AGENDA 2nd Annual International Indigenous Leadership Gathering May 31st-June 6th, 2010

AGENDA

2nd Annual International Indigenous Leadership Gathering

May 31st-June 6th, 2010

'Protecting the Sacred'

Sacred Knowledge...

Sacred Land...

Sacred Generations...

Sacred Ceremony...

Location:

Xaxli'p community-St'at'imc Territory

(Xaxli'p aka Fountain Valley is located 30 minutes from Lillooet-there will be pink

ribbons to guide your way from Lillooet to the Gathering site)

Ceremonies:

• There will be an opening Pipe Ceremony at the top of Sacred

Mountain on Sunday May 30th leaving the bottom at 7am

with Pipe Ceremony to commence at 9am. The walk to the top

is approximately a 1.5 hour hike.

• There will be open Sweatlodge, Pipe, TeePee and other

Ceremonies for the duration of the Gathering. Please submit

your name to Marie Barney and register at the head table

if you wish to conduct a Ceremony.

• Women: The Moonlodge and Moonlodge Ceremonies will be

available to you for the duration of the Gathering. We will be

providing various teachers that will help with developing

learning tools and teachings for all wish to attend the

Moonlodge.

All meals will be served on-site

MONDAY MAY 31, 2010

'Protecting the Sacred'

(Please submit your name &register at the Head table if you wish

to offer a ceremony. The Moonlodge is available all week.)

• 5:30-7:30 am - Sunrise and Swetalodge Ceremonies:

Matilda Brown, Ernie Thevarge, Frank Andrew

Fire Keeper: Richard Duncan

• 9:00 am-Welcoming by Host community & Hand Drummers

Open Pipe Ceremony to follow-All Pipe Carriers are welcome

to fill their Pipes and share in the Ceremony and Prayer with

pre-appointed Speakers:

Tribal Chair Mike Leech, Rodger Adolph, Matilda Brown,

Gerry Oldman

• Introduction-Darrell Bob - Gathering Coordinator

• Welcoming -by St'at'imc Chiefs Council Chairperson

Mike Leech

• Overview-Gathering Chairperson Garry John

• Talking about the Sacred Mountain-Roger Adolph

• 12:00-1:15-Lunch

• 1:30-5:00pm Living in Harmony-Steven Augustine,

Gerry Oldman

• 5:00pm-Dinner

• Evening Teachings with morning presenters

• Evening Sweatlodge Ceremonies

TUESDAY JUNE 1st , 2010

'Protecting the Sacred'

(Please submit your name &register at the Head table if you wish

to offer a ceremony. The Moonlodge is available all week.)

7:30-9:00am-Breakfast

Opening Prayer and Ceremony-Rene Franco Salas, Peru

9:00 am-Dr. Lee Brown-Cherokee wisdom keeper

1:00-2:15pm-Lunch

2:30pm-Geshe YongDong, Tibetan Buddhist (Bon)

5:00pm-Dinner

Evening Teachings-from the traditions of day time speakers and by

presenters to be announced

WEDNESDAY JUNE 2, 2010

'Protecting the Sacred'

(Please submit your name &register at the Head table if you wish

to offer a ceremony. The Moonlodge is available all week.)

• 5:30-7:30am-Sunrise Ceremony-Sweatlodge Ceremony

Fire Keeper-Richard Duncan

• 7:30-9:00am-Breakfast

• 9:00am - Phil Lane Jr.-Dakota/Chickasaw

• 1:00-2:15-Lunch

• 2:30-David Courchene – The 7 laws

• 5:00pm-Dinner

• Evening teachings from the traditions of day time speakers

and presenters to be announced

• Evening Sweatlodge Ceremony

THURSDAY JUNE 3, 2010

'Protecting the Sacred'

(Please submit your name &register at the Head table if you wish

to offer a ceremony. The Moonlodge is available all week.)

• 5:30-7:30am-Sunrise Ceremony-Sweatlodge Ceremony

Fire Keeper-Richard Duncan

• 7:30-9:00am-Breakfast

• 9:00am-Cirilo Oxlaj 'Wandering Wolf'-Grand Elder

Maya-Quiche

• 11:00am-Alex Ahenakew-Cree

• 1:00pm-2:15-Lunch

• 2:30-Jacob Sanderson

• 5:00pm-Dinner

• Evening Teachings by daytime speakers and presenters to be

announced

FRIDAY JUNE 4, 2010

WOMENS DAY

'Protecting the Sacred'

(Please submit your name &register at the Head table if you wish

to offer a ceremony. The Moonlodge is available all week.)

• 5:30-7:30am-Sunrise Ceremony-Sweatlodge Ceremony

Fire Keeper-Richard Duncan

• 7:30-9:00am-Breakfast

• Presentations throughout the day from the Women

Paula Mullen-Horne-Dakota

Mona Polacca-Hopi, of the 13 Grandmothers

Elizabeth Araujo

Matilda Brown-St'at'imc

• 1:00pm-Lunch

• 5:00pm-Dinner

• Evening Sweatlodge Ceremonies

SATURDAY JUNE 5, 2010

'Protecting the Sacred'

(Please submit your name &register at the Head table if you wish

to offer a ceremony. The Moonlodge is available all week.)

• 5:30-7:30am-Sunrise Ceremony-Sweatlodge Ceremony

Fire Keeper-Richard Duncan

• 7:30-9:00am-Breakfast

• 9:00am-Arvol Looking Horse-19th generation White buffalo

Calf Woman Pipe Carrier-History of Pipe carrier

responsibilities, responsibilities of our traditional teachings

• 1:00-2:15-Lunch

• 2:15-Tsengel Purevsuren-Mongolia

• Special Ceremony to be announced

• 5:00pm-Dinner

• Evening-Cultural Sharing through Song/Dance/Drumming

Entertainment/Fun-register your name with Lalo at the

Head table if you wish to share with us

• Evening Sweatlodge Ceremonies

SUNDAY JUNE 6, 2010

'Protecting the Sacred'

(Please submit your name &register at the Head table if you wish

to offer a ceremony. The Moonlodge is available all week.)

• 5:30-7:30am-Sunrise Ceremony-Sweatlodge Ceremony

Fire Keeper-Richard Duncan

• 7:30-9:00am-Breakfast

• Closing Ceremonies