“Mino mii Kanang im bi mossh kam”

 

WALKING THE GOOD ROAD

Youth Leadership Conference

April 7-9, 2008

Red Lake High School

AGENDA

 

Monday, April 7, 2008

 

8:00am to 2:00pm                   REGISTRATION – High School Lobby

                                                  Conference Committee

 

9:00am to 9:30 am                  YOUTH CONFERENCE FACILITATOR: Mr. Les Gibbs                 

                                                  PRAYER/SMUDGE - High School Gymnasium

                                                  Frank Dickenson, Spiritual Leader

 

9:30am to 10:30am                 OPENING CEREMONIES – High School Gymnasium

                                                  DRUM – Eyabay

 

                                                  WELCOMING: Tribal Chairman Floyd “Buck” Jourdain

 

                                                  YOUTH WELCOMING: Youth Council President Anthony

                                                  Morrison

                                              GUEST SPEAKER – Jeri Brunoe

 

10:30am to 11:20am               WORKSHOPS; SESSION 1

 

                                                  Room 1: COLIN WESAW- High energy

 

                                                  Room 2: ROBERT BEAULIEU – Breaking Barriers

 

                                                  Room 3: TONY TREUER – Native Languages

            

                                                  Room 4: KAREN NORRIS-BARRETT & STAFF – Beautiful

                                                                  Young Women (Mii kawaadiziwag Oshkiniigikweg)

                                                                  Females only

                                                  Room 5: DARREN DEFOE – Hand Drum Making

                                                 

                                                  Room 6:  EDDY WADDA – Leadership

 

11:20am to 11:30am                    BREAK

 

11:30am TO 12:20pm           GENERAL ASSEMBLY-High School Gymnasium

                                                 Peter Kelly, Traditional Elder

12:20pm TO 1:10pm             LUNCH- High School Cafeteria

 

 

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Monday, April 7, 2008 Agenda continued:

 

 

1:10pm to 1:50pm            WORKSHOPS: SESSION 2

 

                                        Room 1: EDDY WADDA – Leadership

 

                                           Room 2: COLIN WESAW – High Energy

                                                          

                                           Room 3: HAPPY FREJO – Motivational Speaker

 

                                           Room 4: ROBERT BEDEAU – Self-Esteem

   

                                           Room 5: TERRANCE NELSON – Warrior Philosophy

 

                                           Room 6: GILBERT MOOSE – Traditional Values

 

1:50pm to 2:00pm            BREAK

 

2:00pm to 2:50pm            WORKSHOPS: SESSION 3

 

                                           Room 1: CHARLENE DEFOE, SALENA BRANCHAUD- Rez-Jeopardy

 

                                           Room 2: GILBERT MOOSE: - Traditional Values

 

                                           Room 3: ANGEL POITRA – Self –esteem

 

                                           Room 4: TONY TREUER – Native Languages

 

                                           Room 5: PETER KELLY – Native Traditions

 

                                           Room 6: JERI BRUNOE – Motivational Speaker

 

2:50pm                              ADJOURN FOR THE DAY

 

3:30pm                              ALL NATIVE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

                                           TOURNAMENT

                                            Red Lake High and Middle School

                                       

7:00pm                              HONOR THE YOUTH TRADITIONAL POW-WOW       

                                           Red Lake Humanities Center

 

 

 

 

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DAY 2

Youth Leadership Conference Agenda

April 7-9, 2008

 

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

 

8:00am to 2:00pm              REGISTRATION – High School Lobby

                                             Conference Committee

 

9:00am to 9:30pm             YOUTH CONFERENCE FACILITATOR: Mr. Les Gibbs

                                            Prayer/Smudge – High School Gymnasium

                                            Gilbert Moose – Traditional Elder

                                            DRUM: Eyabay

 

9:30am to 10:20am           GUEST SPEAKERS: Jeri Brunoe, Eddy Wadda & Robert

                                            Johnston

 

10:20am to 10:30am         BREAK

10:30am to 11:15am         WORKSHOPS: SESSION 4

 

                                           Room 1: ANGEL POITRA – Self-esteem

 

                                           Room 2: JUSTIN RICHARDS – Native Languages

                                                           

                                           Room 3: COLIN WESAW – High Energy

 

                                           Room 4: KAREN NORRIS BARRETT & STAFF – Beautiful Young

                                                          Women (Mii kawaadiziwag Oshkiniigikweg)

 

                                           Room 5: DARREN DEFOE – Hand Drum Making continued

 

                                           Room 6: TERRANCE NELSON – Warrior Philosophy

11:15am to 11:20am        BREAK

 

11:20am to 12:10pm        WORKSHOPS: SESSION 5

 

                                           Room 1: HAPPY FREJO, BRIAN & MARCUS FREJO – Motivational

                                                           Speakers

                                           Room 2: ROBERT BEDEAU – Self-Esteem

 

                                           Room 3: CHARLENE DEFOE, SALENA BRANCHAUD – Rez-

                                                          Jepardy

                                           Room 4: ROBERT BEAULIEU – Breaking Barriers

 

                                           Room 5: DARREN DEFOE – Hand Drum Making Continued

 

                                           Room 6: PETER KELLY – Native Traditions

 

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Day 2

Youth Leadership Conference Agenda Continued

April 7-9, 2008

 

 

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

 

12:10pm to 1:00pm          LUNCH

 

1:10pm to 2:00pm            ROBERT JOHNSTON – Hypnotist

                                           High School Gymnasium

 

2:00pm to 2:50pm            JERI BRUNOE- Open Microphone with participants

 

2:50pm                              ADJOURN FOR THE DAY

 

3:30pm                              ALL NATIVE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

                                           TOURNAMENT

                                           Red Lake High and Middle School

 

6:00pm to 9:00pm            CONCERT WITH CULTURE SHOCK CAMP – Hip-Hop with the

             &                           Frejo’s, Red Lake Humanities Center

 

6:00pm to 8:00pm            PETER KELLY- Traditional Elder-Traditional Values/Culture

                                           Cultural Room, Red Lake High School

                                         OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Day 3

Youth Leadership Conference Agenda

April 7-9, 2008

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

 

8:00am to 9:00am                PRAYER/SMUDGE – High School Gymnasium

                                              Frank Dickenson - Spiritual Leader

                                              DRUM – Eyabay

 

9:00am to 10:00am              OPENING CEREMONIES AND REMARKS

                                               Jeri Brunoe, Happy Frejo, Eddy Wadda and Colin Wesaw

 

10:00am to 11:00am            CLOSING CIRCLE- High School Gymnasium

 

11:00am                                DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFICATES – High School Lobby

                                               Conference Committee

 

1:10pm                                  ALL STAR GAME

                                               Red Lake High School Gym

 

 

5:00pm                                  AWARDS BANQUET - Humanities Center

 

                                               FACILITATOR: Les Gibbs

 

                                               KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ms. Stacey Thunder

 

                                               ENTERTAINMENT:

 

                                                  Happy Frejo

                                                  Jeri Brunoe

                                                  Other entertainment TBA