Education program

Approximately 660 students will attend over the 2-days

Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 9:30am to 2:30pm

Friday, September 5, 2023 - 9:30am to 2:30pm

These classes are NOT open to the general public and are only for the assigned school groups each day. There is Youth Programming available and open to the public on Saturday and Sunday.

The youth are the future of Indigenous cultural revitalization. Giving students opportunities to have hands-on experiences with Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Artists about history, traditions, and craft is an important part of reconciliation in Canada. The ATC Cultural Festival is honoured to have enthusiastic partnerships with the region's school boards, principals and teachers, who have all been eager to have their students participate in the Education Programming at the Festival.

Participating Schools

  • Fort McMurray Public School District (FMPSD)

  • Fort McMurray Catholic School District (FMCSD)

  • Elsie Fabian School (EFS) (Fort McKay) 

  • Athabasca Delta Community School (Fort Chipewyan)

  • Northland School Division - Anzac Community School (Anzac)

Rotation of Classes  

  • Duck Plucking with Bebaski (Robert Grandjambe)

  • Tanning Hide with Moosehide Factory Inc. (Brian & Paulette Bird)

  • Bannock on a Stick with Lorraine Albert

  • Medicine Walk with Claire Antione

  • Metis Jigging with Métis Bev (Beverly Lambert)

  • Wisdom teachings with Mosom Cree with Elder Robert Cree

  • Dot art with Stacey Grant

  • Soapstone Carving with Shawn McClure

  • Dene language with Janette Flett Jones

  • Cree language with Julia McDougall

  • Hand Games & Stick Pull with Darrel Laboucan & Shania Desjarlais 

  • Medicine Bag with Kathy Giles

  • Sage Bear, Teachings Around Courage and Bravery, and Sage Medicine with Kaila Aikens

  • Four Sacred Medicine Teachings with Yvette Frieson & Janis Kendall