day 1
Sept 13
Friday
DAY 2
Sept 14
Saturday
day 3
Sept 15
Sunday
Friday

September 13, 2024

MEMBERSHIP REGIONAL CAUCUSES
MEMBERSHIP REGIONAL CAUCUSES
Kaministiquia Room
Delegate Registration Opens
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Delegate Registration Opens
Lunch
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch
Kaministiquia Room
Regions Caucus (all regions)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Regions Caucus (all regions)
Kaministiquia Room
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
Cora McGuire-Cyrette, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ONWA
Presentation: Holding Community Together
Presentation: Holding Community Together
Cora McGuire-Cyrette, CEO, ONWA
Break
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Break
Regional Caucus Engagements
2:15 PM
2:15 PM
2:15 PM
Regional Caucus Engagements

• Announcement: Election Results

• Selection of Grandmothers

• Presentation: Successes, Challenges, & Solutions – Membership 5 Year Summary

Engagement : Membership by Region
Engagement : Membership by Region
Eastern Region
Eastern Region
Kaministiquia Room
Southern Region
Southern Region
Amethyst Room
Western Region
Western Region
Pointe Du Meuron Room
Northern Region
Northern Region
McGillivray Room
Dinner
4:25 PM
4:25 PM
4:25 PM
Dinner
Kaministiquia Room
53RD ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY (AGA)
53RD ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY (AGA)
Opening Ceremony
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
Opening Ceremony
Kaministiquia Room

Opening Prayer,  Kitty (Catherine) Everson, ONWA Grandmother

Opening Song, ONWA Passwewe Ikwewug Drum Group

Welcome
5:45 PM
5:45 PM
5:45 PM
Welcome

Debra Vermette, President, ONWA

Minister Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation & Minister of Northern Development

Cora McGuire-Cyrette, CEO, ONWA

Call to Order
Call to Order
Debra Vermette, President, ONWA
Acceptance of Chair and Recorder
Acceptance of Chair and Recorder

☐ Chair, Stan Wesley

☐ Recorder, Minute Solutions

Roll Call & Declaration of Quorum
Roll Call & Declaration of Quorum
Stan Wesley, Chair
Acceptance of 2024 Agenda & 2023 Minutes
Acceptance of 2024 Agenda & 2023 Minutes

☐ 2024 Agenda

☐ 2023 AGA Minutes

President’s Report
President’s Report
Debra Vermette, President, ONWA
CEO Report
CEO Report
Cora McGuire-Cyrette, CEO, ONWA
Chief Electoral Officer 2024 Report
Chief Electoral Officer 2024 Report
Joan Riggs
2023-2024 Auditors Report
2023-2024 Auditors Report
Dave Covello, MNP
Appointment of 2024-2025 Auditor
Appointment of 2024-2025 Auditor
MNP
By-Law Amendments
By-Law Amendments
Liora Zimmerman, Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP
Articles of Amendments
Articles of Amendments
Liora Zimmerman, Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP
Resolution Report Presentation
Resolution Report Presentation
Heather Cameron, Policy Manager, ONWA

☐ Acceptance for 2024 Resolutions

Honouring Our Leaders and Board Members,
Honouring Our Leaders and Board Members,
Cora McGuire-Cyrette, CEO, ONWA

Honour Song, ONWA Passwewe Ikwewug Drum Group

Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony

Closing Prayer, Gwen Prevost, ONWA Grandmother
Closing Song, ONWA Passwewe Ikwewug Drum Group

Saturday

September 14, 2024

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Kaministiquia Room
Sunrise Ceremony
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
Sunrise Ceremony
Elder Al Hunter
Nor’Wester Mountains Field
Breakfast
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
Breakfast
Kaministiquia Room
Opening Ceremony

Opening Prayer, ONWA Grandmother Renee Thomas-Hill
Opening Song, ONWA Passwewe Ikwewug Drum Group

8:30 AM
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Opening Ceremony
Kaministiquia Room

Opening Prayer, ONWA Grandmother Renee Thomas-Hill
Opening Song, ONWA Passwewe Ikwewug Drum Group

Welcoming Remarks

Chief Michele Solomon, Fort William First Nation
Regional Chief Mel Hardy, Northern Region, Anishinabek Nation
Cora McGuire-Cyrette, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ONWA

Welcoming Remarks

Chief Michele Solomon, Fort William First Nation
Regional Chief Mel Hardy, Northern Region, Anishinabek Nation
Cora McGuire-Cyrette, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ONWA

Lessons for the Leadership Journey Ahead

Opening Remarks, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Former Independent MP

Leaders Panel, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Former Independent MP; Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige; MPP Sol Mamakwa

9:15 AM
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
Lessons for the Leadership Journey Ahead

Opening Remarks, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Former Independent MP

Leaders Panel, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Former Independent MP; Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige; MPP Sol Mamakwa

Break
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Break
Indigenous Women’s Key Priorities
  • Regional Caucus Presentations
  • Priorities with Solutions

11:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Indigenous Women’s Key Priorities
Joan Riggs
  • Regional Caucus Presentations
  • Priorities with Solutions

Honour Song for Membership
Honour Song for Membership
ONWA Passwewe Ikwewug Drum Group
Lunch
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch
Community Change Workshops:

Community Change Workshops are co-hosted with ONWA Membership Chapters and Councils. Get to know ONWA Membership by sitting with them and learning about the community change initiatives they are leading. Each 90-minute interactive session will support participants to gain knowledge, understanding, and take aways to lead change that ensures Indigenous women’s safety and well-being

1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Community Change Workshops:

Community Change Workshops are co-hosted with ONWA Membership Chapters and Councils. Get to know ONWA Membership by sitting with them and learning about the community change initiatives they are leading. Each 90-minute interactive session will support participants to gain knowledge, understanding, and take aways to lead change that ensures Indigenous women’s safety and well-being

Reconnecting our Relationship with Mother Earth: Activating Influential Change

Mother Earth, she is us and we are her. Indigenous women have inherent roles and responsibilities related to nurturing, preserving and protecting Mother Earth. In this session Orillia Native Women’s Group will share ways their community change work maintains their relationship with Mother Earth.

Reconnecting our Relationship with Mother Earth: Activating Influential Change
Orillia Native Women's Group, Moriganna Townsend and Deshkan Zii Bi, Jasmine Van Every
Kaministiquia Room

Mother Earth, she is us and we are her. Indigenous women have inherent roles and responsibilities related to nurturing, preserving and protecting Mother Earth. In this session Orillia Native Women’s Group will share ways their community change work maintains their relationship with Mother Earth.

Honoring Women’s Sacredness: Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women

Indigenous women experience many forms of violence each day. The collective community change work ONWA Membership carries out combats this violence and provides Indigenous women with safe spaces within community. In this session Nahkendan: Knowing Your Truth and Deshkan Zii Bi Indigenous Women’s Association will demonstrate how their community change initiatives honour Indigenous women’s sacredness while addressing violence against Indigenous women.

Honoring Women’s Sacredness: Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women
Nahkendan: Knowing Your Truth - Karen Bird
McGillivray Room

Indigenous women experience many forms of violence each day. The collective community change work ONWA Membership carries out combats this violence and provides Indigenous women with safe spaces within community. In this session Nahkendan: Knowing Your Truth and Deshkan Zii Bi Indigenous Women’s Association will demonstrate how their community change initiatives honour Indigenous women’s sacredness while addressing violence against Indigenous women.

Redefining Healing & Wellness, Visioning a Shared Experience

Healing and wellness are the heart of Indigenous women's safety. Traditional ways of knowing and being shape how we care for one another. In this session Minwaashin Lodge will share knowledge of the approaches they take to support Indigenous women heal and stay well within their programs.

Redefining Healing & Wellness, Visioning a Shared Experience
Minwaashin Lodge, Mary Daoust
Amethyst Room

Healing and wellness are the heart of Indigenous women's safety. Traditional ways of knowing and being shape how we care for one another. In this session Minwaashin Lodge will share knowledge of the approaches they take to support Indigenous women heal and stay well within their programs.

Youth Leading Change: Future Ogimaa Kwe Storying

Youth are our future leaders! They are the experts in their own experiences and are taking up their leadership roles in many ways. They are participating within their Membership groups, volunteering on the ONWA Board of Directors, and driving youth-led community change initiatives. In this session, hear from youth about their contributions to community change and join them to generate more change opportunities for the future.

Youth Leading Change: Future Ogimaa Kwe Storying
ONWA Staff
Pointe Du Meuron Room

Youth are our future leaders! They are the experts in their own experiences and are taking up their leadership roles in many ways. They are participating within their Membership groups, volunteering on the ONWA Board of Directors, and driving youth-led community change initiatives. In this session, hear from youth about their contributions to community change and join them to generate more change opportunities for the future.

Break
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Break
2024 Membership Community Development Initiatives

Presentation, ONWA Membership Services

2:45 PM
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
2024 Membership Community Development Initiatives
Kaministiquia Room

Presentation, ONWA Membership Services

Indian Auction
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Indian Auction
2024 ANNUAL RECOGNITION AWARDS GALA & DINNER
Kaministiquia Room

(Note: Attire is fun & relaxed)

2024 ANNUAL RECOGNITION AWARDS GALA & DINNER
Kaministiquia Room

(Note: Attire is fun & relaxed)

Welcome
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Welcome
Stan Wesley, Master of Ceremonies
Opening Remarks

Cora McGuire-Cyrette, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ONWA
Barry Green, Barry and Laurie Green Family Trust

Opening Remarks

Cora McGuire-Cyrette, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ONWA
Barry Green, Barry and Laurie Green Family Trust

Dinner
6:45 PM
6:45 PM
6:45 PM
Dinner
Gifting of ONWA Wampum Belt
7:45 PM
7:45 PM
7:45 PM
Gifting of ONWA Wampum Belt
Deshkan Zii Bi Indigenous Women’s Association, Cora McGuire-Cyrette, CEO, ONWA
Barry and Laurie Green Family Trust Awards Presentation
8:15 PM
8:15 PM
8:15 PM
Barry and Laurie Green Family Trust Awards Presentation
Andre Morriseau, Communications Manager, ONWA; Cora McGuire-Cyrette, CEO, ONWA‍
Honouring Annual Award Recipients

ONWA Passwewe Ikwewug Drum Group

Honouring Annual Award Recipients
Cora McGuire-Cyrette, CEO, ONWA

ONWA Passwewe Ikwewug Drum Group

Closing
9:15 PM
9:15 PM
9:15 PM
Closing
Stan Wesley
Sunday

September 15, 2024

CULTURAL TEACHING & ACTIVITY
CULTURAL TEACHING & ACTIVITY
Sunrise Ceremony
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
Sunrise Ceremony
Elder Al Hunter
Nor’Wester Mountains Field
Breakfast
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
Breakfast
Kaministiquia Room
Honouring Collective Voices, Cultural Teachings and Activity
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Honouring Collective Voices, Cultural Teachings and Activity
ONWA Cultural Team
Kaministiquia Room

Gifting Membership Canoes

Break
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Break
Honouring Collective Voices, Cultural Teachings and Activity (continued)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Honouring Collective Voices, Cultural Teachings and Activity (continued)
ONWA Cultural Team
Kaministiquia Room

 

Closing Ceremony
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
Closing Ceremony

• Closing Prayer-ONWA Grandmother Kitty (Catherine) Everson
• Closing Song-ONWA’s Passwewe
Ikewewug Drum group

Lunch
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch
Kaministiquia Room

agenda