Morning Lake Cultural Camp 2008 Album Check it out!
Registration Fee is $200.0 includes accommodation, meals and participation in the following workshops. For directions refer to map attached and/or contact Henry Ratt at (306) 425-3098.
Please send cheque or money order payable to: Northern Cree Language Retention Committee c/o Laura Burnouf, Box 5000 NORTEP, La Ronge, Saskatchewan, SOJ 1LO
No fee for members of Northern Cree Language Retention Committee and
employees of Gift of Language and Culture Project: Instructional and Immersion Sites
(La Ronge, Onion Lake, Prince Albert and La Loche)
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Location: Northwest of La Ronge (download PDF map separately or in Flash at Full Screen.)
Contact Person for Registration: Minnie McKenzie at 1(306) 425-4938
Contact Person for further directions to Morning Lake: Henry Ratt at (306) 425-3098
Morning Lake Cultural Workshop for Curriculum Developers, Teachers and other interested participants.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010.
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Travel Day to Morning Lake
Cook your own supper. -
Camping arrangements with Henry and Sally Ratt.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010.
8:00 Cook your own breakfast.
10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer by Elder Rosie McKenzie
All sessions will occur concurrently, so please select your choice of the workshop you plan to attend.
Prepare to make birch sap with Rosie McKenzie and Ida Tremblay.
Prepare to make birch bark baskets with Isaac McKenzie, Angelique McKenzie and Matilda Roberts.
Prepare traditional meal with Sally Ratt, Susan McKenzie, Florence Ratt and Grace H. Cook. (Prepare lunch)
Prepare how to make snowshoes with Daniel Cook.
Prepare how to make medicine with Nora Carle.
Prepare dye using red willow with Maggie Cook and Grace Cook.
Prepare a rabbit blanket with Martha Roberts.
Make beaded vamps and necklaces with Martha Ross and Flora Isbister.
Set the fish net with Wilson Charles.
12:00 Lunch
1:00
All sessions will occur concurrently, so please select your choice of the workshop you plan to attend.
Birch sap with Rosie McKenzie.
Birch bark baskets with Isaac, Angelique and Matilda.
Prepare traditional meal with Sally Ratt, Susan McKenzie, Florence Ratt and Grace H. Cook.
(Prepare supper).
Prepare dye using red willow with Maggie Cook and Grace Cook.
Snowshoes with Daniel Cook.
Beaded vamps and necklaces with Martha Ross and Flora Isbister.
Traditional medicine with Nora Carle.
Rabbit blanket with Martha Roberts.5:00 Supper
Visit with Elders in the evening.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
8:00 Morning prayer by Albert Ross. Cook your own breakfast.
Check fish net with Wilson Charles.
Sally Ratt, Grace H. Cook and Susan McKenzie will prepare lunch.
10:00 Cree Language Focus Group Meeting with Arlene Seegerts and Minnie McKenzie.
Topic for discussion: Examining the past to plan for the future.
12:00 Lunch
1:00
All sessions will occur concurrently, so please select your choice of the workshop you plan to attend.
Birch sap with Rosie McKenzie.
Birch bark baskets with Isaac, Angelique and Matilda.
Prepare traditional meal with Sally Ratt, Susan McKenzie, Florence Ratt and Grace H. Cook. (Prepare supper)
Snowshoes with Daniel Cook.
Prepare dye using red willow with Maggie Cook and Grace Cook.
Beaded vamps and necklaces with Martha Ross and Flora Isbister.
Traditional medicine with Nora Carle.
Rabbit blanket with Martha Roberts.
Friday, May 14, 2010
8:00
Morning prayer by Ida Tremblay. Cook your own breakfast.
Cree Language and Culture Teachers Meeting with Cornelius Ballantyne. Topic for discussion: Working with Cultural Experts: Resource People/Elders.
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Travel home.
Note: Please bring your own blankets, pillow, toiletries, towel, plate, cup, utensils, dish towel, and other items you may need to camp for three nights. We will stay in cabins, but you are welcome to bring your own tent.
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