Conference Agenda
Si’stewey, Etquljuiku’s 13, 2026
| 3:30 PM | Registration Open – ABMHS Foyer |
| 8:00 PM | Registration Closed |
Ne’wewey, Etquljuiku’s 14, 2026
| 7:30am | Registration Open – ABMHS Foyer | |
| 9:00am | Opening Prayer – ABMHS Gym Drum Group – ABMHS |
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| 9:15am |
Opening Remarks – ABMHS Gym Blaire Gould – Executive Director of Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey |
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| 9:45am | Nutrition Break – EEMS Gym | |
| 10:15am | Keynote 1 – ABMHS Gym Ktli’sutiminal: Mimajua’luksi’kwl Nā ‘Ōlelo Waiola o Kākou Our Languages: Our Life Giving Waters Kauanoe Kamanā, Ph.D. Ke Kula ‘O Nāwahīokalani’ōpu’u |
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| 12:00pm | Lunch Break – EEMS Gym | |
| 1:00pm | Door Prizes – ABMHS Gym | |
| 1:00pm | Room 101 | Waltes Demonstration Sugar Poulette & Joanne Poulette |
| Room 102 | Language Coordinators & Indigenous Language Component Projects (ILC) | |
| Room 103 | Professional Head Shots All Day |
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| Room 105 | Elders’ Lounge | |
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| Room 107 | Mi’kmaw Medicine Joe Googoo and Tracy Stevens |
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| Room 302 | Tea and Coffee Room | |
| Gymnasium | Singing and Chanting Beverly Jeddore and Family |
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| Room 201 | Language Sovereignty in the Era of AI Marsha Vicaire |
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| Room 202 | Healing our Spirit: Re-claiming our relationship and stewardship to Wksitqamuk and Samqwan Michelle Peters |
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| Room 203 | Sound, Story, and Language: Revitalizing Mi’kmaw Through Audio Production Tom & Carol Ann Johnson |
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| Room 205 | Journey the 7 Worlds of Waltes Jarrett Francis |
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| Room 206 | Translation Song Learning Terry Googoo |
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| Room 207 | Using Canva for Language and Cultural Revitalization Melissa Googoo-Dedam |
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| OUTSIDE | How to skin an otter and mink and Fleshing the hides Blair (Joef) Bernard |
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| Room 303 | Make it Workshop: Quill Earrings Summer Wind |
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| Room 304 | Make it Workshop: Cricut Designs Arlene Stevens & Katani Julian |
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| 2:00pm | Nutrition Break – EEMS Gym | |
| 2:30pm | Room 101 | Pu’tlaqney Ernest & Mildred Johnson |
| Room 102 | Language Coordinators & Indigenous Language Component Projects (ILC) | |
| Room 103 | Professional Head Shots All Day |
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| Room 105 | Elders’ Lounge | |
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| Room 107 | The importance of passing on Culture and Language Mike Cantwell |
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| Room 302 | Tea and Coffee Room | |
| Gymnasium | Policies and Practices for Language Revitalization Ke Kula ‘O Nāwahīokalani’ōpu’u Pūnana Leo |
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| Room 201 | Gamified Learning to Support Mi’kmaw Language Learning James Young |
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| Room 202 | Mi’kmaw Chants Miranda Gould * Session limited to 15 participants |
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| Room 203 | Language Nest Findings Starr Paul |
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| Room 205 | Journey the 7 Worlds of Waltes Jarrett Francis |
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| Room 206 | Best Practices in Teaching a Multi-Grade Mi’gmaw Karen Martin |
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| Room 207 | Elsipogtog Youth Wellness Circle – Integrated Services Delivery (ISD) Revitalization Vanessa Googoo |
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| OUTSIDE | How to Make a Te’sipow Terry Denny and Luke Denny |
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| Room 303 | Make it Workshop: Mini Drums Joe Googoo and Kirby Googoo |
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| Room 304 | Make it Workshop: Cricut Designs Arlene Stevens & Katani Julian |
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| 3:30pm | Door Prizes – ABMHS Gymnasium Must be present to win |
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| 8:00pm to 12:00am |
The RelativesMusic Concert |
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Kweltamultimk, Etquljuiku’s 15, 2026
| 9:00am | Keynote #2 – ABMHS Gym Indigenous Language and Culture – Compliment your teaching and learning using Virtual Reality Angeline King and Michele O’Brien of Georgian College |
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| 10:30am | Nutrition Break | |
| 10:45am | Room 101 | First-ory’s Language Pen: The Tech, and What It Can Do Now and In The Future K’odi Taylor |
| Room 102 | Language Coordinators & Indigenous Language Component Projects (ILC) | |
| Room 103 | State of Mi’kmaq Language Blaire Gould |
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| Room 105 | Elders’ Lounge | |
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| Room 107 | Ocean Skyler Jeddore |
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| Room 302 | Tea and Coffee Room | |
| Gymnasium | Water as Teacher: Indigenous Project-Based Learning in STEM Kathy Walsh |
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| Room 201 | Four Seasons of Outdoor Learning at PLFNS Melinda MacKenzie |
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| Room 202 | The Importance of Native American Hand Talk Courtney Nevin |
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| Room 203 | Apoqonmatultinej aqq tlisuti Jeannette Martin |
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| Room 205 | Using Technology to bring Outdoor Education in Kim MacKinnon |
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| Room 206 |
Doing Research and Mentorship in Mi’kmaw: What becomes possible in a Mi’kmaw PhD Supervisory Relationship |
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| Room 207 |
Creating Conditions for Connection |
OUTSIDE |
Spear Pole Making |
| Rooms 303 | Make it Workshop: Medicine Pouches Unama’ki Residential School Survivors Cultural Support and Programs |
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| Rooms 304 | Make it Workshop: Wooden Flowers Mildred Johnson |
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| 11:45am | ABMHS Gymnasium | Closing Prayer and Remarks: Closing with 4 Directions Drum Group – White Bear Door Prizes |
| 12:30pm | Grab & Go Lunch – EEMS Gym | |