Anishinaabe Indigenous Intergenerational Growing Old/Aging (AIIGO) Gathering

Event Details

• Wednesday, January 15, 2025
  8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  City: Peterborough, ON
  345 Aylmer Street North, K9H 3V7
  Building: Peterborough Public Library
  Room: Friends of the Library Room
  Cost: Free. In-person attendance is limited (first come basis). Zoom participation available for additional attendees (first come basis).

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On January 15, 2025, the Anishinaabe Indigenous Intergenerational Growing Old/Aging (AIIGO) Gathering will be held at the Peterborough Public Library. This free, day-long gathering invites participants to engage with Anishinaabe Indigenous perspectives on growing old/aging, featuring discussions that honour intergenerational experiences within Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations. The event is organized for participants to attend the full day, with space available for both in-person and virtual attendance. Breakfast bites and lunch included.

Julie Davis, VP External Relations and Development, Trent University will provide information on the University-Integrated Seniors Village.

Morning Keynote Panel will focus on powerful personal stories and insights from older and younger Michi Saagig Nishinaabeg, including Anne Taylor, Bailley Taylor (Curve Lake First Nation), and Sandra Moore (Hiawatha First Nation), as they discuss growing old intergenerationally.

Graduate Research Presentations by Angela Easby and Heidi Burns.

Afternoon Keynote Speaker Dr. Sean Hillier, a Mi’kmaw scholar from York University and member of the Qualipu First Nation, will deliver an afternoon keynote address, “Indigenous approaches to aging: how we can achieve ‘living the good life’ during our later stages of life.”

Event Highlights:

• 8:30 AM: Arrival, Breakfast Bites by Turtle Crossing (Curve Lake)
• 9:00 AM: Opening, Alice Olsen Williams (Curve Lake)
• 10:00 AM: Presentation by Julie Davis, VP of External Relations and Development, on the Trent University-Integrated Seniors Village
• 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Morning Keynote Panel on Growing Old Intergenerationally with Anne Taylor, Bailley Taylor (Curve Lake First Nation), and Sandra Moore (Hiawatha First Nation)
• 12:00 – 1:30 PM: Lunch by Grandfather’s Kitchen (Curve Lake), featuring research presentations by TCAS Graduate Associates Angela Easby and Heidi Burns
• 1:30 - 2:30 PM: Keynote address by Dr. Sean Hillier
• 2:30 - 3:00 PM: Q&A
• 3:00 PM: Closing, Alice Olsen Williams (Curve Lake)
• Connections, Farewells, Kawaabmin pii

This unique event offers an opportunity to explore the diverse and deeply personal ways in which Indigenous communities envision growing old/aging and the wisdom of intergenerational connections.

Miigwetch/Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you there!

RSVP: Attendance is on a first-come basis. Cost is Free. Registration for both in-person and Zoom participation is required. For more information on speakers and reserve your spot, register at this LINK.

Contact Info

aging@trentu.ca

nadinechangfoot@trentu.ca