Culturally Responsive Indigenous Sustaining Practices

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Location: Green River College, 12401 S.E. 320th St., Auburn, WA 98092-3622

Exciting MBLC opportunity!! On August 6, the day before the summer institute, a full-day workshop will be offered on the campus of Green River College on Culturally Responsive Indigenous Sustaining Practices.

This will be a place-based experience led by Native and Indigenous practitioners who bring forward indigenous ways of knowing and being (epistemologies).  It will be an immersion experience for educators to begin looking at how to work alongside communities from diverse knowledge backgrounds and incorporate that within their learning environments . Participants will begin to understand how to incorporate, as a learner and a teacher, traditional ecological knowledge practices that address environmental, social, racial, food, health, and wellness issues in our education systems today. You can expect to be moving around outdoors, having hands-on experiences, and engaging your senses. Please wear comfortable clothing and outdoor shoes.  You can also expect to leave with an action step, understanding that this is a practice.

The workshop is coordinated and offered by Winds and Waters LLC.

Participants will be able to select from breakout workshops delivered by a diverse array of presenters, including:

1. Sui-Lan Ho’okano Founder and director Winds & Waters LLC. Community Cultural Practitioner/Educator

2. Willard Bill Junior, Office of Native Education

3. Cinnamon Bear,, Educator and Forestry Guide

4. Leslie LaFountaine, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Cultural Food Practitioner, 

5. Rachel Heaton Founder of Earth Gym

6. Wayne Buchanan, Muckleshoot Historian

7. Britney Kamai, Astrophysicist, educator cultural practitioner

This event will be accessible for people with mobility challenges.  It will also be a family and child-friendly space - if you would like to attend but cannot find childcare, your children are welcome (you will just need to care for them as you navigate the day). 

The cost of the workshop is $350.00; If you register before June 30, you will receive the early bird price of $300.00. MBLC schools that register before June 30 to receive the discount may use funds from their '23-’24 grant funds.

✅   Click here  to register for the workshop

✅  Click here  to pay the event fee. (registration is not confirmed until payment is made)