National Gathering on Unmarked Burials: Addressing Trauma in the Search and Recovery of Missing Children
Agenda at a Glance
November 28-30, 2022
RBC Convention Centre
Winnipeg, MB
Monday, November 28, 2022
Registration for statement gathering will be in the NCTR Archives Room (Executive Conference Centre) and will open at 12:00PM until the dinner on Monday, and then for Nov 29 and 30 it will open at 8:00AM and close at 5:00PM.
Lunch and Dinner Provided at Conference Venue
7:00 am
12:00 pm
- Registration Opens
- “Grab and go” lunch provided
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Opening and Sons of the Drum
- Empty Chair, Bentwood Box and Memorial Cloth Ceremonies
- Welcome Gathering & Dinner
- Welcome Remarks by Leadership
- Keynote Address by The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair
- Artistic Performance – Rhonda Head, Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist
- Closing Prayer
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Breakfast and Lunch Provided at Conference Venue
6:30 am
- Sunrise Ceremony: Pipe Ceremony and Water Ceremony
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
- Open with Hand Drum
- Voices of Survivors: Trauma Associated with the Search and Recovery of Missing Children
- Opening Comments by Kimberly Murray, Independent Special Interlocutor and Stephanie Scott, Executive Director, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- Keynote Address by: Dr. Cornelia (Nel) Wieman – “Practising Trauma-Informed Mental Health and Wellness”
- Participant Dialogue and Sharing
- Red River Métis Cultural Performance
- Voices of Community – “Ensuring Community Well-Being in the Search and Recovery of Missing Children”
Interactive and Facilitated Breakout Sessions
Interactive Breakout Sessions led by Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor
- Session 1- Recognizing the Different Types of Trauma
- Session 2 Responding to Trauma and Grief Through Arts and Commemoration
Interactive Breakout Sessions led by National Advisory Committee on Missing Children and Unmarked Burials
- Session 3 – Panel Discussion – Trauma-Informed Communication
- Session 4 – Knowledge Sharing Circle: Good Practices and Lessons Learned in Caring for Survivors and Families Throughout the Search Process
- Session 5 – Knowledge Sharing Circle: Good Practices and Lessons Learned in Caring for our Communities throughout the Search process
- Session 6 – Knowledge Sharing Circle: Good Practices and Lessons Learned in Caring for the Frontline Workers who Lead and Carry out Searches
- Breakout Session Highlights
- Closing Prayer
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Breakfast and Lunch Provided at Conference Venue
6:30am
- Pipe Ceremony and Water Ceremony in Meeting Plenary
8:30 am to 5:00 pm
- Open with Hand Drum
- Voices of Survivor Families – Youth “Health and Wellness Supports Needed for Youth in the Search and Recovery for Missing Children”
- Voices of Community – “Perpetuating Trauma and How to Address Trauma”
- Participant Dialogue and Sharing
- Inuit Cultural Sharing
- Indigenous Physicians Panel: “Health and Healing in the Search and Recovery for Missing Children”
- Participant Dialogue and Sharing
Interactive and Facilitated Breakout Sessions
Interactive Breakout Sessions led by Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor
- Session 1 – Understanding Ambiguous Loss
- Session 2 – Responding to Trauma and Grief: The Importance of Ceremonies
- Session 3 – Osborne Family Presentation: “Pimicikamak: Sharing a Journey of Healing”
Interactive Breakout Sessions led by National Advisory Committee on Missing Children and Unmarked Burials
- Session 4 – Panel Discussion – How to Talk about the Search Process with our Children
- Session 5 – Knowledge Sharing Circle: Good Practices and Lessons Learned in Caring for Survivors and Families Throughout the Search Process
- Session 6 – Knowledge Sharing Circle: Good Practices and Lessons Learned in Caring for Our Communities Throughout the Search Process
Session 7 – Knowledge Sharing Circle: Good Practices and Lessons Learned in Caring for the Frontline Workers Who Lead and Carry Out Searches.
- Breakout Session Highlights
- Closing Remarks
- Closing Prayer and Travel Song