The Sound Waterfront Festival continues Sunday at the Gitche Namewikedong Reconciliation Garden at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park.

Maawanji'ididaa nibiing - Let's come together at the water! Let's all meet at the water! Let's meet at the water! Let's have a meeting at the water!

maawanji'-/ meet

/idi-/ reciprocal

/-daa/ all of us

nibi / water

nibiing / indicates location 'at the water'

What's happening when -

9:30 a.m. Lighting of the Sacred Fire

10:00 a.m. Ceremony at the Healing Circle

Welcome and Land Acknowledgment

Opening Song

Pipe Ceremony

11:00 a.m. Water Ceremony and Blessing

12:00 Learning and Sharing Activities

Guided Walking Tour – (Approximately 1 hour)

Children’s Activities: beading, painting river rocks, colouring sturgeon prints

1:00 p.m. Learning and Sharing Activities

Children’s Activities continue all afternoon

Teachings at Grandfather and Grandmother Stones

Teachings at Grandmother Sturgeon Sculpture

Teachings at the Healing Circle

2:00 p.m. Guided Walking Tour – (Approximately 1 hour)

Children’s Activities continue until 3:30 p.m.

Teachings continue continue until 3:30 p.m.

3:30 Closing at the Healing Circle

Closing Words and Prayer

Closing Song

Sacred Fire