CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Iyniniw will update the workshop listings and descriptions as we connect with facilitators and presenters.
The listing below is in alphabetical order. You can also click on the Category below the Read More link to see other workshops of the same topic.
There is a time in every girl’s life that they become young women. It is during this time that it is very important that the transition is guided through ceremonial protocol.
It is through the transformation of our deepest suffering we discover our humanity, for seeing ourselves in another allows us to choose compassion over hate, understanding over anger.
Totamaso is a Cree word that means “do it yourself” Many people are stuck in a huge rut with their grief, anger, regrets, broken relationships etc. and have no clue on how to get un-stuck. This workshop is about learning how to get un-stuck.
Dr. Anne is the owner/manager of the Natural Path Clinic. For the past 14 years clinic staff and friends have been helping to provide support at the Knowing Our Spirits Conference.
The Creation Story or Long Story is the stabilization of the way K’sê Mantô intended His people to be: the balance of our Being is a part of this stability that looks at the Mental, Physical, Emotional and Spiritual quadrants.
Mathematics is the universal language and is intrinsically entrenched within the Cree language, songs, rhythms, and way of life.
TRE is a natural way of releasing the tension, trauma and stress we have suffered in our lives.
Jeff’s presentation will focus on the star chart and the relationship of the star Blanket (achak ahkoop) the rights of Passage and the values of the spirit within the tongue. The relationship we have with the tree of life.
A therapy that activates “The Bars” (Bars of Energy that run from one side of the head to the other) by applying a light touch to 32 points on the head. Running The Bars releases negative considerations, thoughts, feelings, emotions and beliefs that are electrically stored in the brain. It is beneficial in releasing connections to past hurts and pain.
pimācīhitatān nēhiyawēwin is a two-year Indigenous language project initiated by Milton Tootoosis to identify lessons learned from past language development strategies and to create an inventory of existing strategies for the purpose of introducing innovative products to support the Plains Cree (Y dialect) language development and retention.
“Survivor to Successor” Personal story about An Indigenous women who healed her trauma and brought a country together and the Need for Indigenous Unity.
This session will show you how to make and sew mini moccasins. It also provides skills in beading your finished product.
We know that exercise improves our physique, but most people don’t know that it actually benefits our mental health as well. Data suggests that people who are physically active are likely less depressed than those who are inactive.
This workshop will enable participants to acknowledge their loss of loved ones, to re-access the impact on their lives, and to celebrate the gift of learning that comes from loss.
This presentation will journey through three phases of our collective experience. It focuses on our Cree worldview, traditions, values, beliefs and language that have been passed down to us. Secondly, there will be a brief review of the European influence on our lives and, finally, where we are today and how we can continue to practice what has been passed down to us by our elders.
Mikwan has a passion for using sound to help promote healing and relaxation.
Participants will learn the basic beading stitches and tap into their creative heART, while beading a small beaded pin.
This workshop is a hands-on art project designed to identify barriers and reconnect participants with their innate capacity to partner with Creator through the work of their hands.
During this workshop, Kim will guide participants through a Cacao Ceremony and guided meditation with music to find peace, calmness and balance.
In this workshop, there will be a wholistic focus on creating a self-care plan that will empower our daily lives.
In the fifteen years that I have worked as a mental health therapist in Maskwacis, I have seen how we as Nehiyaw, have been programmed not to tell our emotional truths.
The purpose of this workshop is to keep our traditions alive, while showcasing the beauty of our culture.
The 7 teachings represent what animals were brought here to teach the 2 legged Nation.