EPWIKEK is Mi’kmaw for Calm Waters, and in Nujio’qonik, Ktaqmkuk (Bay St. George, Newfoundland) this is a name for the community known as Flat Bay. It is also a reference to the waters between the peninsula of Sandy Point and the land along the southern shores of Bay St. George. This location for Shore2Shore covers a region that includes Muddy Hole in the east, Flat Bay East, Flat Bay West, St. Teresa and Journois.
Below is a schedule of events for the Flat Bay portion of Shore2Shore. Please note, however, that events and their times are subject to change. (All Events are in the Flat Bay People’s Complex unless otherwise noted)
3:00PM-4:00PM Piskwa’/Come in
Guests arrive in the community and logistics.
5:00PM-7:00PM Kickoff Event
Matt Perrier – Leaving a Mark Interactive Art (Bear Hide) Project w/Our Common Threads introduction by Sara Langer
9:00AM Snacks/Refreshments
10:00AM Welcome and Opening
Chief Joanne Miles, Elder Calvin White (Elder in Residence)
10:30AM Brunch, hosted by the Flat Bay St. Teresa’s Native Women
12:30PM-3:00PM Community/Band National Indigenous People’s Day Events (Location: Calm Waters Park)
The community invites you to participate in a variety of fun games and activities throughout the afternoon. Activities will include archery, bean toss, and other family-friendly games designed for participants of all ages.
These activities are open to everyone and provide an opportunity for everyone to come together, enjoy the outdoors, and celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day in a fun and welcoming environment.
Prizes will be awarded throughout the afternoon.
12:30PM Elder Calvin White Presentation: First Nations Governance, expressions of Pre-Colonial Government in Ewipkek (Location: Calm Waters Park)
2:30PM Water Ceremony, hosted by Arlene Blanchard-White and co-hosted by Erica Samms-Hurley (Location: Calm Waters Park)
4:00PM-5:30PM Centering Msit No’kmaq
Erica Samms-Hurley, Arlene Blanchard-White, Evan Andrews
6:00PM Moose Fire Festival
Chef D’Arcy Butler
Building on the work done by Ivan White Sr. and Dr. Raymond Thomas on the health benefits of Moose. Moose Fire is a festival where a Chef will assist in recipe building using fire (bbq, propane grill, open) to cook various cuts of Moose meat.
8:00AM Breakfast
9:30AM Flash Prose – fast, impromptu, and short format writing on the topic of your experience in the community. Hosted by Erica Samms-Hurley and Ivan J White
10:30AM Relational Storytelling – Moderated by Ivan J White
1:00PM Dale Jarvis (HeritageNL)
2:00PM Paul Pike (NL Health Services)
3:00–5:30PM Turtle Island Panel – Moderated by Peter Smith
Ellie Joseph (Mohawk, Six Nations)
Albert Marshall (Eskasoni Mi’kmaq First Nation)
Patrick Michell (T’eqt’’aqtn’mux, Kanaka Bar Band)
6:00PM Supper
7:00PM “Leaving a Mark” Reveal & Closing
Nmu’ltes/See you later
(TBD; transportation dependent)
In Mi’kmaq, we have no word for goodbye. So, during the final morning, we will say to our visitors, Nmu’ltes (nim-ul-tess), See you later.
Stay tuned to this page as we finalize our events, and in the meantime, check out what will be happening in Corner Brook and Norris Point during S2S 2026!