The Sunrise Ceremony is being held outside the Delta on the Waterfront side of the building. Kindly walk around the Confernce room side of the hotel towards the water until you see the fire pit.
Delegate and Guest Registration
Hot Breakfast
Drum- Bear Creek
Opening Thanksgiving
Ngo Dwe Waangizid Anishinaabe
Brendan Huston, Executive Director
Co-Chairs, TBC
Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige
Deputy Grand Council Chief Chris Plain
Eric Pino, KPMG
Brendan Huston, Executive Director
KPMG
Patrick Madahbee
Updates:
NS Regional Chief Melvin Hardy
LH Regional Chief Scott McLeod
SE Regional Chief Marsha Smoke
SW Regional Chief Joe Miskokomon
Spirit Plate & Thanksgiving
Deputy Grand Council Chief Chris Plain
Brendan Huston, Executive Director
Darlene Solomon, Ec Dev Manager
GCC Debassige
Jamie Koistinen, Infra Manager
Chief Kelly LaRocca, MSFN
Kelvin Jamieson, FHR Inc.
Marcel Bengas and Sam Abatahi – COO Staff
Clayton King (Beausoleil First Nation) will be speaking about the battles that occurred in Anishinaabe Aaking during the Beaver Wars and the events surrounding the 1701 Treaty of Peace. We will also share a more in-depth conversation about what transpired with our ancestors prior to the Dish with Many Ladles Wampum Belt and the Eternal Council Fire Wampum Belt.
Hot Breakfast & Networking
This is an in-camera session which will not be streamed to YouTube.
1. Community Updates
2. Advocacy Priorities
Fred Bellefeuille, Director
SE Regional Chief, Marsha Smoke
Dr. Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, Citizenship Commissioner
Patrick Madahbee, Governance Commissioner
Barbara Nolan, Anishinaabemowin Commissioner
Leslie McGregor, CEO B’Maakonigan
Jamie Restoule, Director
Gerrilynn Manitowabi, HT Lead
LH Regional Chief Scott McLeod
NS Regional Chief Mel Hardy & Red Rock Indian Band, Chief Allan Odawa Jr.
Fort William FN, Chief Michelle Solomon
Stan Cloud, Director
Duke Peltier, Children’s Commissioner
Spirit Plate & Thanksgiving
Chief Joe Miskokomon, COTT
Ryan McLeod, Consultant
Police Chief Killeen, UCCM
Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige & Andrea Matrosovs
1) Great Lakes St. Lawrence cities Initiative (GCC Debassige)
2) Support for mandatory training for lawyers and paralegal, Law Society of Upper Canada
3) Declaration
Diane Bain and Adan Abdi, ISC ON Region
Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige
Deputy Grand Council Chief Chris Plain
Closing Prayer
Travelling Song