Schedule* IWLS 2019
ALL EVENTS WILL NOW TAKE PLACE AT THE FAIRMONT HOTEL VANCOUVER (900 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC)
*Conference organizers reserve the right to adjust the agenda as needed
Thursday, October 10 |
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| Time | Title | Names, titles |
| 1:00 PM – 4:45 PM | Advance registration and reception ticket pickup | IWLS Team |
| 6:00:00 PM | Doors Open | IWLS Team |
| 6:20:00 PM | Program begins | |
Reception and Fashion Show |
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| 6:20:00 PM | Co-Chair’s welcome, opening comments and MC introduction | Nicole Taylor-Sterritt and Laurie Sterritt |
| 6:25:00 PM | MC Opening comments | Tabatha Bull, CCAB & Hope Regimbald, LNG Canada |
| 6:30:00 PM | Opening welcome | Special guest |
| 6:40:00 PM | A message from our reception sponsor Chloe Angus Design | Chloe Angus |
| 7:00:00 PM | Fashion Show | Chloe Angus Design |
| 8:05:00 PM | MC thank Chloe Angus Design & enjoy the evening | Tabatha Bull, CCAB & Hope Regimbald, LNG Canada |
| 8:10 PM until 10:00 PM | Music and Networking | DJ O-Show |
Friday, October 11 |
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| 7:30:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet | |
| 8:15:00 AM | Co-Chair’s welcome, opening comments and MC introduction | Nicole Taylor-Sterritt and Laurie Sterritt |
| 8:25:00 AM | Opening prayer | Special guest |
| 8:40:00 AM | MC opening comments | Andrea Menard |
| 9:00:00 AM | Opening Keynote | Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Province of BC |
| 9:35:00 AM | The tough put on lipstick | Victoria Labillois |
| 10:05:00 AM | Coffee Break (20 mins) | |
| 10:25:00 AM | Keeping the circle whole: leading a trauma informed practice for the justice system | Michelle Cameron |
| 10:55:00 AM | MC energizer | Andrea Menard |
| 11:00:00 AM | Panel Discussion | Facilitated by Minister Melanie Mark |
| The evolution of Indigenous inclusion in education | Jo-anne Archibald, Chas Desjarlais, Carolyn Roberts | |
| 12:00:00 PM | Lunch and Keynote | |
| 12:15:00 PM | Healing through music (12:15 PM – 12:45 PM) | Rhonda Head |
| 1:00:00 PM | Concurrent Workshops | |
| 1 – Let’s Talk Money – A Different Kind of Conversation | Jenn Harper, Victoria Labillois & Jace Meyer; Supported by Vancity | |
| 2 – Heart-Centred Leadership -Yin Yoga Class – Gentle Earth-Based Practice | Chastity Davis | |
| 3 – Bead with Inuk360 | Inuk | |
| 4 – Warriorship: Leading Bravehearted | Teara Fraser and The Raven Institute | |
| 2:30:00 PM | MC energizer | Andrea Menard |
| 2:35:00 PM | Creating an ethical space through trust and respect | Crystal Manyfingers |
| 3:05:00 PM | Coffee Break (20 mins) | |
| 3:25:00 PM | Panel Discussion | Facilitated by Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson |
| Wellness: connecting ancient and modern wisdom for mental, physical, and emotional health | Melissa Brown, Terri-Lynn Luggi, Linda Epp | |
| 4:25:00 PM | Love, hope and tenacity: the accidental entrepreneur | Jenn Harper |
| 5:00:00 PM | End | |
| 5:00:00 PM – 6:00:00 PM | IWLS Market Happy Hour | |
Saturday, October 12 |
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| 7:30:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet | |
| 8:15:00 AM | MC Welcome | Andrea Menard |
| 8:20:00 AM | The power of one story | Angela Sterritt |
| 8:50:00 AM | Forgiveness and the future | Katherine Fancher |
| 9:25:00 AM | Panel Discussion | Facilitated by Connie Watts |
| Revitalizing arts, culture and design | Inuk, Leah Dorion, Sierra Tasi Baker | |
| 10:25:00 AM | Coffee Break (15 mins) | |
| 10:40:00 AM | Mapping it to the Ground: Keeping community in mind while working outside of community contexts. | Jocelyn Formsma |
| 11:10:00 AM | MC energizer | Andrea Menard |
| 11:15:00 AM | Panel discussion | Facilitated by Jocelyn Formsma |
| Youth uprising: tolerance, activism and resurgence | Tanya Snowshoe, Kiana Alexander and Myia Antone | |
| 12:15:00 PM | Lunch and Keynote (12:30PM – 1:00PM) | Sophie Pierre |
| 1:00:00 PM | It’s Jace, Actually: two truths is a lie. | Jace Meyer |
| 1:30:00 PM | MC energizer | Andrea Menard |
| 1:35:00 PM | Indigenous enough? Respect and Inclusion in our own communities | Julie Grenier |
| 2:05:00 PM | MC Commentary & Co-Chair’s Thank you | Andrea Menard, Laurie Sterritt & Nicole Taylor-Sterritt |
| 2:15:00 PM | Drum and song to close | Namawan Sterritt |
| 2:20:00 PM | Elder closing prayer | Special guest |
| 2:40:00 PM | End | |