Indigenous Women in Community Leadership

November 1 to 4, 2019

Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
of New Zealand

Te Awekotuku is descended from Te Arawa, Tūhoe and Waikato iwi. As a student she was a member of Ngā Tamatoa at the University of Auckland. Her doctorate is on the effects of tourism on the Te Arawa people.

Te Awekotuku has worked across the heritage, culture and academic sectors as a curator, lecturer, researcher and activist. Her areas of research interest include gender issues, museums, body modification, power and powerlessness, spirituality, and ritual.She has been curator of ethnology at the Waikato Museum; lecturer in art history at Auckland University,and professor of Maori studies at Victoria University of Wellington. She was Professor of Research and Development at Waikato University. She and Marilyn Waring contributed the piece “Foreigners in our own land” to the 1984 anthology Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women’s Movement Anthology, edited by Robin Morgan. Although now retired, she continues to write.

In the 2010 New Year Honours, Te Awekotuku was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori culture. In 2017, she won an Auckland Museum Medal.

Schedule of Events

Friday November 1

11:00 am – 5:00 pm	Registration	Coady Building Foyer
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Beach Tours 12pm departure – Water welcoming 1pm departure – Food Sovereignty 2pm departure – Moon Lodge Teachings 3pm departure – Welcoming Water Song	Sign-up at Registration Desk, Bus departs outside Coady Building
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm	Dinner Registration, Seating for Opening Ceremony and Dinner	McKay Room, Bloomfield Centre
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm	Opening Ceremony and Dinner Featuring Alumni Grand Entry, Honouring Mi’kmaq Territory, Mi’kmaq Entertainment	McKay Room, Bloomfield Centre

Saturday November 2

7:30 am – 8:00 am	Smudging Ceremony and Tree Dedication	Coady gardens, between two Coady buildings
7:30 am – 9:00 am	Buffet Breakfast	Markin Complex (Coady West), Desmond and Dennis Hall
9:30 am – 10:30 am	Opening Plenary – Indigenous Change Leadership	McKenna Centre for Leadership (4th floor), Schwartz School of Business
10:30 am – 11:00 am	Coffee/tea Break	McNeil Gallery – Schwartz School of Business, 2nd floor
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Parallel Sessions
	Language, Culture and Ceremony	Coady room 342
	Community Transitions, Governance and Leadership	McKenna Centre 4th floor
	Professional Development (Job Creation, Entrepreneurship, Transferable Skills and Work Ethics)	Coady room 265 and Innovation Hub, room 271
	Women Rising (Self-care, Safety, Awareness)	Coady room 242
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm	Lunch and Networking	Markin Complex (Coady West) Desmond and Dennis Hall
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Plenary: Leadership Stories of Impact	McKenna Centre for Leadership, 4th floor, Schwartz School of Business
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm	Coffee/tea Break	McKenna Centre 4th floor
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm	Keynote Address – Dr. Ngahuia Te Awekotuku This event is open to the public.	Schwartz Auditorium, 1st floor, Schwartz School of Business
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Dinner and Entertainment, featuring PEI Mi’kmaq Theatre Group	Keating Centre, Conference Rooms (2nd floor)

Sunday November 3

7:30am – 8:00am	Smudging Ceremony	Coady gardens, between Coady buildings
7:30am – 9:00am	Buffet Breakfast	Markin Complex (Coady West), Desmond and Dennis Hall
8:30am – 10:30am	Indigenous Women’s Leadership Alumni Marketplace (this event is open to the public) – featuring art and handicrafts for sale by Indigenous women leaders	Coady Building, Main Foyer and Vegso Classroom (room 150)
10:30am – 12:30pm	Indigenous Community Development “Masters Class”	McKenna Centre 4th floor
12:30pm – 2:00pm	Buffet Lunch	Markin Complex (Coady West), Desmond and Dennis Hall
2:00pm – 2:45pm	Plenary: Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls	McKenna Centre, 4th floor
2:45pm – 3:30pm	Plenary: Women’s Leadership Speed Networking	McKenna Centre, 4th floor
3:30pm – 3:45pm	Coffee/tea Break	McKenna Centre for Leadership, 4th floor, Schwartz School of Business
3:45pm – 5:15pm	Plenary: Moving Forward – Our Collective Impact	McKenna Centre for Leadership, 4th floor, Schwartz School of Business
6:00pm – 9:00pm	Closing Dinner and Celebration Featuring special acknowledgments and Award-winning singer Rhonda Head (IWCL 2018), open mic	Keating Centre, Conference Rooms (2nd floor)
Monday, November 4
7:30 am – 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast	Markin Complex (Coady West), Desmond and Dennis Hall
9:00 am	Optional Field Trip: Bus pick up to travel to Paqtnkek	Outside Main Coady Building
9:30 am	Arrival at Paqtnkek, Program with community. Elder Judy Peters – Women’s Roles	Paqtnkek Mi’kmaq Nation, Community Centre
10:30 am – 10:45 am	Break	Paqtnkek Mi’kmaq Nation
10:45 pm – 12:00 pm	Dreamcatcher Activity with Angela Lafford	Paqtnkek Mi’kmaq Nation
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch with Paqtnkek community	Paqtnkek Mi’kmaq Nation
1:00 pm	Depart Paqtnkek for return to Campus
1:30 pm	On own and departures

Contact

Andrea Curley
IWCL ALumni Gathering Event Coordinator
acurley@stfx.ca
365-323-3022

Master of Ceremonies

Victoria LaBillois
Listuguj, Quebec

Special Guests

Dr. Marie Delorme
Advisory Body Member and IWCL Senior Advisor, Calgary, AB

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Chief Paul James (PJ) Prosper
Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation

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Elder Mary (Hubba) Lafford
Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation, Mi’kmaq Territory and our Hosting Elder

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Elder Mae Louise Campbell
Métis (Ontario)

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Elder Ningwakwe George
Saugeen First Nation (Ontario)

For a printable PDF of the schedule of events, click here.