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Sken:nen | Remembering Ways of Peace Indigenous Peace Education Conference 2009.

The inaugural Sken: nen Conference will be taking place November 11, 2009 at McMaster University in CIBC Hall (MUSC 308). Sken:nen 2009 is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Studies Program at McMaster University.

For more information on registering for the event and/or workshops please check out the Facebook event or contact Danielle Boissoneau at [email protected]

Schedule of Events
8:30 to 9:00 ~Registration & Welcome

9:10 to 9:30 ~ Haudenosaunee Traditional Opening Address:
Eddie Thomas, Onandaga, Eel Clan
CIBC Hall 308

9:30–9:50~ Welcoming Remarks
Danielle Boissoneau – IPEC Co-ordinator
Rick Monture – Indigenous Studies Programme Acting Director

9:50 ~ Keynote Speaker:
Sken:nen | Peace as an Integral Facet of Indigenous Ways of Being
Wendy Hill (Traditional Healer/Motivational Speaker)

10:30 to 11:15 ~ Workshops:
Indigegogy – Exploring the Art & Science of Indigenous Knowledge/Prophecies of Peace
Dr. Ed Connors
MUSC 302

The Role of Spirituality in Achieving a Peaceful Way of Being
Michelle Thomas Reiki Master
Jane Burning
of Universal Energy
MUSC 313/311

Integrating Iroquois Clan System Knowledge into School Curriculum: It’s Evolution, the Need for the Knowledge & it’s Relevance to Education today.
Zig Misiak
MUSC 301

Methods of Resistance to Non Peace: Indigenous Grassroots Activism
Young Onkwehonwe United
MUSC 303

11:20 to 12:00 ~ Dialogue Facilitation / Artistic Expression

Indigegogy – Exploring the Art & Science of Indigenous Knowledge/Prophecies of Peace (cont …)
Dr. Ed Connors
MUSC 302

Chalk it Up ! Did you learn something you want to share with McMaster University ? Let’s take some chalk & mark the walls, the ground, the street with words/pictures of why peace is cool.
MUSC 301

The Role of Spirituality in Achieving Peace …. Cont.
Universal Energy
MUSC 313/311

Slam Poetry
Tahnee Wilson of Young Onkwehonwe United
CIBC Hall 308

12:00 ~ Lunch

12:45 – Group ReGathering - CIBC Hall 308
Hand Drum Singing – Valerie King & Daughters

1:30 – Workshops

Double Vision: Coordinating visions of cultural understanding to improve educational understandings
William Hill, RPN, NCW, BSW, MSW, RSW, B. Ed
MUSC 302

Understanding the Drumbeat: a Short Introduction to Indigenous Drumming
Kathryn Edgecombe
MUSC 301
* Registration limited to 20

Integrating Iroquois Clan System Knowledge into School Curriculum: It’s Evolution, the Need for the Knowledge & it’s Relevance to Education today.
Zig Misiak
MUSC 303

Let’s Network it Out !
Join us for a chance to meet with conference presenters & participants as well as community & university peace/educational organizations in order to sustain a larger culture of peace.
MUSC 311/313

Anti-oppression practices and the great peace: exploring peace, power and liberation in active resistance.
Lindsay Bomberry
Discussion and activities revolving around concepts of peace and privilege; how do we re-centre the margins ? Explore the concepts of Peace, Violence, Passivity, Brutality, Consensus (all in relation to the teachings of the great law and reference points to the story of the peacemaker and the teachings found within that context)
MUSC 318

2:30 – Talking about What to Do Next ?

Education and Resistance
Young Onkwehonwe United
MUSC 302

Allied Action: the Language of Resistance
Niki Thorne CUPE 3906 First Nations Solidarity Working Group
MUSC 301

Let’s Network It Out ! …. Cont.
MUSC 313/311

anti-oppression practices and the great peace: exploring peace, power and liberation in active resistance. …. Cont
Lindsay Bomberry
MUSC 318

3:15
Closing Remarks
CIBC Hall 308
Robert Stewart – Director, Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace
Danielle Boissoneau – IPEC Co-ordinator

3:45
Travelling Song:
Sung by participants of the Indigenous Drumming Workshop

4:00
Haudenosaunee Traditional Closing Address:
Eddie Thomas