The HCDSB Indigenous Education Team, alongside Grandmother’s Voice, are hosting an Indigenous Speaker Series from January through March.
The speaker series, Awaken the Medicines Within, will feature Indigenous Grandmothers, influencers and residential school survivors speaking to injustices, spiritual values and ancestral healing.
Viewers are welcome to watch online on the Grandmother’s Voice YouTube channel.
See a list of speaker dates:
Awaken the Medicines Within
| Grandmother Renee Thomas-Hill & Carmen Thomas | The Rekindling of Our Fire Tuesday, January 19th 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| Gail Whitlow & Carmen Thomas | Family Values in Modern Times & Spiritual Values Thursday, January 21st 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| Gabrielle Jubenville & Marshall Mourisseau | We Matter – Youth Ambassadors Tuesday, January 26th 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| Kevin Sandy | Movement is Medicine Thursday, January 28th 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
| Wendy Hill *Continuation workshop with Wendy- Registration is an option but not necessary | The Importance of Connecting to Spirit Tuesday, February 2nd 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. *Thursday, February 11th *Thursday, February 18th 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
| Neil Monague | Healing through Song and Relationship Thursday, February 4th 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Voices and Medicines of Residential School Survivors
Full Week of February 8 – 12, 2021
| Grandmother Renee Thomas-Hill | Tea with Totah Wednesday, February 10th 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
| Dennis Windego, Phyllis Webstad & Brian Kon A collective of voices will be joining the platform to share experiences and resiliency medicines. | Supporting Survivors Monday, February 8th Tuesday, February 9th Wednesday, February 10th 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 60 Scoop Intergenerational Thursday, February 11th 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Mohawk Village Memorial Park Friday, February 12th 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
| Bingo Grannies | Valentines Day – Humour & LOVE Sunday, February 14th 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| Doug Doolittle *Continuation workshop with Doug. Registration is an option but not necessary. | I’m a Kind Man Tuesday, February 16th 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Wisdom *Monday, March 8th 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Love *Wednesday, April 7th 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
| Jane Burning *Continuation workshop with Jane. Registration is an option but not necessary. | How our medicines within will help heal the wounds we carry Thursday, February 18th 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Rise UP *Thursday, February 25th 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Transformation to Transcendence *Thursday, March 4th 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
| Gail Whitlow | Medicines from our Mother Earth Tuesday, February 23rd 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
| Chef Johl Whiteduck | Food as Medicine Thursday, February 25th 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun, Lynden George & Shawn Johnston | 2 Spirit Medicine Tuesday, March 2nd 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4th 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| Tala Tootoosis | The Power to Change is Within Tuesday, March 9th 10:00 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. |
| Isaac Murdoch | The Love Within is Medicine Thursday, March 11th 12:00 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. |
| EdebwedOgichidaa – Val King | Connecting to our Spirit – Rising from the Ashes like the Phoenix Tuesday, March 16th 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
| Neil Monague | Remember When Wednesday, March 17th 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
| Manitou Mkwa Singers | Song is Medicine Thursday, March 18th 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
