A grounded schedule to help you plan your time at the IPAC Annual Mentorship Gathering. Select any item to expand for more details, including room locations.
Refreshments and appetizers available.
Leaving from the Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre.
Travel time is approximate.
Route: Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre → Lakehead University (955 Oliver Rd)
Registration will be in the Agora.
Breakfast will be served in the Residence Dining Hall.
Opening in a good way, with welcomes and remarks.
The day opens with words from an Elder, offering gratitude to the land and guidance to help us begin our time together in a good way.
Leadership, community empowerment, and the role Indigenous physicians play in shaping healthcare.
Dr. Rebekah Neckoway, a First Nations woman from Thunder Bay with roots in Eabametoong First Nation and Fox Lake Cree Nation, will provide valuable insights into leadership, community empowerment, and the essential role Indigenous physicians play in shaping healthcare.
Room: RB1042 (Ryan Building – First Floor)
Refresh, visit, and transition.
Location: Lakehead University
AGM for IPAC Physician, Resident, and Medical Student members only, with NIHSC meeting running concurrently.
All IPAC Physician, Resident and Medical Student members are welcome to attend the AGM. For Associates and non-members, please refer to this guide to things to do in Thunder Bay during this time.
St. John Ambulance
Lunch will be served in the Residence Dining Hall.
Location: Residence Dining Hall (University Centre – Second Floor)
Attend the breakout session you selected during registration.
Transition to the next session.
Location: Lakehead University
Traditional Medicine in modern healthcare.
Join Dr. Karenna’onwe (Gaw-law-naw-oo-way) Hill, a Mohawk physician from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, and Dr. Don Wilson, a member of the Heiltsuk Nation, for a powerful breakout session on the integration of Traditional Medicine in modern healthcare. Dr. Hill and Dr. Wilson will share their insights on how Indigenous healing practices, rooted in cultural traditions and the natural world, complement and enhance contemporary medical approaches. This session will explore the importance of blending Western medicine with Indigenous knowledge to foster holistic healing, respect for the land, and a deeper understanding of health and wellness.
Room: RB1042 (Ryan Building – First Floor)
Return to Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre.
Travel time is approximate.
Route: Lakehead University → Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre
Evening program at Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre.
Location: Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre – Ballroom
Leaving from the Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre.
Travel time is approximate.
Route: Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre → Anemki Wajiw
Morning meal.
Location: Anemki Wajiw
Opening in a good way.
Location: Anemki Wajiw
The day opens with words from an Elder, offering gratitude to the land and guidance to help us begin our time together in a good way.
Location: Anemki Wajiw
Location: Anemki Wajiw
Location: Anemki Wajiw
Medicine walks, artisans, and time to reconnect on the land.
Location: Anemki Wajiw
Helen Pelletier, an Anishinaabe knowledge holder from Fort William First Nation, will facilitate medicine walks that explore the cultural, medicinal, and relational gifts of maple and birch on the land at Anemki Wajiw.
Please note that the medicine walk trail is not fully accessible and includes uneven terrain, along with walking up and down hills. Participants are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable athletic shoes with good traction.
Guests can also visit our Indigenous artisans area to browse and shop beautiful, locally made creations, or spend this time walking, visiting, and reconnecting with one another, the territory, and the teachings carried by this place.
A powerful sharing of song.
Location: Anemki Wajiw
Charging Thunder Singerz, a youth drum group from northern Ontario, will lift their voices and drums in a powerful sharing of song, honouring the heartbeat of the land, the strength of our youth, and the living traditions passed through generations.
Location: Anemki Wajiw
Return to Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre.
Travel time is approximate.
Route: Anemki Wajiw → Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre
Location
Norteños Taqueria
698 Arthur St W, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5R8
Leaving from the Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre.
Travel time is approximate.
Route: Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre → Lakehead University
Breakfast will be served in the Residence Dining Hall.
Location: Residence Dining Hall (University Centre – Second Floor)
All IPAC Physician, Resident and Medical Student members are welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting. For Associate and non-members, please refer to this guide to things to do in Thunder Bay during this time.
Location: Lakehead University
All IPAC Physician, Resident and Medical Student members are welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting. For Associate and non-members, please refer to this guide to things to do in Thunder Bay during this time.
Closing in a good way.
The day closes with words from an Elder as we gather to offer gratitude for the time spent together, honour the connections made and reflect on the teachings shared.
Room: UC1017 (University Centre – First Floor)
Room: Residence Dining Hall (University Centre – Second Floor)
