Join us for "Climbing the Truth and Reconciliation Mountain" at Mother Teresa Middle School from September 25-28, 2023. 

The week will include buffalo hide scraping, beading, land based teachings, drumming, bannock making, and a pipe ceremony with Elder Harry Francis. 

View the daily schedule of events below. If you have any questions or would like to participate, please send an email to Evie Koop Sawatzky (Director of Development). Click here to email Evie.

 

Monday, September 25th

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Drumming with MTMS Indigenous Advocate Evan Whitestar 

1:00 pm - 3:15 pm - Beading with Indigenous Artist Tracey George Hesse

1:00 pm - 3:15 pm - Bringing Back the Buffalo: Scraping the hide with Buffalo People Arts Institute 

 

Tuesday, September 26th 

9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Bannock Making 

10:00 am - Pipe Ceremony with Elder Harry Francis

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Drumming with MTMS Indigenous Advocate Evan Whitestar  

1:00 pm - 3:15 pm - Bringing Back the Buffalo: Scraping the hide with Buffalo People Arts Institute 

1:00 PM - 3:15 PM - Beading with Indigenous Artist Tracey George Hesse

 

Wednesday, September 27th

9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Bringing Back the Buffalo: Scraping the hide with Buffalo People Arts Institute 

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Beading with Indigenous Artist Tracey George Hesse

10:00 am - 11:00 am - Land-Based Teachings with Brad Lavallee - Session 1

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Drumming with MTMS Indigenous Advocate Evan Whitestar  

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Land-Based Teachings with Brad Lavallee - Session 2

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Land-Based Teachings with Brad Lavallee - Session 3

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Bringing Back the Buffalo: Scraping the hide with Buffalo People Arts Institute 

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Beading with Indigenous Artist Tracey George Hesse

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm - Round Dance at MTMS

 

Thursday, September 28th

9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Bringing Back the Buffalo: Scraping the hide with Buffalo People Arts Institute 

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Beading with Indigenous Artist Tracey George Hesse

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Bringing Back the Buffalo: Scraping the hide with Buffalo People Arts Institute 

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm - Orange Walk at Regina Lutheran Home (1925 5th Ave N.) with Grade 6 students and Eden Care Lutheran Home