Join us for "Climbing the Truth and Reconciliation Mountain" at Mother Teresa Middle School from September 16th - 20th, 2024. 

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

View the daily schedule of events here or find it 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 16th

9:00 am - 10:30 am - Land-Based Teachings with Bradshaw Lavallee

1:00 am - 3:15 pm - Bannock Making

 

Tuesday, September 17th

9:00 am - 11:30 am Pipe Ceremony with Elder Harry Francis

11:30 am - 3:15 pm - Bringing Back the Buffalo: Stretching and scraping the hide with Buffalo People Arts Institute 

1:00 pm - 3:15 pm - Beading 

1:00 pm - 3:15 pm - Bannock Making

 

Wednesday, September 18th

9:00 am - 3:15 pm - Bringing Back the Buffalo: Scraping the hide with Buffalo People Arts Institute 

9:00 am - 3:15 pm  - Beading 

9:00 am - 12:00 pm -  Drumming with MTMS Indigenous Advocate Evan Whitestar  

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm - Round Dance

 

Thursday, September 19th

9:00 am - 3:15 pm - Bringing Back the Buffalo: Scraping the hide with Buffalo People Arts Institute 

9:00 am - 3:15 pm  - Beading 

9:00 am - 12:00 pm -  Drumming with MTMS Indigenous Advocate Evan Whitestar  

 

Friday, September 20th

9:00 am - 3:15 pm - Bringing Back the Buffalo: Scraping the hide with Buffalo People Arts Institute 

10:00 am - 3:15 pm  - Beading 

9:00 am - 12:00 pm -  Drumming with MTMS Indigenous Advocate Evan Whitestar