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Head Office: Swan Lake First Nation, 120 – 200 Alpine Way, Winnipeg, Manitoba R4H 1C8 Phone: 204.831.1224 ǀ Fax: 204.831.1301 | Email: [email protected] Winnipeg Sub-Office: 2 – 1100 Waverley St. Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 3X9 Phone: 204.594.1290 | Fax: 204.942.2490 | Toll Free: 1.866.319.4857 December 5, 2019 To: Manitoba First Nation Schools From: Violet Okemaw, Director of Research and Development Cc: Lorne Keeper, Executive Director Virginia Arthurson, Associate Executive Director Rebecca Ross, Research Facilitator Re: 10 th Annual Land-Based Education Youth Gathering - DEADLINE EXTENDED This is a letter of invitation to First Nation Schools to host the 10th Annual Land-Based Education Youth Gathering for the 2019 – 2020 fiscal year. The Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre will provide support to one school to host the winter festival bringing students and staff from high school and middle years which will offer cultural and land-based activities for students and staff. The three-day event involves cooperative games designed to challenge the skills embedded within land-based education. The selected school for the proposed gathering are recommended to be held the last week of February or first week of March. MFNERC will provide costs such as promotional materials, schools/student transportation subsidy, daily meals/catering, Elder honoraria, equipment and supplies for cultural games and some in-kind contribution to the selected host school. The First Nation School is requested to submit a proposal by including the following information: Tentative 3- day schedule of land-based program of activities Accommodations availability for students and bus drivers Security information Medical information Catering information Evening activities Please fax (204-942-2490) or email ([email protected]) your proposal by December 18, 2019. MFNERC will inform the host school by first week of January, 2020. Should you have any questions please call Rebecca Ross at [email protected] or Ashley Kinsman at [email protected] phone: 204-594- 1290 Miigwech/Ekosi/Masicho,

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HeadOffice:SwanLakeFirstNation,120–200AlpineWay,Winnipeg,ManitobaR4H1C8Phone:204.831.1224ǀFax:204.831.1301|Email:[email protected]

WinnipegSub-Office:2–1100WaverleySt.Winnipeg,ManitobaR3T3X9Phone:204.594.1290|Fax:204.942.2490|TollFree:1.866.319.4857

December5,2019To: ManitobaFirstNationSchoolsFrom: VioletOkemaw,DirectorofResearchandDevelopmentCc: LorneKeeper,ExecutiveDirector VirginiaArthurson,AssociateExecutiveDirector RebeccaRoss,ResearchFacilitator Re: 10thAnnualLand-BasedEducationYouthGathering-DEADLINEEXTENDED

ThisisaletterofinvitationtoFirstNationSchoolstohostthe10thAnnualLand-BasedEducationYouthGatheringforthe2019–2020fiscalyear.

TheManitobaFirstNationsEducationResourceCentrewillprovidesupport tooneschool tohost thewinter festivalbringing studentsand staff fromhigh schoolandmiddleyearswhichwilloffer culturaland land-based activities for students and staff. The three-day event involves cooperative gamesdesigned to challenge the skills embedded within land-based education. The selected school for theproposedgatheringarerecommendedtobeheldthelastweekofFebruaryorfirstweekofMarch.

MFNERCwillprovidecostssuchaspromotionalmaterials,schools/studenttransportationsubsidy,dailymeals/catering, Elder honoraria, equipment and supplies for cultural games and some in-kindcontributiontotheselectedhostschool.

TheFirstNationSchoolisrequestedtosubmitaproposalbyincludingthefollowinginformation:

• Tentative3-dayscheduleofland-basedprogramofactivities• Accommodationsavailabilityforstudentsandbusdrivers• Securityinformation• Medicalinformation• Cateringinformation• Eveningactivities

Pleasefax(204-942-2490)oremail([email protected])yourproposalbyDecember18,2019.

MFNERCwillinformthehostschoolbyfirstweekofJanuary,2020.ShouldyouhaveanyquestionspleasecallRebeccaRossatrebeccar@[email protected]:204-594-

1290

Miigwech/Ekosi/Masicho,

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VioletOkemawDirectorofResearchandDevelopment

10THANNUALLAND-BASEDEDUCATIONYOUTHGATHERINGFORM

2019-2020

NameofFirstNation:___________________________________________________________

NameofFNSchool:____________________________________________________________

NameofPrincipaland/orEducationDirector:__________________________________________________________________

Pleaseprovideacheckmark(√)below:

___Iaminterestedinhostingschoolthe10THANNUALLAND-BASEDEDUCATIONYOUTHGATHERINGinmycommunity.

Signature:_________________________________________________________________

Position:_________________________________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________________________________

EmailAddress:________________________________________________________________

PhoneNumbers:_________________(work) ___________________(cell)-optional

PleaseFAXcompletedproposalandformto:

AshleyKinsman,AdministrativeAssistant,[email protected]

byDecember18,2019orearlier.