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Schedule

Page address: http://www.mnsu.edu/cultdiv/departments/americanindian/conference/pastconferences/2006/schedule.html

Thursday, November 30th - Pre-Conference

12:00-3:00 p.m.
Registration
CSU 123
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Registration
CSU 123
1:00 p.m.
Documentary Films and Discussions
“In a White Man’s Image” Facilitator: Elden Lawrence
CSU 253/4/5
“Bones of Contention” Facilitator: Wayne Allen
CSU 284 ABC
3:00 p.m.
Documentary and Discussion
“In Whose Honor? American Indian Mascots”
CSU 253/4/5
Facilitator: Genevieve Tenoso, University of Illinois Student
 
Hanta Po – An Historical Photographic Essay on the American Indian Movement 1968-2006
CSU 201
Colin Wesaw – “Native American Storytelling & Eagle Leadership”
CSU 204
5:00 p.m.
Break for Dinner on your own, Hotel Check In, Relax
7:30 p.m.
Kevin Locke Performance
Ostrander Auditorium
9:30-11:00 p.m.
Social Gathering @ Game room – bowling, pool, games, etc
Lower level of CSU

 

 

 

 

 

 Friday, December 1st

8:00 am-12:00 p.m.
Registration
CSU 123
7:30-10:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Coffee, Tea, Bagels, Rolls, Muffins etc
Ostrander Auditorium
8:30-9:45 a.m.
Opening Prayer and Welcome
Ostrander Auditorium
Dave Larsen
 
Welcome: Dr. Michael Fagin, Dean of Institutional Diversity
 
Levi Brown, President of American Indian Student Association at MSU
 
9:30 -10:00 a.m.
Youth Day Welcome – Admissions and Financial Aid Information
CSU 201
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Breakout Presentations
Kevin Locke
CSU 253/4/5
Colin Wesaw - Native American Storytelling & Eagle Leadership
CSU 284ABC
Dave Larsen “History of American Racism and how it effects us as people”
CSU 201
11:15-12:15 p.m.
Campus Tour for Youth and anyone interested
Meet at CSU 269
11:15-12:15 a.m.
Breakout Presentations
Brenda Child “American Indian Families and Government Boarding Schools”
CSU 253/4/5
Larry Aiken - “In Spirit of Traditional Codes of Conduct: Anishinabe Culture as a Way of Life”
CSU 284ABC
Larry Yazzie – “Fancy Dance Workshop”
Ostrander Auditorium
12:30 p.m.
Lunch
CSU Ballroom
Welcome: Richard Davenport, President of Minnesota State University, Mankato
 
Speaker: Kevin Locke
 
Meal tickets: $10.00 for non-registered conference participant
 
Menu: Indian Tacos and Wild Rice Soup
 
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Keynote Address
Ostrander Auditorium
 
Winona LaDuke - “Land Based Economics for the Next Millennium- Indigenous Peoples, Food and Energy Sovereignty
 
3:15-4:15 p.m.
Breakout Presentations
Bronco LeBeau “Lakota Language and Culture – How They Cannot be Separated
CSU 253/4/5
Jerry Hill – “Indigenous Language Institute”
Ostrander Auditorium
Jody Gray – “Outreach to American Indian Students at an Urban Academic Institution”
CSU 201
Lisa Ripken –Empowerment & Leading for Women”
CSU 284ABC
Breakout Presentations
Frank Sage -American Indian Mascots: University of North Dakota “Fighting Sioux”
CSU 201
Darlene St. Clair (Dakota) and Jim Knutson-Kolodzne (Ottawa) – St. Cloud State University- American Indian Education: A Dialog, using a traditional talking circle, on Culture and Curriculum
CSU 284ABC
Ho-Chunk Language and Culture
CSU 204
6:00 p.m.
Dinner
CSU Ballroom
Speaker: Vernon Bellecourt, American Indian Movement
 
Meal tickets: $10.00 for non-registered conference participants
 
Menu: Beef/Buffalo, Frybread, Corn Soup, Wojapi, Wild Rice