Itinerary
Monday, November 13
(ALL TIMES EASTERN)
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Braiding Knowledge: How Indigenous Ways of Knowing Are Being Folded into Western Resource Management
Lara Jacobs
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, STEM Ed PaCER Program, Michigan State University; Citizen of the Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma
James Rattling Leaf Sr.
Tribal Engagement Specialist, North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center; member, South Dakota's Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Todd Mitchell
Director, Department of Environmental Protection, Swinomish Tribe; enrolled citizen, Swinomish Tribe
1 - 2:30 p.m. - A Seat at the Table: Federal Funding Helps Tribes Build Capacity and Engage in Decision-making Over Shared Resources
Vallen Cook
Trustlands and Natural Resources Administrator, Grand Portage Band of Chippewa; Anishinabe and Lakota
Marne Kaeske
Cultural Preservation Specialist, 1854 Treaty Authority
2:30 - 4 p.m. - Break
4 - 5:30 p.m - Back on The Land: Tribes Work to Reclaim Traditional Territories and Bring Cultural Practices Back to Western Landscapes
Ashley Russell
Asst. director, Department of Natural Resources & Culture,Confederated Tribes of Coos-Lower Umpqua-Siuslaw Indians; Graduate Student, Traditional Ecological Knowledge Lab, Oregon State University; member, CTCLUSI
Latrice Tatsey
Cultural Ecologist and Intern Supervisor, Pikani Lodge Health Institute of Blackfeet Nation; member, Amskapiipkini Nation
Melissa Nelson
Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University; member, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
5:30 - Workshop adjourns for the day
Tuesday, November 14
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Made to Burn: Reconnecting Ecosystems and Communities to the Critical Benefits of Cultural Fire
Melinda Adams
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science/Indigenous Studies Program, The University of Kansas; member, San Carlos Apache Tribe
Ron Reed
Cultural Ecologist, Karuk Tribe; Co-Founder, Karuk UC Berkeley Collaborative; member, Karuk Tribe
Monique Wynecoop
Fire Ecologist/Tribal Liaison, U.S. Forest Service Region 6 & Northern Rockies Fire Science Network; Pit River/Maidu Tribes
1 - 2:30 p.m. - Turning the Tide: Three California Tribes Reestablish Sovereignty with Nation's First Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area
Shaunna McCovey
Director of Governmental Affairs, Resighini Racheria Tribe; member of Yurok Tribe
Megan Rocha
Executive Director, Resighini Rancheria Tribe
Speakers from the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, and Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria
2:30 - 4 p.m. - Break
4 - 5 p.m. - Wrap Session
5 p.m. - Workshop Adjourns