Schedule
Multiculturalism Under the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Virtual Event, Edmonton AB - September 17, 22 and 25, 2020
Virtual Event, Edmonton AB - September 17, 22 and 25, 2020
All Times are in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC -06:00)
To attend the sessions, please visit the registration page.
Day 1
September 17, 2020
10:00 - 10:25
Greetings from Minister Leela Aheer
Hon. Leela Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women
Art Drawing & Talk by Emily Chu
Emily Chu
10:30 - 10:50
Chinese Mid-Autumn Stories by Magpie Puppet Club
Magpie Puppet Club 喜鹊纸偶团
The Jade Rabbit ; The Lady on the Moon ; Wugang and the Osmanthus Tree
Puppeteers 纸偶师
Denzel Beltran
Isaac Friesen 馮艾杰
Wilson Kau 范文杰
Nicholas Ying 应嘉泷
George Zhang 张雨晨
10:50 - 11:00
Songs by Zoe Yee
Zoe Yee
11:00 - 11:20
Mid-Autumn Celebration Traditions by Edmonton Chinese Community
Krystal Liu, Chinese Benevolent Association of Edmonton
Ed Lam, Fukienese Association of Alberta
11:20 - 11:23
Isolation Hopak by Canada's Ukrainian Shumka Dancers
Shumka Dancers
11:23 - 11:30
Songs by Mary Stinchcombe
Mary Stinchcombe
1:00 - 1:20
Jewish Harvest Celebration and Food
Karen Gall - Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation
1:20 - 1:30
Full Moon in the Mid-Autumn by Instructor, Dr. Guangyu Yan and Piano Accompaniment, Howard Yan
演唱“十五的月亮“,老师:严光宇博士,钢琴伴奏:严华海
ICAN Seniors Association and Twin Brooks Community League
1:30 - 2:20
Multiculturalism in the Current Context
Moderator: Cecilia Lai (My Radio 580)
Panelists:
Beryl Scott - Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation
Satya Brata Das - Cambridge Strategies
Svetlana Pavlenko - Jewish Drop In Centre (JDIC) Seniors Centre
Frankline Agbor - Diversity Magazine
Jwamer (Joey) Jalal - Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative
2:20 - 2:30
Handcraft Lantern Making by Artist Isabel Dong
Isabel Dong - ICAN Seniors Association
End of the 1st Day
Day 2
September 22, 2020
10:00 - 10:50
Artists and Performers Staying Creative in COVID-19
Moderator: Shawn Tse (Fallout Media)
Panelists:
Nisha Patel - Edmonton Poet Laureate
Mustafa Rafiq - Multidisciplinary Artist Black Arts Matter
Elsa Robinson - Multimedia Artist and Teacher
Becca Taylor - Artist, Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective
10:50 - 11:05
Reflection on Integrating Culture into Learning and Professional Work
David Ridley, Edmonton Heritage Council
Stephen Williams, Edmonton Arts Council
11:05 - 11:15
Folk Dance, Small City Ballad, Instructor: Lillian Zhang
民族舞“小城谣”,老师:张励励
ICAN Seniors Association & COVID-9teen Volunteer Group
11:15 - 11:30
Harvest Time at Edmonton Downtown Farmers' Market
Edmonton Downtown Farmers' Market Association
The Barn Dance
Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company
2:00 - 2:20
Mooncake Making Demonstration
Elsa Ngan & Meiying Li - ICAN Seniors Association
Ice-skin Mooncake Ingredients:
(for making 5-8 mini moon cakes)
- Milk (1/4 cup)
- Coconut CREAM (1/4 cup) (not coconut milk)*
- Fried glutinous rice flour (50 g)
- icing sugar (25 g)
- red- bean pasts (120 g)
Kitchen utensils needed:
- a kitchen scale*
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 sandwich ziploc bag
- plastic gloves
- mini moon cake mould (to make the moon cake into a desirable size & shape)
Savory Mooncake Ingredients:
Water-oiled dough:
- flour (200 g)
- sugar (30 g)
- oil or lard (60 g)
- water (95 g)
- salt (2 g)
Lard dough:
- flour (180 g)
- oil or lard (100g).
Meat stuffing:
- ground pork (400g)
- spices up to choice
- soy bean source (up to choice)
- cooking wine (1 tbs)
- sesame oil
- salt
2:20 - 2:30
Beautiful Time and Mongolian Dance "Norligerma"
Alberta Chinese Outdoor Adventure Club
2:30 - 2:40
How to Make a Dream Catcher by Kokum Doreen Wabasca
Kokum Doreen Wabasca
My name is Frances Doreen Wabasca. I was born in Grouard Alberta on January 18, 1940.
I have an Iroquois, Ojibwe, Soto, Dene and Cree bloodline, but I only spoke Cree at home. I started Residential school at the age of eight and after a while there, we were allowed to go home on weekends and it was during that time I spoke only Cree at home and paid close attention to the Culture and Tradition of our lifestyle because I was determined not to forget any part of it as many had been experiencing. At that time I also learned the use of traplines for trapping animals for their furs and moose hunting for meat for the family. I learned how to do seaming nets and commercial fishing, building boats and all the skills I will need to pass on later to my people who have lost them. I was taught by my father Peter Wabasca. It was outlawed for us to speak the language and wear our traditional regalia at the school. If we were caught disobeying this rule, we were strapped and punished, witnessing this I was determined to keep my culture and later re-educate those who had lost it. I became a Culture Carrier and in 1970, started teaching my Cree language not only to my people but also to the RCMP, nurses and Social workers so that they could communicate with Indigenous people there. During that time, I attended Keyano College to gain Industrial training and later became the first Indigenous woman to be employed in the Industrial world.
Being a Cultural Carrier I have been teaching elements of our culture, traditions, and Language such as the making of mocassins, beading, dreamcatchers, medicine wheels, moss bags, quilting, bonnets at the same time speaking our language during the session as a way to revitalize what we were losing. I have been teaching in Senior Centers to survivors of the residential schools who wish to regain their culture and tradition, young unwed mothers who wish to learn their heritage and were never taught before and non-indigenous who wish to learn about our culture, tradition, and language.
I am presently teaching in eight schools, daycare centers, and the Girl Guides Cree language, beading and making of dreamcatchers and to the middle school and High school my story as a Survivor.
I am also a Genealogist for the past 26 years and have been researching the history of my native people.
I am a Board member and a National Elder within the National Congress of Aboriginal Peoples in Ottawa.
In recognition of my strength and courage as an Aboriginal woman and for my community work and contribution in the Industrial field, I was given the Esquao Award in 2002.
I believe now is the time that I share the story of my survival and paving the road for other Indigenous women.
2:40 - 2:50
Virtual Tour of Alberta's Multicultural Hotspots
Fort Saskatchewan Multicultural Association and Diversity Magazine

2:50 - 3:00
Zumba Dance, Instructor: Mengzhe Wang 王梦哲
ICAN Seniors Association and Twin Brooks Community League
3:00 - 3:30
Mid-Autumn Tribute to Seniors
Tin Yip and Ed Lam
3:30 - 4:00
Coffee Chat with Multicultural Seniors on Mid-Autumn and Harvest Cultures
Lan Chan-Marples and Friends
End of the 2nd Day
Day 3
September 25, 2020
Multiculturalism Under the Mid-Autumn Moon Virtual Concert
6:30 - 6:35
Welcome by Host Melanie Gall
6:35 - 6:37
Indigenous Blessing by Kokum Doreen Wabasca
Kokum Doreen Wabasca, Elder and Cultural Carrier
6:37 - 6:40
Greetings from Chinese Benevolent Association of Edmonton
Dr. Michael Lee
6:40 - 6:42
National Anthem - O Canada
Singer - Melanie Gall
6:42 - 6:50
Lion Dance by Hung Mon Athletic Club
Edmonton Hung Mon Athletic Club
6:50 - 6:53
Greetings from Government of Canada
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada
The Hon. Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth
6:53 - 7:03
Song: Red River Valley and See the Conquering Hero Comes
Edmonton Chinese Choir
East China Immigrants Society of Edmonton
Greenland Music Society
Melody Cultural Community Centre
New Winds Music & Arts Association
Red Maple Music Association
7:03 - 7:13
Dance: South Asian
South Asian Arts Movement
7:13 - 7:16
Greetings from Government of Alberta
Premier Jason Kenney
The Hon. Leela Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women
7:16 - 7:30
Dance: Red Umbrella and Dumhuang Flying Fairies
Alberta Chinese Dance Association
7:30 - 7:40
Dance: Israeli Folk Dance
Aviv Israeli Folk Dance Association
7:40 - 7:42
Greetings from: City of Edmonton
Mayor Don Iveson
7:42 - 7:52
Dance: Fruitful and My Home is in China
Edmonton Qipao Club
7:52 - 8:02
Dance: Celtic Ceilidh Dance
Celtic Ceilidh Dance Academy
8:02 - 8:02
Greetings from Nathan Ip - Ward H Edmonton Public School Board Trustee
8:02 - 8:22
Chinese Martial Arts: Tai Chi & Kung Fu Demonstration
Clubs:
Canadian Ging Wu Kung Fu Martial Arts Association
Ji Hong Wu Shu & Tai Chi College
Jing Ying Martial Arts
Shang De Tai Chi Praying Mantis Martial Arts
8:22 - 8:32
Drum & Dance: African Drumming and Dance
Sangea Academy
8:32 - 8:42
Dance & Song: Rajasthani Dance and Song "Punsela"
Ensemble Topaz
8:42 - 8:52
Dance: Fijian Warrior Dance
Fijian i-Taukei Cultural Association of Alberta
8:52 - 9:02
Chinese Martial Arts: Demonstration
Shang De Tai Chi Praying Mantis Martial Arts
9:10 - 9:22
Dance: Ukrainian
Volya Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
9:22 - 9:29
Closing Performance Lion Dance
Chinese community lion dance collaboration with Hung Mon, Hong De Jing Ying, Ging Wu, Shang De and Hakka Association
9:29 - 9:30
Closing Remarks
Thank You!