Traditional Forest Values of Eastern Ontario’s First Nations
Please join us for a day to raise awareness of cross-cultural values and enable knowledge sharing in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Forest Region
One Agenda with Three Different Days and Locations to Choose From! Date: Friday, September 9 / 9:00 - 4:00 pm Place: Watsons Corner Community Centre, 1132 Dalhousie 3rd Concession, Lanark County Interpretive Field Tour: McDermott Family Woodlot (near 266 Plenty Lane) directions on back
Date: Tuesday, September 13 / 9:00 - 4:00 pm Place: South Nation Conservation 38 Victoria Street, Finch, ON Interpretive Field Tour: TBD
Date: Wednesday, September 28 / 9:00-4:00 pm Place: TBD , Prescott-Russell * Interpretive Field Tour: TBD (*some of the proceedings will be in French)
Topics & Speakers: 9:00
Traditional Opening; Wampum Belts; Traditional Territories Henry Lickers, Elder ‐ Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA); Chris Craig ‐ South Nation Conservation; Larry McDermott ‐ Shabot Obaadjiwan FN, Plenty Canada
10:30 Aboriginal Forest Values ‐ timber and non‐timber forest products, medicinal and edible plants; arts and crafts; live demo of birch bark canoe and black ash basket making Chris Craig ‐ South Nation Conservation; other speakers TBA
11:30 Traditional Knowledge, Stewardship, Partnership ‐ Bio‐diversity & FSC® Principle 3&6 Larry McDermott ‐ Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, Plenty Canada 12:30 Lunch ‐ also featuring traditional foods
1:45 Interpretive Field Tour ‐ learn how local trees, plants, animals link to indigenous values
$20.00 Registration ‐ includes lunch. Featuring traditional food, demo’s, field tour! Space limited so register early.
To register online click HERE or contact Mary @ (613) 258‐8241 mhumphries@eomf.on.ca
Brought to you by the Eastern Ontario Model Forest - Forest Certification Program, Plenty Canada, Algonquin First Nation, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Woodlot Advisory Service, South Nation Conservation
Date: Wednesday, September 7 / 9:00 - 4:00 pm Place: Watsons Corner Community Centre, 1132 Dalhousie 3rd Concession, Lanark County GOOGLE MAP CLICK HERE: Interpretive Field Tour: McDermott Family Woodlot
Date: Tuesday, September 13 / 9:00 - 4:00 pm Place: South Nation Conservation 38 Victoria Street, Finch, ON GOOGLE MAP CLICK HERE: Interpretive Field Tour: ?
Date: Wednesday, September 28 / 9:00-4:00 pm Place: ?? ??, Prescott-Russell GOOGLE MAP CLICK HERE: Interpretive Field Tour: ?