2018 Annual Gathering

Students in Saskatoon

• Attend for free, food included for Saturday (breakfast, lunch, supper) and Sunday (breakfast, lunch)
• Responsible for own transportation to/from Wanuskewin*
• Optional tipi sleepover (costs covered by SK-IMN) Saturday evening 

*If you do not have access to a vehicle, please let us know and we will do our best to set up carpooling. 

Students in Saskatchewan (outside of Saskatoon):

• Attend for free, food included for Saturday (breakfast, lunch, supper) and Sunday (breakfast, lunch)
• SK-IMN will reimburse mileage at the University of Saskatchewan rate of $0.4283/km but encourages carpooling for environmental and financial resource reasons
• Students responsible for own food on travel days to and from the Gathering
• Optional tipi sleepover (costs covered by SK-IMN)
• Accommodation for Friday, September 7th covered by SK-IMN (for those driving more than 1 hr/100 km)
• Accomodation for Saturday, September 8th includes the tipi sleepover. All encouraged to participate as it will be a fun evening with cultural programming! In special circumstances, a hotel may be covered on a case-by-case basis. 

Dr. Roger Maaka

Dr. Roger Maaka is a Professor in Māori and Indigenous Studies at the Eastern Institute of Technology, Te Aho a Māui in New Zealand and the former Head of the Department of Indigenous Studies (then Native Studies) at the University of Saskatchewan from 2003 to 2008. We are excited to have him back in Saskatoon to join us for this weekend! 

Dr. Carrie Bourassa

Carrie Bourassa is a Chair in Indigenous & Northern Health and Senior Scientist at Health Sciences North Research Institute in Sudbury, Ontario and the Scientific Director of the Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.  Prior to taking the Chair position in October 2016 and the Scientific Director Position in February 2017, she served her communities as a Professor of Indigenous Health Studies at First Nations University of Canada for fifteen years. Dr. Bourassa is an Indigenous community-based researcher whose research interests include the impacts of colonization on the health of Indigenous people; creating culturally safe care in health service delivery; Indigenous community-based health research methodology; HIV/AIDS, HCV among Indigenous people; end-of-life care among Indigenous people; dementia among Indigenous people, Indigenous Water Governance and Indigenous women’s health. Carrie is Métis, belonging to the Regina Riel Métis Council #34.  

Beading with Artist Ruth Cuthand

Artist Ruth Cuthand will be joining us to facilitate two beading workshops on Saturday, September 8th open to 10 participants each. Details to follow.

Métis Sash Weaving with Kate Elliott

Skills Competition with Randy Morin

Pe kapaysik Miykowapi - Come Spend the Night

Come spend the night at Wanuskewin's tipi village! After dinner, students will set up camp and participate in cultural programming, a campfire bannock bake and muskeg tea/hot chocolate. Please indicate on the Eventbrite registration if you are interested, and we'll send you the registration form.

• Tipi Sleepover Form

Mini Language Immersion: Cree with Professor Randy Morin

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