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World Inter-tribal Summit 2026 

FRIDAY, JULY 31 – WORLD INTER-TRIBAL SUMMIT PROPOSED ITINERARY DAY 1:

Buses will leave Saskatoon from 2 locations at 11:00am sharp. They will not wait if anyone is late.  

  • Pick Up Location #1: Parktown Hotel, 11:00am  

  • Pick Up Location #2: 3615 Saskatchewan Crescent (Erika & Jeff’s house), 11:00am 

For anyone requiring rides outside of these times, please coordinate with us as we have some personal vehicles travelling too.  

Approximately 1:30pm arrive at Amisk Campground at Sturgeon Lake First Nation 

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1:30 - Orientation by Kelly Daniels, Reanna Daniels and Erika Dyck

Registration and Set up Camp 

Welcome and Orientation 

3:00pm – Meet for shuttles to the Healing Lodge

3:15pm – 4:45 Welcome at Healing Lodge with Chief Christina Longjohn and Elder Willie Ermine

                  Tour of the Healing Lodge

 

5:00- Dinner at the Healing Lodge

After Dinner: Introductions and Icebreakers with Kim Haxton

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Friday Evening's Optional Activities:

Powwow Grounds: 

  • Visit the Powwow Grounds at your leisure. (Powwow starts at 7pm - Indian Time)

*Shuttles will be coordinated to return to Amisk by 9:45pm

 

Activities at Amisk:

  • Open Music Session 

  • Visiting around campfire *need extra block wood*

  • Relaxing

  • Canoes MAY be available

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 SATURDAY AUGUST 1 – WORLD INTER-TRIBAL SUMMIT PROPOSED ITINERARY DAY 2:

8:00-9:15 Breakfast 

9:15-10:00 Welcome and Dedication 

  • Chief Christina Longjohn - Welcome to Sturgeon Lake

  • Kelly & Reanna Daniels, Erika Dyck – Welcome to the World Intertribal Summit 

  • Rainingbird Daniels – Ceremony Dedication and Tribute to Terry Daniels 

  • Kelly Balon and Shawn Cuthand – Fire of Nations Introduction 

  • Corey Tochor – Member of Parliament, Saskatoon-University; - Canada’s Peyote Laws

 

10:00-12:00 Elders’ Session 

  • Chair: Joseph Mays 

  • Tex Joey and Leslie Aguayo – Quanah Parker’s Legacy

  • Robert Whitecalf and Joanne Martial – Louis Sunchild and the NAC in Canada 

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12:00-1:00pm Lunch at Amisk

  

1:00-2:00 Session 2 Psychedelic Science and Law 

  • Chair: Sarah Hoffman 

  • 1:00-1:30 Ron Shore and Jody Bellegarde “Drugs versus Medicines” 

  • 1:30-2:00 Tina Benson, Reanna Daniels, and Erika Dyck “Peyote Laws” 

 

Body Break (facilitated by Kim)

  

2:30-3:30 Session 3: Peyote in the Americas 

  • Chair: Julian Robbins 

  • 2:30-3:00 Nidia Olvera Hernandez and Coyolt Martinez “Peyote in Mexico” 

  • 3:00-3:30 Suni Vizcarra Wood and Glauber  Loures de Assiz “Indigenous Medicines in South America” 

  

3:30-5:00  Leisure time

 

5:00 Dinner at Amisk

  

6:30 Shuttle to Powwow grounds

7:00 Sturgeon Lake Powwow Grand Entry

Return shuttle to Amisk 

8:15 Ceremonial Meal at Amisk

9:00 Ceremony   

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SUNDAY AUGUST 2 – WORLD INTER-TRIBAL SUMMIT PROPOSED ITINERARY DAY 3:  

Morning - Coffee

10:00 am  Feast and 4th Water

Gift Give Away

11:00 – Optional Sharing Circles for conference participants 

BUS pick up at Amisk Campground 

  • 1:00pm – Bus 1 returns to Saskatoon 

  • 4:00pm – Bus 2 returns to Saskatoon 

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1:00 Optional 

  1. Powwow

  2. Sweat (Healing lodge)

Thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible!

  • Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (Align Grant and a Mobilization Grant)

  • University of Saskatchewan

    • Conference Fund

    • Co-Lab for Community Engaged and Historical Research

    • Department of History

    • Department of Philosophy

    • Office of Sustainability

  • USask - Indigenous Engagement CRISM (Canadian Research Initiatives in Substance Matters - Prairie Division)

  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - Exchange Grant

  • Sturgeon Lake First Nation

  • University of Calgary - Transdisciplinary Connector Grant

  • Sunrise Chapter, Native American Church

  • Branch Out 

  • Donations from many attendees 

If you cannot attend but would like to help support the World Inter-Tribal Summit:

Thank you for contributing what you can to help us cover costs! Please remember that this event takes place on First Nations territory. We will be renting buses to the cultural grounds, where we will be using port-a-potties, and water transported to the site. Funds raised will help to support Elders and Cultural Knowledge Keepers attending the meeting, and will help to cover costs of providing traditional foods.  

Support World Inter-Tribal Summit
Donation
$10
$20
$30

Please consider contributing what you can to help cover costs. Please remember that this event takes place on First Nations territory. Funds raised will help to support Elders and Cultural Knowledge Keepers attending the meeting, and will help to cover costs of providing traditional foods.

World Inter-tribal Summit 2026 

Thank you for your interest in joining us in Saskatchewan this summer for this land-based learning event at Sturgeon Lake First Nation on July 31-August 2, 2026. Please be aware that we have changed the dates at the request of the community to coincide with the annual Sturgeon Lake First Nation Powwow.

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Our international gathering is intended to honour a history of cross-cultural relationships across North and South America, as the Great Spirit wants us to walk together in a message of healing and peace. We aim to bring history, present, and future objectives together in a moment of shared learning. 

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When:  July 31-August 2 (Fri-Sun), 2026  

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Where: Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Saskatchewan. 

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All workshops, meals and activities will take place at Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Please note, the ceremony takes place during the entire night of August 1/2. 

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Accommodations: Group Camping Onsite; Hotels at Prince Albert (40 mins away). 

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*Accommodations are limited – please register using the form below so we can do our best to plan ahead. 

Registration - Now Closed! 
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Please contact erika.dyck@usask.ca if you are still hoping to participate or if you would like to make a donation to the event.

Will you require transportation from Saskatoon to Sturgeon Lake? Buses will leave Saskatoon on July 31 (morning) and return on Aug. 2 (evening).
Yes
No
Where are you planning on staying?
Group Camping Onsite
In motel/hotel in Prince Albert (40-minute drive). Selecting this option means you are responsible for your own transportation to/from the ceremony.
If Group Camping Onsite, would you prefer sleeping in a provided tent or a tipi?
Tipi
Tent
Neither – I will bring my own camping gear (i.e., tent, RV, trailer)

*Required question if you selected Group Camping Onsite

If Group Camping Onsite, are you comfortable sharing a tent/tipi with other participants?
Yes
No

*Required question if you selected Group Camping Onsite

There may be photographers/videographers present for documentation purposes (ceremonies will not be recorded). Do you consent to being recorded?
Yes, I consent
No, I do not consent

Registration Fee: Please consider contributing what you can to help cover costs. Please remember that this event takes place on First Nations territory. We will be renting buses to the cultural grounds, where we will be using port-a-potties, and water transported to the site. Funds raised will help to support Elders and Cultural Knowledge Keepers attending the meeting, and will help to cover costs of providing traditional foods.  

Registration Fee
Donation
$10
$20
$30

Please consider contributing what you can to help cover costs. Please remember that this event takes place on First Nations territory. Funds raised will help to support Elders and Cultural Knowledge Keepers attending the meeting, and will help to cover costs of providing traditional foods.

© 2026 by The Co-Lab.

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