Schedule of events for Mi’kmaq Treaty Day in Halifax October 1, 2015
8:30 a.m. – Flag raising ceremony at Government House, 1451 Barrington Street
9:30 a.m. – Treaty Day Church Service at St. Mary’s Basilica, 5221 Spring Garden Road
10:45 a.m. – Veterans Parade of Honour from St. Mary’s Basilica to Grand Parade Square via Barrington Street
11:15 a.m. – Flag raising ceremony at Grand Parade Square
- Welcome – Mayor Mike Savage, HRM
- Veterans Address – Donald Julien, Executive Director, Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
11:45 a.m. – 2015 Treaty Day Awards Ceremony at the World Trade and Convention Centre, 1800 Argyle Street
- Treaty Education Memorandum of Understanding signing
- Mi’kmaq Gathering Feast
- Opening and welcome remarks
- Presentation and awards
- Grand Chief Donald Marshall Memorial Elder Award
- Chief Noel Doucette Memorial Youth Award
- Introduction of Mi’kmaq History Month Poster
- Grand Chief Donald Marshall Scholarship Fund Award
- Sister Dorothy Moore Mi’kmaq Education Scholarships
For more information, please contact:
Deborah Ginnish
Mi’kmaq Association of Cultural Studies
Phone: (902) 565-8176
Email: deborah@mikmaq-assoc.ca