# Change-makers Gathering Festival Event Presentation - Charla Huber, Indigenous Communications Ltd

Meeting: Regular Council — March 20, 2023

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## AI-processed summary

Presentation on the Change-Makers Gathering Festival that celebrates Indigenous knowledge, describes activities, past event highlights and plans for future festivals.

## Extracted text

### Change-makers Gathering Festival

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## Change-makers Gathering Festival

A celebration of Indigenous knowledge

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### Respectfully acknowledging we are

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## Respectfully acknowledging we are

gathered on the Traditional Territories
of Coast Salish People.

[Image 4: Acknowledgement / territorial recognition image]

### Change-Makers Gathering Festival 2022

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## Change-Makers Gathering Festival 2022

June 4, 2022

Honour Indigenous knowledge in a fun, interactive and welcoming way for everyone.

[Image 5: Festival branding/image]

### Change-Makers Gathering Festival 2022

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## Change-Makers Gathering Festival 2022

June 4, 2022

Bannock tacos were served to all guests in attendance for no charge.
Daphne Underwood from T’Sou-ke First Nation taught Langford food and
beverage team how to make bannock. FortisBC has sponsored the lunch.

[Image 6: Photo of bannock tacos being served]
[Image 7: Photo of Daphne Underwood teaching bannock preparation]

### Change-Makers Gathering Festival 2022

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## Change-Makers Gathering Festival 2022

June 4, 2022

[Image 8: Event photo]
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### Change-Makers Gathering Festival

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## Change-Makers Gathering Festival

Community Event Planned through an Indigenous Lens

### Based on the Elder’s Teachings:
“Small children grow into big
families.”

“If you feel it in your heart, you
should do it.”

“Set the Table  and the lesson will
come.”

- Belonging
- Humility
- Collective Community, Inclusion and Respect
- Removing Hierarchy
- Traditional Teachings
- Relationships
- Reciprocity
- Acknowledging Historical Impacts

[Image 11: Community gathering photo]
[Image 12: Elder/teaching photo]

[Image 13: Event photo]
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### What sets Change-Makers apart?

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## What sets Change-Makers apart?

- Designed to honour and celebrate Indigenous people and culture
- Provide an opportunity for community members of all backgrounds to come together in a comfortable setting
- Honour the launch of June, Indigenous History Month.

[Image 17: Festival activities photo]
[Image 18: Audience/community photo]

### What sets Change-Makers apart?

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## What sets Change-Makers apart?

[Image 19: Promotional graphic]
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### Thank You

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## Thank You

Hych’ka

Charla Huber,MA, CIHCM  
Email: charlahuber@outlook.com  
Twitter - @charlahuber  
linkedin.com/in/charlahuber

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[Image 24: Event closing photo]
[Image 25: Speaker photo]
[Image 26: Audience photo]
[Image 27: Thank you graphic]
