Agenda
Weaving Our Stories Conference
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Pre-Conference Activities
7:00 am | BREAKFAST
Dining Icon BREAKFAST PROVIDED
Registration check-in
Location Dot Icon Bradford Lee Technology Building (BLT), Lower Level Commons Area (South Entrance)
7:30 am | TOUR
Hiking Icon MONUMENT VALLEY CULTURAL TOUR
(Invitation only)
7:30 - 9:00 am
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
12:30 - 1:30 pm
1:30 - 3:00 pm
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Load the bus and travel to Monument Valley
Tour
Lunch - Provided for tour attendees
Return to Blanding
Refresh/Rest
Location Dot Icon Meeting Location TBD
9:00 am | ACTIVITIES
Stacked Cubes Icon COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES
(For those not on the cultural tour)
9:00 - 10:00 am
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Trail Walk/Hike (Zackary Gregory)
Edge of the Cedars State Park Guided Tour
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12:00 pm | LUNCH
Dining Icon LUNCH - ON YOUR OWN
(For those not on the cultural tour)
4:45 pm | DISCUSSION
Panel Group Icon PANEL DISCUSSION
Native American Pedagogy & Mental Health
6:30 pm | DINNER
Dining Icon DINNER PROVIDED
Performance by Sharmita Benally - "Weaving Our Future"
Location Dot Icon Blanding Arts & Event Center (BAEC) Auditorium
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8:00 am | BREAKFAST
Dining Icon BREAKFAST PROVIDED
Registration check-in
Location Icon Bradford Lee Technology Building (BLT) Lower Level, Commons Area (South Entrance)
Optional activities
Weaving Our Future Art Exhibit
Digital History Project Exhibit
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Health, Science, Library Building (HSL)
8:45 am | WELCOME
Feather Icon TRADITIONAL BLESSING
Robert Charley
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Donna Blake - Interim Associate Vice President, USU Blanding
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Blanding Arts & Events Center (BAEC) Auditorium
8:45 am | KEYNOTE
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Dr. Heather Shotten - President, Fort Lewis College
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Blanding Arts & Events Center (BAEC) Auditorium
10:30 am | SESSION 1
WORKSHOP
Rooted Resilience: Building Community and Wellness in Turbulent Times
Eugenie Admah Tassah
Unite Oregon
Location Dot Icon BLT 112
TALKING CIRCLE SESSION
There is a Solution: The Wellbreity Framework and Personal Coaching
Joydino Bayle
USU Montezma Creek
Location Dot Icon BAEC Classroom
WORKSHOP
Integrating Student and Educator Knowledge to Support Students in Achieving Their Goals
Mykel Beorchia and Tylan Dee
USU Logan
Location Dot Icon BAEC Auditorium
11:30 am | SESSION 2
BREAKOUT SESSION
Dare to Know: USU Honors Can Support Your Leadership Journey
Dr. Kris Miller
USU Logan
Danielle Ross and Sandra Benalie
(USU Blanding)
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TALKING CIRCLE
Community Through Conflict: Making Space in Turbulent Times
Clair Canfield
USU Logan
Adalyn Bennett, Rachel Carey, Dax Hansen
(Students)
Location Dot Icon BAEC Auditorium
WORKSHOP
Hózhǫ Shelter
James Bilagody
Tuba City, AZ
Location Dot Icon BLT 118
12:15 pm | LUNCH
Dining Icon LUNCH PROVIDED
Performance by Montezuma Creek Elementary
Location Dot Icon Blanding Arts & Events Center (BAEC) Auditorium
2:00 pm | SESSION 3
WEAVING OUR STORIES:
Community Bridge-Building Instead of Breaking
Matthew Schaeffer and Paul DeBell (Fort Lewis College)
Location Dot Icon Blanding Arts & Events Center (BAEC) Auditorium
3:00 pm | SESSION 4
WORKSHOP
Building Bridges through STEM in Higher Education during Turbulent Times
Lavern Denison, Jim Dandy, and Student Panel
(USU Blanding)
Location Dot Icon TBD
WORKSHOP
Story-Based Course Design: Building Community Through Shared Adventures
Josi Russell
USU Blanding
Location Dot Icon BAEC Classroom
WORKSHOP
Native American Curriculum Initiative: Using the Arts to Build Culturally Sustaining Environments
Brenda Beyal and Emily Soderbuoug
Location Dot Icon BAEC Auditorium
4:00 pm | REFLECTION
Arrows Reflecting Icon REFLECTION, NETWORKING & INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS
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Blanding Arts & Events Center (BAEC) Classroom
Optional activities
Weaving Our Future Art Exhibit
Digital History Project Exhibit
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Health, Science, Library Building (HSL)
4:45 pm | DINNER
Dining Icon DINNER PROVIDED
Performance by White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers
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TBD
USU STUDENTS: Post Dinner Activity
Storytelling Session - Elder Darren Parry (Former Chairman, Shoshone Nation)
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Blanding Campus Hogan
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8:00 am | BREAKFAST
Dining Icon BREAKFAST PROVIDED
Registration check-in
Location Icon Bradford Lee Technology Building (BLT) Lower Level, Commons Area (South Entrance)
Optional activities
Weaving Our Future Art Exhibit
Digital History Project / Poster Session
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Health, Science, Library Building (HSL)
9:00 am | KEYNOTE
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Stories that Hold Us Together: Indigenous Wisdom for Turbulent Times
Darren Parry - Former Chairman of the Shoshone Nation
Location Dot Icon Blanding Arts & Events Center (BAEC) Auditorium
10:30 am | SESSION 1
WORKSHOP
Virtual Presentation - The Pedagogy of Love and Language in the Ebony Towers: A Case Study of Oklahoma's Only Langston University and it's Role in Affirming Black Identity
Yaisa Mann, Cindy Ross, Andre Love, and Amalia Davis
(Langston University)
Location Dot Icon BAEC Auditorium
WORKSHOP
Trail Building as Land Connection: Engaging Native Students in Stewardship through Outdoor Recreation in Blanding, Utah
Zachary Gregory
(USU Blanding)
Location Dot Icon TBD
WORKSHOP
Prioritizing Native Authorship to Promote Community
Genevieve Ford
(USU Blanding)
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11:30 am | SESSION 2
WORKSHOP
Weaving Community: Culturally Responsive Teaching and Collaborative Learning as Bridgework
Jeremy Ricketts
(USU Eastern)
Shanda Winget
(San Juan High School)
Location Dot Icon BAEC Classroom
WORKSHOP
Rhythms of Connection: Strategies for Engaging Students, Colleagues, and Supervisors
Mykel Beorchia and Shelly Kotynek
(USU Logan)
Location Dot Icon TBD
WORKSHOP
Increasing Belonging Through Holistic Advisement
Sharon Tapahe and Yvette Rivera
(BYU)
Location Dot Icon BAEC Classroom
12:15 pm | LUNCH
Dining Icon LUNCH PROVIDED
Performance by San Juan School District Culture Society
Location Dot Icon Blanding Arts & Events Center (BAEC) Auditorium
1:45 pm | SESSION 3
DISCUSSION & WORKSHOP
Building Bridges Through Indigenous Peacebuilding
Chad Ford and Amanda Ford (USU Logan)
Seamus Fitzgerald (do Terra)
Layla Davis (USU Student)
Location Dot Icon Blanding Arts & Events Center (BAEC) Auditorium
3:00 pm | REFLECTION
Arrows Reflecting Icon REFLECTION, NETWORKING & INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS
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Blanding Arts & Events Center (BAEC) Classroom
USU STUDENTS: Talking Circle
Faustine Sageney and Kaylee Warren (Miss Native USU)
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Blanding Campus Hogan
Optional activities
Weaving Our Future Art Exhibit
Digital History Project Exhibit
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Health, Science, Library Building (HSL)
4:00 pm | DINNER / CLOSING
Dining Icon DINNER PROVIDED
Farewell Performance
Location Dot Icon Blanding Arts & Events Center (BAEC) Auditorium
Dash Icon EXHIBITS & VENDORS Dash Icon
ART EXHIBITION
Navajo Children: Weaving the Future
Utah Arts & Museum Traveling Exhibition
Location Dot Icon Health Science Library Building (HSL)
DIGITAL EXHIBIT
The Push for Ethnic Studies at Utah State University, 1968-1975
Brendan Lee and USU History 3780 Logan Campus Students
Location Dot Icon Health, Science, Library Building (HSL)
VENDORS
Cultural and Informational
Location Dot Icon East of Blanding Arts & Evens Center (BAEC)