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Opening Prayer – Mike Mitchell, Knowledge Keeper

Opening remarks – Dr. Paulette Tremblay

Master of Ceremony – Simon Brascoupé

Keynote speakers:

Taiaiake Alfred, Author and Educator, Kahnawa:ke, QC

Panel speakers - Champions of Change; Honouring Resiliency

- Darren Googoo, Director of Education, Membertou First Nation

- Maureen Johns, Director of Education, Pasqua First Nation #79

- Davin Dumas, Director of Language and Culture, Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre

- Chief Emily Whetung, Curve Lake First Nation

Announcements and Message from Khrystyna Orobets, MNP

Greenfield Learning – Arthur Lin

FlagHouse – Matt Milligan

Kajeet - Celeste Lee and Joe Rocca

Vendors Questions and Answers.

*Door Prize Give Away (FlagHouse donation of sports equipment)

1:00 - 1:45 pm, Transforming First Nations Education: Journey to Establishing a First Nations Education Authority, Dr. Daphne Mai'stoina

1:45 - 2:30 pm, Cultural Sensitivity Presentation, Lisa Jerome

Concordia University – Veronica Lefebvre

Dadavan Systems – Justin Moore

Indigenous Futures in Engineering at Queen's University - Melanie Howard

Vendors Questions and Answers

*Door Prize Give Away

Case Study. Reconciliation in Action: Developing a “Gold Standard” Relationship between Trent University and Curve Lake First Nation