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CONFERENCE PRICING

Total Package

Members- $360 (including HST) Non-Members- $450 (Including HST)

Total Package Includes:

• Thursday and Friday night accommodations,

• Meals include; Lunch Thursday and Friday, Dinner

Friday and Saturday Brunch,

• All workshops

• Events

• Evening Entertainment

To ensure availability for preferred workshops, please complete registration

package and select preferred workshop choices. Registration package can be

found at http://www.onlc.ca/conference/

Pick your Own Package The pick your own package option provides individual prices on workshops and

meals in order to provide as much flexibility as possible. Choose this option if

accommodation is not required, or if you can only attend some of the

workshops.

Member Rate: If you are a member of ONLC (associate or organizational member)

in good standing, you qualify for member pricing.

Presenter Rate: If you are a presenter and are interested in attending other

workshops, events or meals you may do so by registering for the

conference using the member rates. You may choose, ‘total

package’ or ‘pick your own package’ based on your preference.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

• All registration forms and conference information can be found at

http://www.onlc.ca/conference

• Registration deadline is May 24, 2019.

• Ensure a completed registration form include a phone contact/email

address

• Registrations will not be confirmed until payment is received.

• Some workshops have limited space and will be filled on a first come first

serve basis.

• All Presenter biographies are available on the website

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To become a member of ONLC simply fill out a Membership

Application and submit your payment to begin the saving and

benefits ONLC has to offer!

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Thursday May 30, 2019 7:30 Shuttle departure from Best Western

8:00 – 10:00 Conference Registration Open

8:00 – 8:30 Rainbow Meditation (Location TBA)

9:00 -10:00 Opening by Kawenni:io/Gawen:iyo Students

Welcome from ONLC board member

Traditional Welcoming by Keynote speaker

Elva Jamieson

10:00 – 10:20 Break with snacks provided

Transition to workshops

10:30 – 12:00 Workshop Session # 1

W1, W2, W3, W4 or SS

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch in Community Hall Draw #1

1:00 – 2:30 Workshop Session # 2

W5, W6, W7, W8 or SS

2:30 – 2:45 Break with snacks provided

Transition to workshops

2:45 – 4:15 Workshop Session # 3

W9, W10, W11 or SS

4:30 – 5:00 Wrap up Draw #2

Free evening

Shuttle departs for Best Western in Brantford

Friday May 31, 2019 7:30 Shuttle departure from Best Western

8:45 Opening by Kawenni:io/Gawen:iyo Students

8:00 – 8:30 Rainbow Meditation (add location)

9:00-10:00 Keynote speaker – Bryan Bellefeuille

10:00-10:20 Break with snacks provided

Transition to workshops

10:30-12:00 Workshop Session # 4

W12, W13, W14, W15, or SS

12:00-1:00 Lunch in the Community Hall Draw #3

1:00-2:30 Workshop Session # 5

W16, W17, W18, or SS

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2:30-2:45 Break with snacks provided

Transition to workshops

2:45-4:15 Workshop Session # 6

W19, W20, W21 or SS

4:30 - 5:30 Meet and Greet wit Juno Award Winning Recording

Artist Derrek Miller

5:30 Dinner

6:00-8:00 Screening of the movie Rumble which followed by a

Q&A with producer Tim Johnson

Saturday June 1, 2019

8:30 Check out and depart from Best Western, Brantford,

ON

9:00 AGM for Voting Members Only

10:00 Brunch

10:30 Special Guest Speaker

11:30 Conference Wrap up

12:00 Closing Remarks & Final Draw

If you are a voting member and are unable to attend, please request and submit your voting PROXY form to ontarionativeliteracycoalition@gmail.com

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Please Choose from the Following Workshops

Thursday May 30/19 Session #1 ~ 10:30-12:00 (choose a 1st & 2nd choice option)

W1 Bonnie Jane Maracle

“The Realm of Indigenous Literacy”

W2 Judy Reuben

“Let’s Build a Sustainable Food System”

W3 Alisha Thomas-Hill & Charity Beland

“How to Create a Learner Plan”

W4 Christina Bomberry

“Literacy of Traditional Clothing”

Participants are invited to join master seamstress Christina Bomberry in

making a traditional skirt. Learn how lesson plans can be created so

that LBS practitioners can use traditional skills such as skirt making to be

incorporated into lessons using the OALCF.

SS Special Session

Session #2 ~ 1:00-2:30 (choose a 1st & 2nd choice option)

W5 Yuma Hester & Kelly Maracle

“Indigenous Culture Education Toolkit” (Part 1)

W6 OneStep

“Ontario’s employment services transformation: What to expect”

This workshop outlines the motivating driver behind the Government’s

announcement, planned approach and timelines, and the resultant

change in system structure (at the provincial and local level). It will

focus on what this means for practitioners in this space as well as how it

is likely to impact local communities and clients.

W7 Bonnie Jane Maracle

“The Realm of Indigenous Literacy”

W8 Linda Wright

“Blended Learning”

Join Good Learning Anywhere as they discuss what's new online in

eChannel and how programs and learners can benefit from the win -

win solution of blended learning.

SS Special Session

Session #3 ~ 2:45-4:15 choose a 1st & 2nd choice option)

W5 Yuma Hester & Kelly Maracle

“Indigenous Culture Education Toolkit” (Part 2)

W9 Judy Reuben

“The S.T.E.A.M Method and How It Can Work for Adult Learners”

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W10 Alisha Thomas-Hill & Charity Beland

New Indigenous Stream LBS Practitioners Guide

W11 OneStep

“Preparing for Ontario’s employment services transformation”

This workshop focuses on the new operational and structural realities in

local communities and walks participants through a design think

exercise of what is needed to ensure service continuity and strong

outcomes in their local communities under the new structure. It will also

present various models known to be effective in other jurisdictions that

might inform local level planning and design. This workshop will also

focus on how community-based organizations can present their return

on investment within their local communities in a language that

resonates with the current Government. It will focus on how to quantify

their outcomes and develop some tools and approaches for engaging

local and provincial level representatives to ensure their voice/input is

heard.

SS Special Session: - Indigenous Seer will work with registered participants

for a 20-minute reading and will share her gift in one-on-one sessions.

**Please register for a session time when you pick up your registration

package at the conference.

Friday May 31/19 Session #4 ~ 10:30-12:00 (choose a 1st & 2nd choice option)

W12 Andrew Judge

“Indigenous Land Based Methodology”

W13 Linda Wright & Even Hoskins – Revitalizing literacy with DOI2T

Sioux-Hudson Literacy Council piloted their grassroots DOI2T (Discover

Online Integrated Information Technology) program in community last

year. This program took their staff out into the community with

technology and engaged members with 3D printing, Cricut Maker and

Ozobots. How does this fit into literacy? What could our program do to

integrate computer assisted crafting and design? Come join us for the

presentation to learn about the pilot and you will walk away with ideas

for your own program....and maybe even a chance to create your

own craft!

W14 Alisha Thomas-Hill & Charity Beland

“How to Create a Learner Plan”

W15 Kimberly White-Atkins

“Traditional Basket Making”

Participants are invited to join skilled basket maker Kimberly White-

Atkins in making a traditional basket. Learn how lesson plans can be

created so that LBS practitioners can use traditional skills such as basket

making to be incorporated into lessons using the OALCF.

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SS Special Session

Session #5 ~ 1:00-2:30 (choose a 1st & 2nd choice option)

W16 Lindsey Lickers

“Canvas Painting”

Participants will enjoy a calming session of painting, lead by talented

indigenous artist Lindsey Lickers, and talk about how painting can be

used as literacy learning tool.

W17 Melissa Jonathan

“Understanding Addictions”

W18 Andrew Judge

“Land based learning”

SS Special Session-Registration for this session at Conference Check in**

Session #6 ~ 2:45-4:15 choose a 1st & 2nd choice option)

W19 Melissa Jonathan

“Understanding Addictions”

W20 Lindsey Lickers

“Canvas Painting”

Participants will enjoy a calming session of painting, lead by talented

indigenous artist Lindsey Lickers, and talk about how painting can be

used as literacy learning tool.

W21 Gabby Rosetta

“Budgeting with Crafts”

Come see how budgeting can help with teaching math to adult

learners and create your own piece of unique southwest jewelry in the

process.

SS Special Session: - Indigenous Seer will work with registered participants

for a 20-minute reading and will share her gift in one-on-one sessions.

**Please register for a session time when you pick up your registration

package at the conference.

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CONFERENCE KEY NOTE SPEAKERS

Elva Jamieson

Elva Jamieson is from the Cayuga Nation of the Six

Nations of the Grand River Territory. She belongs to the

Wolf Clan family of the Longhouse where she sits as

Faithkeeper since she was a teenager. Elva strongly

believes in ceremony and its ability to help us adapt to

different changes we experience on our Life

Path. Although she has the ability to conduct a range

of traditional healing services on a holistic/spiritual level to help guide people

toward their personal healing, she considers herself a “Plant Person.” Elva had

been taught local traditional medicines through her mother who was also well-

known for her indigenous knowledge of plants and their use. Elva has

incorporated all this knowledge toward her commitment to preserve our

languages, culture, spirituality, and to reawaken the Onkwehonwe faith in their

ability to heal themselves.

Bryan Bellefeuille

Bryan is the father of two and is Anishinaabe of

Nipissing First Nation. He is a Faithkeeper, a grass

dancer, and a traditional fisherman. Bryan graduated

from the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing

University after completing an undergraduate in

Mathematics. During his time enrolled he was invited to

speak at the Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics

regarding Indigenous Mathematics, as well as attend a

session of the same topic at the Fields Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

Bryan has also been working with First Nations people within the Ontario and

Canadian Criminal Justice system for over four years as a Gladue Report Writer.

His job entails speaking with offenders about their life story, finding alternatives to

incarceration, and assisting to plan the individual’s ongoing wellness journey.

During the same time Bryan was part of the team that edited the Ontario

curriculum for Grade 10 History in response to the Truth and Reconciliation

Commission’s Call to Actions number 62 & 63

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WORKSHOP PRESENTERS

Iehnhotonkwas Bonnie Jane Maracle Wolf Clan, Mohawk Nation, Tyendinaga Territory;

Bonnie Jane holds a B.A. in Indigenous Studies, Trent; a B.Ed. & M.Ed.,

Queen’s; and is a Ph.D. candidate in Indigenous Studies, Trent. Bonnie

Jane is a Board member for the Language and Culture Centre,

Tyendinaga; the Ontario Native Literacy Coalition, Ohsweken; and is a

Board member and Language Program Coordinator at Kanasiohareke

Mohawk Community, NY. She is an Instructor at University of Victoria, and at University of

Toronto at OISE and the Linguistics Dept. She is presently employed at First Nations House U of

T as the Aboriginal Learning Strategist.

Linda Wright Linda has been with the Sioux-Hudson Literacy Council for the past 15

years where she started out as a volunteer in their Sioux Lookout Learning

Centre and then began instructing and developing online courses.

Currently, she is the Director of Distance Projects. Linda enjoys travelling

and working with organizations and communities to identify challenges

they face, and moulding the Aboriginal Stream e-Channel program, Good

Learning Anywhere, to meet these needs. Linda’s favourite place is in the

online classroom working with new learners as they begin to grasp the

possibilities and barriers are broken down with the opportunities available online. While her

office is in Sioux Lookout, ON, she lives in Burlington with her husband and 2 teenage children.

Evan Hoskins Based out of Sioux Lookout, Evan occupies the new role of Mobile Adult-

Educator for SHLC/GLA. Part community programming-facilitator, part

face-to-face educator, part outreach coordinator for northern Ontario,

Evan is the Frankenstein-monster of SHLC/GLA. His preferred pronouns

are he/his/him, his preferred hockey team is the Jets, and his preferred

literature is poetry.

Judy Reuben Judy retired in November 2017 after 38 years of working in the area of First

Nations Education. Judy has been an Elementary School Principal for over

30 years. After completing her master’s degree in Curriculum and Policy

Studies, Judy worked with Six Nations Education Commission. She

volunteered with the Ontario College of Teachers accreditation program

and was a working member of a Provincial team who reviewed the

current Ontario Elementary Curriculum. Judy was a sessional instructor for

Brock University’s NTEP and a guest instructor for Nipissing University’s ATCP.

Judy is a wife, mother of 3 and Nana to 3 beautiful grandchildren. She is Mohawk from the

Turtle Clan.

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Andrew Judge Boozoo! (Greetings!) Mko Mose Indizhnikaz (My spirit name is Bear

Walker), Meshekenh n’doodem (I am Turtle Clan), d'eshkan ziibi

n'doonjiba (I was born and raised along the horned serpent river

[present day London, Ontario]).Anishinaabe - Irish, O’jibii’igay inini

n’dow (I am an Anishinaabe - Irish Ojibway man). Dr. Andrew Judge is

a professor of Indigenous Studies at Conestoga College, sessional

Lecturer at Sir Wilfrid Laurier University in South Western Ontario and

visiting professor at the Center for Engaged Learning Abroad in Cayo

District, Belize. He specializes in traditional Indigenous knowledge and works with Elders across

North America to support the conscious awakening of his students and himself. Andrew is an

initiated Mayan day count keeper and regularly participates in the ancient ceremonial

practices of his Anishinaabe ancestors. Andrew is currently developing programming in

Indigenous land-based practices and invites his students to work with traditional medicines

and foods to learn the ways of the Ancestors. In the summer of 2018 Andrew founded

Minjimendan (In a state of remembering) an Indigenous foods garden dedicated to helping

the community remember their role in restoring the vitality of the Earth.

OneStep ONESTEP is committed to labour market development practices that build a

vibrant economy for all Ontarians by ensure Ontario’s labour market

development professionals have access to quality, market-relevant solutions

for the workforce and businesses.

Gabby Rosetta As a graduate from the University of New Mexico, I have acquired, improved

and am continuing to sharpen my ability within my major of Professional

Writing. I began my course of study as a high school senior; it was then that I

grew to understand the importance of grant and proposal writing and how

the ability to persuade an audience, and conduct decisive research was a

major part of development for a company, organization and community.

Coming from a conservative, cultural based community of Santo Domingo Pueblo (Kewa), I

have been able to create a purpose for my writing. Because English is my second language

and over the years have excelled greatly through speaking and writing, I chose to become a

Professional Writer so that I can return knowledge and help my community as well as all other

Indigenous people.

What also improves my abilities is the knowledge I have gained through my minor degree of

Native American Studies, through understanding past water, land, and cultural artifacts

through grants, treaties and agreements. Along with my Pueblo identity, it gives me a more

understanding if I were writing any type of grant for any native community.

Lindsey Lickers Since 2012, I have been providing facilitation and workshop services to both

the Toronto and Brantford areas. In the past I have been asked to create

interactive arts workshops with an Aboriginal focus for community

organizations, school boards, and festivals. I also design intensive workshop

series in the areas of Traditional Craft, Aboriginal Art History, Diversity, and

Fine Art practicums.

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Melissa Jonathan Melissa has been employed as an addictions counsellor with the Six

Nations Health Services since 2015. She is a graduate from Western

Carolina University with a Bachelors of Art (Honours), Sociology and also

holds a BA in Molecular Biology from the University of Cincinnati.

Charity Beland & Alisha Thomas-Hill Charity has been an ONLC board member since 2016 and former LBS

practitioners at Katkwenyes Literacy & Basic Skills Program in Fort Erie,

On. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours, International Business and a

bachelor of Aborignial Adult Ed. She currently resides in Stevensville with

her husband and two children.

Alisha is also a former LBS pratitioner at the Hamiton Regional Indian

Centre. Prior to that she taught grade 7 & 8 at Kawenniio/Gaweniyo Private School on the Six

Nations reserve spcializing in the Mohawk langugae.

Christina Bomberry Bomberry is a well-known champion fancy shawl dancers, and has a long

heritage of being one of the go-to resources in the province for high quality

regalia and ribbon dresses.

She is the owner of Evelyn’s fabric located on the Six Nations, Reserve, Ontario.

Yuma Hester & Kelly Maracle Yuma Hester is Experienced Program Officer with a demonstrated history of

working in the non-profit organization management industry. Skilled in

Research, Nonprofit Organizations, Event Planning, Program Evaluation, and

Program Development. Strong program and project management

professional graduated from George Brown College.

Kimberly White-Atkins Kimberly has been making baskets for more than 10 years. She learned from

watching the elders when she was younger. Her grandmother was a basket

maker but she never had the chance to meet her, so she is now the only

basket maker in the family. She is also the proud mother of 7 children and

married to a wonderful chef, Clint Atkins. She currently resides in Akwesasne

and works full time as the Internal Auditor for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

and does her baskets as de-stressing therapy. Kim loves any opportunity to

share her knowledge with those who want to learn.

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CONFERENCE ENTERTAINMENT

ONLC is proud to present an exclusive screening of the documentary

Rumble: The Indians that Rocked the World

Along with an intimate meet and greet with Juno Award winning artist Derek

Miller and Rumble producer Tim Johnson

Synopsis Many artists and musical forms played a role in the creation of rock,

but arguably no single piece of music was more influential than the 1958

instrumental “Rumble” by American Indian rock guitarist and

singer/songwriter Link Wray.

When recalling Link Wray’s shivering guitar classic, “Rumble,” Martin

Scorsese marvels, “It is the sound of that guitar . . . that aggression.” "Rumble"

was the first song to use distortion and feedback. It introduced the rock

power chord – and was one of the very few instrumental singles to be

banned from the radio for fear it would incite violence.

RUMBLE explores how the Native American influence is an integral

part of music history, despite attempts to ban, censor, and erase Indian

culture in the United States.

As RUMBLE reveals, the early pioneers of the blues had Native as well as African American roots,

and one of the first and most influential jazz singers’ voices was trained on Native American songs. As the

folk rock era took hold in the 60s and 70s, Native Americans helped to define its evolution.

Father of the Delta Blues Charley Patton, influential jazz singer Mildred Bailey, metaphysical guitar

wizard Jimi Hendrix, and folk heroine Buffy Sainte-Marie are among the many music greats who have

Native American heritage and have made their distinctive mark on music history. For the most part, their

Indian heritage was unknown.

RUMBLE uses playful re-creations and little-known stories, alongside concert footage, archives and

interviews. The stories of these iconic Native musicians are told by some of America’s greatest music

legends who knew them, played music with them, and were inspired by them: everyone from Buddy Guy,

Quincy Jones, and Tony Bennett to Iggy Pop, Steven Tyler, and Stevie Van Zandt.

RUMBLE shows how Indigenous music was part of the very fabric of American popular music from

the beginning, but that the Native American contribution was left out of the story – until now.

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Tim Johnson Tim Johnson, conceptual author and executive producer

of the Canadian Academy of Cinema and Television,

Sundance Film Festival, and Hot Docs award-winning

documentary RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the

World, is an experienced education, museum, and arts

executive who recently helped lead the development of

two public memorials of national significance that honour

First Nations' contributions to Canada.

As the former Associate Director for Museum Programs at the Smithsonian

Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, Tim managed the

museum’s largest organizational group structured across two fully programmed

facilities in Washington and New York encompassing exhibitions, education,

publications, film and media production, and performing arts programs. A long

list of critically acclaimed exhibits, influential programs, and award-winning

books were produced during his tenure, creating an era that significantly

advanced the institution's museology and reputation.

Derek Miller Two-time JUNO winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Derek

Miller from Six Nations of the Grand River is a journeyman

musician with eclectic taste and a knack for guitar

oriented roots-inflected rock with a pop sensibility. With his

unique take on roots rock, and soul-stirring blues,

Derek Miller is a force of musical nature.

With 17 albums to his credit, Miller has shared a stage with

artists such as Blood, Sweat & Tears, George Thorogood,

Smokey Robinson and The Neville Brothers. Canada’s

Olympic Committee, wanting an artist that reflected Canada’s roots, hired Miller

to rock the crowds alongside Eva Avila and Nikki Yanofsky at the Closing

Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

In addition to recording with Willie Nelson, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Daniel Lanois,

among many other talented artists across the globe, Derek has also recorded

for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian,

resulting in the 2016 JUNO-nominated album Rumble: A Tribute to Native Music

Icons. Most recently, Buffy asked the guitarist to play on her 2015 Polaris prize

and Juno-winning album Power in The Blood.

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CONFERENCE VENUE

Six Nations Community Hall

1738 Fourth Line

Ohsweken, ON N0A 1M0

*This is an alcohol free facility*

Conference Catering by:

CA Culinary Services

Clint Atkins, Chief, Manager,

Proprietor

ACCOMODATIONS

Best Western

Hotel & Conference

19 Holiday Drive

Brantford, ON

N3R 7J4

(519) 753-8651

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DIRECTIONS FROM HOTEL TO CONFERENCE VENUE

This Employment Ontario program is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario and through the

Canada-Ontario Job Fund Agreement

The views expressed in the publication are the views of the Recipient and do not necessarily reflect those of the Province “The Government of Ontario and its agencies are in no way bound by the recommendations contained in this document”

Ontario Native Literacy Coalition P.O. Box 108

16 Sunrise Court, Ohsweken, ON N0A 1M0 519-445-1539 ~ 1-855-368-3072

Email: onlcxd@gmail.com www.onlc.ca