Agenda

40th Annual Symposium on the American Indian
The Journey of Sovereign Nations: Self-determination and Human Rights

April 9-14, 2012

 

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American Indian Symposium Film Series
NSU Powwow
Monday, April 9
Tuesday, April 10
Wednesday, April 11
Thursday, April 12
Friday, April 13
Saturday, April 14

 


American Indian Symposium Film Series



Monday, April 9
Title: Wounded Knee
A PBS documentary about the emergence of the AIM Movement and the occupation at Wounded Knee.
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: Webb Aud

Tuesday, April 10
Title: Sterlin Harjo Speaks
Presenter: Sterlin Harjo
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: Webb Aud

Wednesday, April 11
Title: The Exiles
Presenter: Kelly Anquoe
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: Webb Aud

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Monday, April 9

 

Monday, April 9
Title: Wounded Knee
A PBS documentary about the emergence of the AIM Movement and the occupation at Wounded Knee.
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: Webb Aud

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Tuesday, April 10

 

The American Indian Grand Families Research
Project: Engaging Students in Experiential Learning
Presenter: Dr. Suzanne Cross (Saginaw/Chippewa)
Time: 9:30 - 10:45 am
Location: Morgan Rm, 3rd Floor

Cultural Event
Indian Marbles
Time: 1-3:00 pm
Location: Beta Field

Filmmaker Workshop
Presenter: Sterlin Harjo
Time: 3-5 pm
Location: Webb Aud

Tuesday, April 10
Title: Sterlin Harjo Speaks
Presenter: Sterlin Harjo
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: Webb Aud

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Wednesday, April 11


Wednesday Morning Opening Ceremony
Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Location: Rozell Ballroom B
Host: Native American Student Association

Keynote address: Walter Echo-Hawk
Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Human Rights)

Lunch On Your Own

Wednesday Afternoon General Assembly
Time: 1-2 pm
Location: Rozell Ballroom B

Keynote address: Quinton Roman Nose
Contemporary Issues in Indian Education (Self-determination)

Book Discussion
Presenter: Walter Echo-Hawk
In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided (Sovereignty & legal rights)
Time: 2:30-3:30 pm
Location: UC Redbud Room

Cultural Events
Traditional Stickball
Time: 2-4:30 pm
Location: Beta Field

Special Service
Hearing Tests: Walk-in Screening
Dr. Karen Patterson, NSU Speech & Hearing Clinic
Time: 2-5 pm
Location: UC Morgan Room

Miss NASA Reception
Time: 4:30-5:15p
Location: UC Balcony, 2nd Floor

American Indian Symposium Film Series
Presenter: Kelly Anquoe, MC
Title: The Exiles
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: Webb Aud

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Thursday, April 12


Thursday Morning General Assembly
Time: 10:00-11:30 am
Location: UC Rozell BR
Host: Indian University Scholars Society

Keynote address: Marcella Giles
Cobell Payments, Probates and Family Consolidation of Allotments
(Indian trust land & Indigenous rights)

Lunch On Your Own

Thursday Afternoon Sessions

SESSION 1a
Presenter: Joseph Erb & Roy Boney
The Challenges of Using Technology in Language Revitalization
(Self-determination )
Time: 1-1:50 pm
Location: UC 223

SESSION 1b
Library Resource Workshop
Presenter: Susan Woitte & Steve Beleu
From DC to Tahlequah: Bringing Native American Art to a Computer Near You
Time: 1:00-1:50p
Location: UC 224

SESSION 2a
Cherokee Language Student Stage Play
Presenter: Wyman Kirk & Students
Time: 2-2:50 pm
Location: Redbud Rm

SESSION 2b
Presenter: Dr. Virginia Whitekiller
Family Group Conferencing: An Approach to Compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act
(Human Rights)
Time: 2-2:50 pm
Location: UC 224

SESSION 2a
Cherokee Language Forum (in Cherokee)
Presenter: Harry Oosahwee & Panel
(Self-determination in language)
Time: 3-4:30p
Location: Rozell Ballroom B

Special Service
Hearing Tests: Walk-in Screening
Presenter: Dr. Karen Patterson, NSU Speech & Hearing Clinic
Time: 2-5 pm
Location: Morgan Room

Indigenous Languages Documentation & Revitalization Seminar Opening Session
Presenter: Dr. Colleen Fitzgerald & Team
(Creating Sound Memories)
Time: 6-8
Location: Morgan Rm

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Friday, April 13

 

Indigenous Languages Documentation & Revitalization Seminar
Presenter: Dr. Colleen Fitzgerald & Team (8)
(The Grammar of Sound)
Time: 8 am - 5 pm
Location: UC Morgan Rm

Friday Morning General Assembly
Time: 10:00-11:30
Location: Rozell BR
Host: American Indian Science & Engineering Society

Indigenous Science & Cultural Technology
Native Artist Community live demonstrations of art traditions involving science
Time:
Location: UC Ballroom

Hands-on Science:
Student research projects

Luncheon with Guest Speaker
Presenter: Jim Ruel
Indiginerd – A Presention on Indigenous Nerds
Hosted by AISES
Time: 11:30a – 1:00 pm
Tickets are required for luncheon. Please contact the Center for Tribal Studies for more information at 918.444.4350 or tribalstudies@nsuok.edu

Friday Afternoon Sessions

SESSION 1a
Student Workshop
Presenter: Jim Ruel
Time: 1:30 – 2:20 pm
Location: Rozell BR B

SESSION 1b
Cherokee Language Student Presentations
Presenter: Wyman Kirk & Students
Time: 1:30 – 2:20 pm
Location: UC Redbud Rm

Friday General Assembly Closing Session
Presenter: LeAnne Howe
Comes Now Ballgame’s Tribalography: Indigenous Knowledge at the Roots of American Baseball
Time: 2:30-3:20 pm
Location: Rozell BR B

Friday Outdoor Closing Ceremony
Tree Planting Ceremony
Presenter: Dr. Craig Clifford & the Tree Campus Advisory Committee
Sustaining our Native Trees: A second Ancestral Walnut, a
Cottonwood (Siouxland), a Black Gum, & a Sassafras
Time: 3:30 pm
Locations: TBA

NSU Powwow
Time: 6-10
Location: UC Rozell BR

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Saturday, April 14

 

Oklahoma Workshop on Native American Languages (OWNAL)
Presenter: Dr. Brad Montgomery-Anderson
Time: 8-5p
Location: UC Morgan Rm


NSU Powwow
Gourd Dancing
Time: 2 - 5 pm
Location: UC Rozell Ballrm

Powwow Dinner

NSU Powwow
Time: 7 pm - 12 am
Location: UC Rozell BR

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NSU Powwow


Friday, April 13
NSU Powwow
Time:
6 pm Gourd Dancing
8 pm Grand Entry
Location: UC Rozell BR

Saturday, April 14
NSU Powwow
Gourd Dancing
Time: 2 - 5 pm
Location: UC Rozell Ballrm

Powwow Dinner

NSU Powwow
Time: 7 pm - 12 am
Location: UC Rozell BR

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