The Board of Deseronto Archives and the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County organized a one-day symposium exploring common ground between First Nations and Settlers in Eastern Ontario. This event includee representatives of First Nations and Settler communities presenting information on historical perceptions of land and the importance of working together to come to shared understandings about its significance to us all.
Location: Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre, Belleville
Date: October 26th, 2013: 9am-4pm
Read a report of the day’s events
Programme
9:00-9:30 Registration
9:30-9:40 Official welcomes
9: 40-10:00 Opening Ceremony
10:00-10:30 Keynote address by Marlene Brant Castellano
10:30-10:50 Readings from the Archives
10:50-11:05 Break
11:05-12:00 Blanket Exercise
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:45 Panel discussion chaired by Professor John S. Milloy, Trent University
1:45-2:30 Question and Answer panel
2:30 -2:45 Break
2:45-3:15 Small group discussion
3:15-3:45 Plenary: next steps. Marlene Brant Castellano
3:45-4:00 Closing ceremony
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