November 16
Day 1

Visit the Vendor Hall
Open 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

9:00 - 9:15 AM | Welcome

Dakota Ballroom

 Welcome

Director Fred Osborn & Emcee Brian Brown

9:15 - 10:45 AM | Keynote

Dakota Ballroom

 What are You Going to Do About It?

Melvin E. Monette-Barajas

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11:00 - 11:50 AM | Breakout Sessions

PRAIRIE A

DISC: Why a Cohesive Staff Matters 

BHSSC Community and Family Services Division
Dr. Peg Diekhoff & Keith Ferguson

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PRAIRIE B

  Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education and STEM Alliance

BHSU CIRCLES Alliance
Stephanie Higdon
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PRAIRIE C

 Education Creates Reconciliation

Lynn Hart

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12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch

Dakota Ballroom

1:00 - 1:50 PM | Keynote

Dakota Ballroom

American Indian History and Research from an Author's View

Donovin Sprague

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2:00 - 2:50 PM | Breakout Sessions

PRAIRIE A

Woiwahoye Gluotkunzapi 

Maȟpiya Lúta Owáyawa | Red Cloud School
Elyssa (Sierra) Concha, Randilynn Boucher-Giago, & Amanda Carlow

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PRAIRIE B

  Family Engagement Panel: Sharing the Impact of Authentic Family Engagement

BHSSC  Community and Family Services Division
Tyresha Greyhorse & Julie King

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PRAIRIE C

 Empowering Indigenous Students and Families Through Multi-Generational Professional Mentoring Support

Friends of the Children - He Sapa
(Wakaneja Ta Wolakota)
Dr. Valeriah Big Eagle

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3:00 - 4:15 PM | Breakout Sessions

PRAIRIE A

ARTS: More Important than Academics in the Classroom

Oceti Sakowin Education Consortium (OSEC)

Christopher G. Bordeaux

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PRAIRIE B

 Cultural Considerations When Dealing with Prevention and Trauma

South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault (SDNAFVSA)

Brandi Storgaard & Tanya Grassel-Krietlow

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PRAIRIE C

The Liber Institute: Story-Centered Consultancy Protocol

The Liber Institute

Tara Seibel & RoseMary Clairmont

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4:25 - 5:15 PM | Breakout Sessions

PRAIRIE A

NIEA: Whole Child Initiative

National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
Terance Fields

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PRAIRIE B

Helpline Center and Hope Squads

Helpline Center Erica Allen & Elizabeth White

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PRAIRIE C

Family Engagement Leadership Teams

BHSSC Community and Family Services Division

Dr. Peg Diekhoff and Julie King

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5:25 - 5:40 PM | Closing

Dakota Ballroom

Closing

Emcee Brian Brown