7:30AM - 9:00AM Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00AM - 9:00AM Pipe Ceremony with Grandfather Wanbdi Wakita, Ambassador K

9:00AM - 10:30AM Opening Ceremonies, Ambassador 1-3

• Opening Ceremony by Grandmothers’ and Grandfathers’ Council

• Welcoming Remarks

10:30AM - 11:30AM Opening Plenary Session, Ambassador 1-3

• Keynote Speaker: Mitch Bourbonniere

11:45AM - 12:30PM Breakout Sessions and Leaders

• HEART‍

  • Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S+) Red Dress Alert

    by Denise Cook, Kim McPherson, and Sandra L. DeLaronde from Giganawenimaanaanig

    Location: Ambassador 4

• MIND‍ ‍

  • Advocating for the Right to Housing

    by Kirsten Bernas, Lynne Fernandez, and Shauna MacKinnon 

    Location: Ambassador 1-3

• BODY‍ ‍

  • Expanding the Safety Net: Why a Housing First Approach Isn’t Enough

    by Lindsay Enns and Kristin Kennedy

    Location: TYC Movie Theatre

• SPIRIT‍

  • Connecting the Four Quadrants by Grandfather Wanbdi Wakita

    Location: Ambassador K

• Additional Breakout‍

  • Red Dress Pins for MMIWG2S+

    by Gerri Lee-Pangman

    Location: Room L

12:30PM - 1:30PM Buffet Lunch

1:30PM - 2:30PM Breakout Sessions and leaders

• HEART‍

  • Hiring the right team – intentional hiring and leadership

    by Lindsay Enns and Kristin Kennedy

    Location: TYC Movie Theatre

• MIND‍

  • Minosin Kikiwa - ”A Good Home”: A community-academic collaboration to study Indigenous aging, housing, and supports in Winnipeg

    by Kathy Mallett, Lucille Bruce, Joanne Simard Mason, and Laura Funk

    Location: Ambassador 4 

• BODY‍ ‍

  • Housing Supply Panel

    by Tessa Blaikie-Whitecloud, Shannon Wiebe, Jamie Pfau, and Justin Quigley (Moderator)

    Location: Ambassador 1-3

• SPIRIT

  • Spiritual Traditions Past and Present

    by Kyle J. Mason

    Location: Ambassador K

• Additional Breakout‍

  • Red Dress Pins for MMIWG2S+

    by Gerri Lee-Pangman Location: Room L

2:45PM - 3:45PM Plenary Session, Ambassador 1-3, Ability and Homelessness Panel with Frances Sinclair-Kaspick, Harley Barthelette, Christian Swan and Lisa Meeches (Moderator)

3:45PM - 4:00PM Day 1 Wrap Up, Ambassador 1-3, with Grandmother Dr. Mary Wilson

Throughout the day the Grandmothers’ and Grandfathers’ Council will be available for spiritual support, questions and smudging in Room D/E. 

You are also welcome to visit the TYC Movie Theatre between Breakout Sessions to watch videos about the work that End Homelessness Winnipeg is doing in the community, as well as digital offerings from partners and presenters. 

Please enjoy the tipi as a place of gathering and reflection, and a representation of home.

DAY 2 SPONSOR: HOME DEPOT

8:00AM - 8:30AM Morning Prayer, Ambassador 1-3, with Grandmother Florence Paynter and Grandfather Philip Paynter of the Grandmothers’ and Grandfathers’ Council

8:30AM - 9:00AM Breakfast

9:00AM - 10:30AM Tea & Bannock, Ambassador 1-3, with the Grandmothers’ and Grandfathers’ Council moderated by Kathy Mallet

10:45AM - 12:15PM Breakout Sessions‍ with ‍Leaders

• HEART ‍

  • De-Escalation: Ethically Engaging with Distress

    by Lise Brown and Laura Jackson

    Location: Ambassador 4

• MIND

  • Mobile Care in Action: Healthcare, Wellness, and Overdose Prevention on Wheels by Aboriginal Health & Wellness Centre of Winnipeg Inc.’s Nurse Deanna Garand and Caleb Clay and Mel Crait from Sunshine House (includes on-site visit to both the Mobile Healthcare and Wellness Clinic and MOPS Van in the parking lot)

    Location: Ambassador K

• BODY‍

  • Your Way Home - Pivot to housing with supports

    by Main Street Project’s Jamil Mahmood (Executive Director), Karen Murison (Director of Community Initiatives), and Tiago Bukowski (Manager Van Outreach)

    Location: Ambassador 1-3

• SPIRIT‍

  • Showing Up: Building Trust and Safety with Youth Experiencing Homelessness Panel

    by Shanlee Scott, Lionel Houston, Erin Stranger, Dr. Polina Anang, Dr. Christen Rachul, Dr. Lindsay Bristow and Scott Turner from Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc.

    Location: TYC Movie Theatre

12:15PM- 1:30PM Buffet Lunch

1:30PM- 2:30PM Breakout Sessions‍ ‍with leaders

• HEART‍

  • Lived Experience Panel

    by Robert Lidstone, Monica Ballantyne, Al Wiebe, Delaphine Bittern, and Kristie Pearson (Moderator)

    Location: Ambassador 4

• MIND‍

  • Supporting Unhoused Veterans: Barriers, Strategies, and Solutions

    by Justin Woodcock

    Location: Ambassador K 

• BODY‍

  • Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) Housing Support Model

    by Leanne Wilton, Mark Courtney, Ciaran August, and Lee-Ann Young

    Location: TYC Movie Theatre

• SPIRIT‍

  • Community Advisory Board - Winnipeg and Toronto - Reaching Home Workshop

    by Mark Fleming and Steve Teekens

    Location: Ambassador 1-3

2:45PM- 3:45PM Plenary Session, Ambassador 1-3 

• Keynote Speaker: Melody Barr, City of Houston

3:45PM - 4:00PM Day 2 Wrap Up, Ambassador 1-3, with Grandmother Helen Robinson-Settee

Throughout the day the Grandmothers’ and Grandfathers’ Council will be available for spiritual support, questions, and smudging in Room D/E. 

You are also welcome to visit the TYC Movie Theatre between Breakout Sessions to watch videos about the work that End Homelessness Winnipeg is doing in the community, as well as digital offerings from partners and presenters. 

Please enjoy the tipi as a place of gathering and reflection, and a representation of home.

8:30AM - 9:00AM Breakfast

9:10AM - 10:00AM Plenary Session, Ambassador 1-3

• Keynote Speaker: Mental health advocate and Olympic medalist Clara Hughes

10:15AM- 11:45AM Breakout Sessions‍ with Leaders

• HEART‍

  • Personalized Assistance To Housing (PATH) / National Indigenous Homelessness Council (NIHC) Workshop

    by Mackenzie (Mack) Long and JoLynn Parenteau

    Location: Ambassador 1-3

• MIND‍ ‍

  • Navigating Change: Building a Culture of Planning and Evaluation

    by Cathy Steven and Cassandra Montanino from Leading4Impact

    Location: Ambassador K

• BODY‍

  • Fruit Salad: The Key Ingredients to Making Queer Housing

    by Levi A. Foy (Manidoogwiiwezens), Feather Wolfe, Helina Zegeye and Crow Hart of Sunshine House

    Location: TYC Movie Theatre

• SPIRIT

  • Oral Truthing Ceremony

    by Chantel Large and Paige Cairns

    Location: Ambassador 4

11:45AM - 12:45PM Buffet Lunch

12:45PM - 1:45PM Breakout Sessions and Leaders

• HEART‍ ‍

  • Cultural Exchange Educational Club for Seniors and the People experiencing homelessness (Unhoused) in Winnipeg. Under the New Horizons for Seniors Program

    by Zainab Mansaray

  • & Newcomer Perspectives

    by Felicien Rubayita

    Location: Ambassador 4

• MIND‍ ‍

  • Datawalk - Five Interactive Discussions

    With End Homelessness Winnipeg

    Location: TYC Movie Theatre

• BODY‍

  • Four Arrows Regional Health Authority Inc. (FARHA) Research and Data Unit Panel

    By Grand Chief Alex McDougall, Elder Laurie Wood Ducharme, Andrew (Andy) Wood, Tanya Dawn McDougall, Tyrone Munroe, and Grace McDougall (Moderator)

    Location: Ambassador 1-3

• SPIRIT‍

  • Grandmothers’ Teachings

by Ivy Chaske and Dr. Mary Wilson

Location: Ambassador K

2:00PM- 3:00PM Final Plenary Session

• Fiddle Songs and Stories withBlain Constant
  Closing Ceremony with Grandmother Ivy Chaske of the Grandmothers’ and Grandfathers’ Council

  Location: Ambassador 1-3

Throughout the day the Grandmothers’ and Grandfathers’ Council will be available for spiritual support, questions, and smudging in Room D/E. 

You are also welcome to visit the TYC Movie Theatre between Breakout Sessions to watch videos about the work that End Homelessness Winnipeg is doing in the community, as well as digital offerings from partners and presenters. 

Please enjoy the tipi as a place of gathering and reflection, and a representation of home.