Preliminary programming 2024

The Elders of Tomorrow : Maintaining Tradition and Building the Future

Word from the programming committee

This year, the Gathering wishes to highlight the urgency of promoting an effective intergenerational transfer structure among First Nations and Inuit. We will emphasize the importance of increased intergenerational consultation between elders and youth, fostering open and respectful dialogue, where ancestral knowledge meets creativity and innovation, from which emerge renewed and promising visions for the future.

By encouraging this intergenerational collaboration and cohesion, we hope to pave the way for a deep and lasting cultural revitalization, where our peoples pursue identity affirmation, strengthen resilience and trace new paths towards a future rich in meaning and promise.

Monday October 28th	Tuesday October 29th	Wednesday October 30th
	8:30 am to 12:00 am Gathering Day BLOC #1 Today’s Elders and the Challenges of Cultural Preservation Elders and keepers of knowledge and values play a fundamental role within our groups. It is important to understand their current role and the challenges they face in order to value their essential contribution to the challenges of the modern world.	8:30 am to 12:00 am Gathering Day BLOC # 3 Obstacles and solutions offered by new media for the transmission of the values and know-how of First Peoples How can art and new technologies help our peoples to affirm, strengthen and renew our identities, to transmit our heritage and to ensure their future in a constantly changing world?
1:00 pm to 4h30 pm Roundtable for cultural development agents	1:30 pm to 4h30 pm Gathering Day BLOC # 2 Obstacles and solutions offered by new media for the transmission of the values and know-how of First Peoples The reconstruction or reappropriation of cultural identity is a complex and multidimensional process that requires a holistic approach. This block will explore some of the key issues in this reconstruction, with a focus on the repatriation of objects, the preservation of Indigenous archives, cultural and linguistic revitalization initiatives, the impacts of colonialism, and new solutions that improve relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.	1:30 pm to 4h30 pm Gathering Day BLOC # 4 Tomorrow’s Elders: Maintaining Tradition While Building the Future Today’s youth, bearers of hope and a future, are actively engaged in the transmission of knowledge and traditions. How do these young leaders, aware of the importance of their cultural heritage, contribute to ensuring the sustainability of their identity? How do they prepare to become the guardians of tomorrow, ready to carry the torch passed on by their elders?
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Annual general meeting for BRV members	5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Kiosks and networking 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Artistic performance (details to come)