2017 Ânskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival
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Thursday, October 19, 2017 MEET THE AUTHOR: Ânskohk — Celebrating Our Story-iors
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| 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Doors open: Soup and bannock Musicians – John & Vicki Arcand Welcome and Introduction of the Evening – Colleen Charlette Opening Prayer – Elder Norman Fleury Honor Song – Teedly Linklater |
| 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Round Table and Dessert with Story-iors: Mika Lafond, Damon Badger Heit, Norman Fleury, Tracey Lindberg, Tenille Campbell, STR8UP, Wilfred Burton with Cheryl Troupe, and Deborah Lee |
| 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Tenille Campbell, and Indigenous Poets Society – Shawn OVERFLO Joseph |
| 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM Mingle |
This all-ages event will close with lively, toe-tapping fiddle music. We expect that the buzz in the room will be music to our ears. The feedback we received in 2014 was that we had a keeper with this event; therefore, we intend to build on our success.
Entry fee to this public event will be by donation.
Schedule of All Events
(Bolded items are Ânskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival presentations)
Friday, October 20 2017
At STATION 20 WEST (1120 20th St. West, Saskatoon, SK)
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Doors open: Stew and bannock |
| 12:00 – 12:30 AM OPENING AND WELCOME REMARKS – Karon Shmon |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM THE DIVERSE INDIGENOUS WRITING SCENE IN SASKATCHEWAN – Harold Johnson, Jesse Archibald Barber, Karon Shmon, and moderator Deborah Lee |
| 1:30 – 2:30 PM AFFIRMING INDIGENOUS VOICES IN PRINT Doug Cuthand, Greg Younging, Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre, and moderator Janice Acoose |
| 2:30 – 2:45 PM – Nutrition Break |
| 2:45 – 4:00 PM FOCUSED CONCURRENT SESSIONS: A) READINGS FROM ESTABLISHED WRITERS – Harold Johnson and Wilfred Burton B) Ê-SÔHKÊYIHTAMAHK – LA FORSS KI OOTINAYNAAN: SAWCI WRITING CIRCLES – SAWCI Board Members C) INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES: PRESERVATION, PROLIFERATION, PUBLICATION – Rita Bouvier, Mika Lafond, Gabriel Dumont Institute, and Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre |
| 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM – SAWCI AGM |
| SUPPER ON YOUR OWN |
| 6:00 – 7:00 PM Supper on your own |
| 6:30 – 9:00 – Ânskohk — Keynote Event 6:30 – 6:45 – WELCOME & INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE – Deborah Lee 6:45 – 7:45 – TRACEY LINDBERG – KEYNOTE ADDRESS 7:45 – 8:45 – OPEN MIC (To pre-register or for questions, contact Audrey Dreaver, audreydreaver@gmail.com) |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 At STATION 20 WEST (1120 20th St. West, Saskatoon, SK)
| 9:30 – 9:45 – Doors Open: Muffins, fruit, coffee, tea |
| 9:45 – 10:00 – OPENING AND WELCOME – Rita Bouvier |
| 10:00 – 11:00 – CULTURAL APPROPRIATION – Greg Younging |
| 11:00 – 11:15 – Nutrition Break |
| 11:15 – 12:15 – PLAYWRITING: FROM THE ORAL TO THE WRITTEN TO THE PERFORMED – Jesse Archibald Barber, Carol Greyeyes, and Marcel Petit |
| 12:15 – 1:15 – Lunch |
| 1:15 – 2:45 – FOCUSED CONCURRENT SESSIONS: A) READINGS FROM ESTABLISHED WRITERS – Jesse Archibald Barber and Rita Bouvier B) NAVIGATING THE PUBLISHING PROCESS – Greg Younging C) WRITING FOR STRENGTHENING AND HEALING – Zoey Roy |
| 2:45 – 3:00 – Nutrition Break |
| 3:00 – 3:45 – THE INDIGENOUS WRITING CONTINUUM: A TRIBUTE TO RICHARD WAGAMESE – Janice Acoose and Students, University of Saskatchewan English Department |
| 3:45 – 4:00 – Final acknowledgements Closing Prayer – Elder Norman Fleury |
