Keep Tobacco Sacred

2025 Youth Teepee Summit
2025-07-29 - 2025-07-31 | Northeast River Valley Event Centre, 903 153 Ave NE, Edmonton, Alberta, T5Y 6K8, Canada
The Youth Teepee Summit brings together Indigenous youth from across the province to connect, participate in cultural, physical and educational activities, and interact with inspirational Elders and speakers.
The mission of the Youth Teepee Summit is to empower Indigenous youth through connection, culture and guidance from Elders, speakers and facilitators. The Youth Teepee Summit is a gathering of many voices to share knowledge, wisdom and experiences.
This summit is a hopeful and solution-oriented approach to empower our youth by moving forward reconciliation to reconcili-ACTION!

National Gathering of Elders Kanata
2025-09-29 08:00 - 2025-10-02 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515 118 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T5B 0J2, Canada
The Gathering is the need for Elders throughout the Canada to have inter-social and community links that bind them together as a Nation. It allows them to intermingle with like-minded, like-aged individuals and their families, to reveal common grounds that strengthen those links. It will offer the opportunity to interface with youth, which helps to mitigate the generation gap, and allows the younger generations to demonstrate respect, regard, and honor for their Elders.

IT'S TIME Training
2025-10-28 08:30 - 2025-10-29 14:30 | Delta Calgary North, 135 Southland Dr SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2J 5X5, Canada
Register now: October 2025 IT'S TIME Workshop!

Date: October 28 & 29, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (day 1) and 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (day 2)
Venue: Delta Calgary South (135 Southland Dr SE, Calgary)

IT’S TIME is a free 2-day workshop for wellness workers from communities across Treaty 6, Treaty 7, Treaty 8, and the homeland of the Métis peoples. It focuses on culturally based ways to help people quit smoking commercial tobacco products (like cigarettes).
With support from guiding Elder Dr. Andrew Bear Robe, participants at the workshop will:

Explore the differences between sacred tobacco and commercial tobacco
Share ways to help people quit or cut down on commercial tobacco
Learn how wise practices can help people on a quit journey
Discover tools to adapt for local communities

If you’re interested in attending the IT’S TIME Workshop in fall 2025, please email: tvcp@primarycarealberta.ca. Bursaries may be available to help cover the cost of travel, hotel, and food.
