– Date & Location Confirmed! –
SEPTEMBER 15-16-17, 2023
at Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Milton, Ontario Canada
Aanii-Boozhoo. She:kon
Welcome to the Covenant of Nations: Sacred Wampum Renewal gathering page. This site was created to share with participants and supporters alike, about the historic importance of this traditional peoples gathering to be held September 15-16-17, 2023 at Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Milton, Ontario, Canada.
Responding to the challenges of today. Together.
The goal of the Sacred Wampum gathering is to revitalize the original strong, respectful relationship between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Anishinaabeg Nation to be better able to respond to challenges to nationhood, the environment, and the future of both nations.
OBJECTIVE
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Invocation of the Spirit and Ancestors
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Sharing of Sacred Traditional Knowledge
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Demonstrate and promote Indigenous values
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Contributing to the Healing of Mother Earth
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Transmission of historical, spiritual and cultural knowledge
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Ceremonial Healing of Nations
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Creation of Unity Among Nations
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Creating a movement on Turtle Island
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Impacting the values and actions of Settler nations
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Addressing climate change by returning to the land and village life
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Contributing to the Legacy of Peace

TRADITIONAL PEOPLES GATHERING PROGRAM

DAY 1
International Diplomacy - Exchanging Greetings, Nation to Nation
DAY 2
Historians share Pre-Contact Relations
DAY 3
Closing Protocols. Medicine Game of Lacrosse: Healing the Nations
COVENANT OF NATIONS WORKING GROUP
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Diane Longboat, Lead
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Bob Goulais, Lead
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Tuesday Johnson MacDonald, Event Planner
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Rick Hill , Historian
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Alan Corbiere, Historian
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Fred Kelly, Advisor
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Oren Lyons, Advisor
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Sid Hill, Advisor
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Jim Dumont, Advisor
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Shelley Charles, Advisor
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Bryan Loucks, Advisor
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Kim Langbecker, Fundraising support
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Terrellyn Fearn, Fundraising support
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Bob Watts, Fundraising support
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John Handem Piette, Video Production