC 800 Level, Hall D |
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Registration Desk Open | MTCC 600 Level |
| 8:30 am - 8:35 am | Call to Order, Emcees Rick Hill and Raven Swamp | MTCC, Hall E/F/G |
| 8:35 am - 9:00 am | Stuck in the Mush Hole: Little Red Barnes Production | |
| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
Haudenosaunee Perspectives on Indigenous Education Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs, Oren Lyons & Syd Hill |
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| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Master Classes | Market Place |
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Feature Presentation: Kiingitanga: Our People Mamae Takerei and Te Kahautu Maxwell | Marketplace, Hall D |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 11:00 am - 11:50 am | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Feature Presentation: The History of WIPCE Dr. Verna Kirkness | Marketplace, Hall D |
| 11:50 am - 12:50 pm |
LUNCH Indspire Ali Darnay WINHEC Accreditation Presentations |
MTCC, Hall E/F/G |
| 12:50 pm - 1:00 pm | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Feature Presentation: M_lama Honua Worldwide Voyage - Education & Rediscovery Nainoa Thompson | Marketplace, Hall D |
| 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 2:50 pm - 3:00 pm | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm |
Feature Presentation: WINU Conferring of Degrees WINHEC Founders Remarks - Dr. Rongo H. Wetere and Dr. Lionel Bordeaux |
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| 3:50 pm - 4:00 pm | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm | Where is my sister: Little Red Barnes Production | MTCC, Hall E/F/G |
| 5:30 pm | End of Day - Shuttles back to hotel end at 6 p.m. | |
| 5:30 pm | Six Nations Return Shuttle to Six Nations Polytechnic | |
Day 5 - Friday, July 28, 2017
Main Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre – South Building WIPCE On-Site conference line: 416 – 585 – 3840
| Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | Daily Shuttle from Six Nations Polytechnic to Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Six Nations Polytechnic |
| 7:30 am - 6:00 pm | Continuous shuttle throughout the day approximately every 20 minutes | |
| 7:00 am - 7:30 am | Yoga by the Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle | Westin Harbour Castle |
| 8:30 am - 5:30 pm | MARKET PLACE | MTCC 800 Level, Hall D |
| 8:00 am - 3:00 pm | Registration Desk Open | MTCC 600 Level |
| 8:30 am - 8:35 am | Call to Order, Emcees Rick Hill and Raven Swamp | MTCC, Hall E/F/G |
| 8:35 am - 9:00 am | Through the Smoke Part 1: Little Red Barnes Production | |
| 9:00 am - 9:50 am |
International Perspectives on Reconciliation: Victoria Tauli Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur Dr. Catherine Hoppers, Policy Specialist on International Development, South Africa Commissioner Truth and Reconciliation Commission Canada (tbc) Dr. Peter Buckskin, Former Chair of Reconciliation, Adelaide, Australia |
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| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Feature Presentation: Kiingitanga: Our Culture Mamae Takerei and Te Kahautu Maxwell | Marketplace, Hall D |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 11:00 am - 11:50 am | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 11:50 am - 12:50 pm | LUNCH Through the Smoke Part II: Little Red Barnes Production | MTCC, Hall E/F/G |
| 12:50 pm - 1:00 pm | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 2:50 pm - 3:00 pm | Transfer to Selected Workshops | |
| 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm | Abstract Presentations | Workshop Rooms |
| 4:00 pm | End of Day - Hotel Shuttles back to hotel end at 4:30 P.M. | |
| 4:15 pm | Six Nations Return Shuttle to Six Nations Polytechnic | |
| Starting at: 5:00 pm (one time shuttle) | Buses Depart for Fork York for Closing Ceremonies | Chelsea, Sheraton, Westin, MTCC South |
| 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm | CLOSING CEREMONIES@ Fort York, Toronto | Fort York |
| Dinner | ||
| Formal Presentation | ||
| 10:00 pm | Buses Depart Fort York, Return to Hotels | |