P r o g r a m

Carleton University, February 28, 2009

8:30 – 9:15 am
Registration
Coffee/juice/muffins

9:15 – 9:30 am
Welcome, Allan J. Ryan
New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture

Opening prayer, Elder Jim Albert

Welcoming remarks, Roseann O’Reilly Runte
President, Carleton University

9:30 – 10:20 am
Don Kelly
writer/humorist, host of APTN’s Fish Out of Water

10:25 – 11:15 am
Steven Loft

Curator in Residence, Indigenous Art, National Gallery of Canada

11:15 – 11:30 am
Nutrition Break

11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Shaneen Robinson
writer/broadcaster, winner, Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge

12:30 – 1:30 pm
Buffet luncheon of Native cuisine, Fenn Lounge, Residence Commons

Luncheon Menu:
• Bannock bread with strawberry whipped butter
• White and wild rice salad
• Roasted root vegetable salad
• Yukon gold mash
• Maple baked acorn squash
• Pan-seared Arctic Char with fish broth
• Beef and vegetable stew
• Blueberry and pumpkin pie with whipped cream

1:30 – 2:00 pm
Tom Jackson in concert, Fenn Lounge

2:20 – 3:10 pm
Michael Massie
silversmith/sculptor

3:15 – 4:05 pm
Tom Jackson
singer/actor/humanitarian

4:10 – 4:30 pm
Concluding remarks, gift basket draw
Closing prayer


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A presentation of the New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture,
with the support of the Dean of Arts and Social Sciences and the New Sun Fund
administered by the Community Foundation of Ottawa, plus the generosity of private donors