06 Sep Schedule
Petrocultures Visit to Fort McKay (Sept 11, 2012)
9:00 – 10:00 Bus picks up Petrocultures group at hotels in Fort McMurray and drives to Fort McKay
10 – 10:15 Bus tour around Fort McKay – end up at band office
10:30 – 10:45 Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Ron Quintal (President, Fort McKay Metis) and Raymond Powder (Interim Chief, Fort McKay First Nation)
- Imre Szeman and Sheena Wilson (intro the Petrocultures group)
10:45 – 11:00 Dancers
11:00 – 11:30 History of Fort McKay (Holly)
11:30 – 12:15 Youth and Community in Fort McKay:
challenges and successes, place and identity
(Ron and Raymond)
12:15 – 1:00 Industry Relations and Business:
impact assessments, oil and community
(Peter Fortna and Alvaro Pinto)
1:00 – 2:30 “Mixing” Lunch (locally catered) – 2-3 local community members (e.g., artist, trapper, businessperson) per table
- Elder welcome and offering (tobacco and blanket)
- Brief introduction of each community members
- Lunch and discussion
2:30 Leave for airport