2016 Conference Highlights
We’ve gathered some of the biggest highlights and best photos from the 2016 NWTRPA and Youth Centres Conference.
After months of organizing, promoting and planning, the 2016 NWTRPA and Youth Centres Conference has come to a close. With 30 sessions, broken into five streams over three days and over 180 registered delegates, this Conference was the biggest event the NWTRPA has ever hosted and a true watershed moment for the organization.
While there are too many highlights to name them all, some do come to mind:
- The excursion to B. Dene Cultural Camp and the Spruce Gum Harvest and Salve Making sessions were both bit hits with their participants (and the great weather didn’t hurt!).
- The NWTRPA Awards brought together dignitaries and delegates from across the territory to honour some amazing individuals with a fantastic ceremony and dinner at the Explorer Hotel.
- The Conference hashtag #NWTRPA2016, led to many conference delegates sharing their experiences at the event on social media!
- During the Association AGM, the membership voted to endorse the Truth and Reconciliation calls to action and adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as a framework for future activities.
We could go on, but we won’t. Instead, we’ve gathered the best photos from of the Conference for your viewing pleasure.
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- Sharon Firth, Gladys Edwards and Betty Tetso enjoying the photo booth at the Conference Meet & Greet. (Tara Marchiori)
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- Jess Dunkin introducing the On the Land stream during the introductory plenary. (Tara Marchiori)
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- Ben Contenti pinning some ideas on the wall during the LEADERSHIP: Recreation Leadership from the Inside Out session. (Photo: Tara Marchiori)
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- Joanne Ogina leafing through a magazine during the YOUTH: Hope’s Garden: How to Start a Community Garden session. (Photo: Tara Marchiori)
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- Myles Erb listening intently during RECREATION: Planning for Community Recreation session presented by Brenda Herchmer. (Photo: Tara Marchiori)
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- Tim Fox, with help from Dale Loutit, using modelling clay to demonstrate the effects residential schools have had on indigenous peoples throughout the generations. (Photo: Tara Marchiori)
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- Violet Jumbo and Dahti Tsetso presenting during their session, ON THE LAND: Linking Land and Language. (Photo: Tara Marchiori)
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- Mary Pat Short trying her hand at indoor curing during the ELDERS IN MOTION: Indoor Curling Without Ice and Walking Bingo session. (Photo: Tara Marchiori)
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- The plenary presentation, Land-Based Education Changes Everything, with keynote speaker Peyton Straker. (Photo: Tara Marchiori)
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- Board members Cynthia White, Tim Van Dam, Doreen Nitsiza and Tony Devlin at the NWTRPA AGM. (Photo: Tara Marchiori)
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- Tony Devlin handing a survey to Dale Loutit during the NWTRPA AGM. (Tara Marchiori)
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- Ann Firth Jones and Doreen Nitsiza collecting spruce gum during the Spruce Gum Harvest and Salve Making session. (Photo: Tara Marchiori)
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- The Yellowknives Dene First Nations Drummers performing at the NWTRPA Awards Banquet. (Tara Marchiori)
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- Sophie Kirby presenting her synchronized swimming program during the Bright Spots plenary. (Photo: Tara Marchiori)
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- Loren McGinnis speaking during the final plenary presentation.
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- Ed Oudzi and Daniel Agber from Norman Wells share a moment during the Conference closing.