blanket exercise – April 17, 2025

Monday, April 17, 2025 | Summerside, PE

What is the KAIROS Blanket Exercise?

Developed in collaboration with Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers and educators, the KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) is an interactive and experiential teaching tool that explores the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the land we now know as Canada.

During this 2 to 3-hour workshop, participants step on blankets representing the land and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. They are guided by trained facilitators, including Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers, who work from a script that covers pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization, resistance and much more. Participants read scrolls and respond to cues in the script. The KBE concludes with a debriefing, conducted as a talking circle, during which participants discuss the learning experience, process their feelings, ask questions, share insights, and deepen their understanding.

By engaging participants on both emotional and intellectual levels, the KBE both educates and creates empathy and understanding.

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Blanket Exercise - Summerside (April 17, 2025)

Join the Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI on from 9am-12pm on April 17, 2025 for the opportunity to participate in a Blanket Exercise. Lunch will be provided and location details will be shared soon. The Blanket Excercise is an experiential teaching tool that explores the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the land we now know as Canada.

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