Gathering Agenda
Exploring the Principles of Wâhkôhtowin, Wahkhohtowin, or Wahkootowin
November 5–9, 2026 · Winnipeg, Manitoba
Draft schedule — details may change. All times are local to Winnipeg.
Thursday, November 5
| Time | Session / Activity | Presenter(s) / Notes |
|---|
| 6:30–8:30 PM | Welcome Dinner | — |
Friday, November 6
| Time | Session / Activity | Presenter(s) / Notes |
|---|
| 8:30–9:30 AM | Breakfast & Blessing | — |
| 9:30–10:30 AM | Opening | MLA Renee Cable
VPI Dr. Angie Bruce
AVPI Dr. Chantal Fiola |
| 10:30–11:00 AM | Snack Break & Kitchen Table Talk | — |
| 11:00 AM–12:00 PM | Opening Keynote | Jaylene Tyme |
| 12:00–1:00 PM | Are We Cousins? Workshop — Rediscover Your Kinship Ties | Shirley Delorme Russell |
| 1:00–2:00 PM | Lunch | — |
| 2:00–3:00 PM | Keynote | Dr. Brenda Macdougall |
| 3:00–3:30 PM | Break and Visiting | — |
| 3:30–4:30 PM | Academic Panel | Dr. Kisha SupernantDr. KD KingTanya Ball |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Daily Closing | — |
Saturday, November 7
| Time | Session / Activity | Presenter(s) / Notes |
|---|
| 8:30–9:30 AM | Breakfast | — |
| 9:30–10:30 AM | Graduate Student Panel | Lydia ToorenburghDawn WamboldNicki Ferland |
| 10:30–11:00 AM | Break & Kitchen Table Talk | — |
| 11:00 AM–12:00 PM | Keynote | Dr. Anna Corrigal–Flaminio |
| 12:00–1:00 PM | Lunch | — |
| 1:00–2:00 PM | Community Talk & Poetry | katherena vermette |
| 2:00–3:00 PM | Community Member Talk: How to Treat Each Other as Relatives | Kookums Charlotte Nolinand Barbara Bruce |
| 3:00–3:30 PM | Break & Kitchen Table Talk | — |
| 3:30–4:00 PM | Métis Knowledge Tree | Dr. Lucy Delgado |
| 4:00–4:30 PM | Daily Closing | — |
Sunday, November 8
| Time | Session / Activity | Presenter(s) / Notes |
|---|
| 8:30–9:30 AM | Breakfast | — |
| 9:30–10:30 AM | Community Panel | Angelina LamyMaya TigheNadya Crossman |
| 10:30–11:00 AM | Break & Kitchen Table Talk | — |
| 11:00 AM–12:00 PM | Drag Storytime | Dani B. andContessa Lestrange |
| 12:00–1:00 PM | Lunch | — |
| 1:00–2:00 PM | Community Workshop: Researching in Good Ways | Kathleen Wilson |
| 2:00–3:00 PM | Kitchen Table Conversations: The Way Forward Using the Principles of Wâhkôhtowin | Dr. Laura Forsythe |
| 3:00–3:30 PM | Reflections | — |
| 3:30–4:00 PM | Gathering Closing and Goodbyes | — |
Monday, November 9
| Time | Session / Activity | Presenter(s) / Notes |
|---|
| 8:30–9:30 AM | Breakfast for Those Still in Town | — |
