KAIROS

Programs and Services

The KAIROS blanket exercise (KBE) is based on using Indigenous methodologies with the goal of building an understanding of our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization, and resistance. The KBE was created by KAIROS as a social justice initiative jointly with the United Church of Canada.

Length
The KBE is a 90-minute experiential activity that aims to foster an understanding of the shared history and nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. There are also facilitated sharing circles that take place after the exercise, the length is determined by the group itself. Debriefing is very important, and our KBE teams will have an Elder and/or knowledge keeper on site for each sharing circle.

Protocols

Tobacco Offering Protocol (PDF)

KBE Community Principles (PDF)

Responsibilities

Client Responsibilities
Client’s responsibilities are booking the venue, tobacco offerings for Elders, snacks and drinks, and sound equipment.

NCPEI’s Responsibilities
NCPEI’s responsibilities are supplying the KBE team, bringing all teaching materials and supplies, providing the Elder to lead the talking circle, and sound equipment.

Pricing

We operate a sliding scale of fees depending on the circumstances and the size of the event. Final costs to be determined after a review of the request.

Cancellation Policy

Please note that once you have confirmed a KBE workshop it means a time has been reserved in our calendar and facilitators or presenters have been reserved for your workshop.

For all KBE workshops, KAIROS will attempt to accommodate requests to reschedule if they are made more than 14 days prior to the confirmed date, however a service charge of 20% of the quoted fee will be charged.
Please find below additional information specific to each KBE workshop.

vKBE
If you cancel your session less than 14 days before the confirmed date a fee of $500 will be charged. If you cancel your session less than 7 days before the confirmed date a fee of $1,000 will be charged.

Teaching & Sharing Circles
If you cancel your session less than 14 days before the confirmed date a fee of $250 will be charged. If you cancel your session less than 7 days before the confirmed date a fee of $500 will be charged.

In-person KBE
If you cancel your session less than 14 days before the confirmed date you will be charged half the quoted fee.
If you cancel your session less than 7 days before the confirmed date you will be charged the full quoted fee.
Changes due to extreme weather are not subject to fees if rescheduled.

Please note only two bookings are currently accepted per month. If two dates are already marked as booked for the current month, please try the following month instead.

Booking Calendar

Native Council
of Prince Edward Island