5th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Teach-in and Celebration

Culture, Community, Connection: Indigenous Health and Wellbeing

October 09, 2023 Idaho State University

 
Sponsored by Idaho State University Office of Equity and Inclusion, Department of Student Affairs, Office For Research and Compliance, Native American Student Services,  and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

   

 

8:30 am - 9:00 am           Sunrise Ceremony

 

Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Elder
No filming or photographing
Location: Bartz Field

 

8:00 am - 11:00 am                  Registration check-in

 

Light breakfast sponsored by the ISU Office of Equity and Inclusion 
Location: Pond Student Union Ballroom

 

9:15 am - 9:45 am            Welcoming Address

 

Dr. Rex Force

Location: Pond Student Union Ballroom

 

All Day    Research and Creative Works Showcase

Location: Bengal Cafe and Ballroom

9:45 am - 10:45 am     Keynote Address

 

Bailey Dann, Shoshone-Bannock Tribal member
Location: Pond Student Union Ballroom

Available via Zoom.

 

11:00 am - 11:45 am         Concurrent Workshop Sessions  1

 

• Physical and Mental Health and Wellbeing Track
  Room: Little Wood River
  Title: “Behavioral Health Practices in Native America: Finding Balance” - Jason Butler
  
  
• Cultural Health and Wellbeing Track
  Room: Salmon River
  Title: "Carrying the Message:" The Epidemic of MMIP- Willeena George and Paul Frank
  Available via Zoom.
  
  
• Campus Climate Health and Wellbeing Track
  Room: Wood River
  Title: “Unveiling Tokenism: The Flip Side of Exclusion” - Dr. Sheldon Eakins
  
  
• Environmental Health and Wellbeing
  Room: Ballroom
  Title: "Tribal Waters" - YouTube Video Screening
  Video link will be sent to online participants.

 

Noon - 1:30 pm          Lunch and Dancers

 

Provided by Big Sass

Powwow singing, drumming, and dancing exhibition in the Ballroom

 

Noon - 5:00 pm                       Free Museum Admission 

 

Free admission to the Idaho Museum of Natural History. 

 

1:30 pm  - 2:15 pm                   Concurrent Workshop Sessions 2

 

• Physical and Mental Health and Wellbeing Track
  Room: Clearwater
  “Mind like the sky: Balancing our lives with mindfulness” - Paula & Tony Seikel
  Available via Zoom.
  
  
• Cultural Health and Wellbeing Track
  Room: Wood River
  Title: “An Indigenous Perspective on the Evolution of the Traditional Practice of Art: Using new methods to carry traditions and stories for future generations” - Paula TopSky Houtz
  
  
• Campus Climate Health and Wellbeing Track
  Room: Salmon River
  Title: Campus Climate Health and Wellbeing Track A Discussion with ISU’s Tribal University Advisory Board - ISU TUAB
  Available via Zoom.
  
  
• Environmental Health and Wellbeing
  Room: Little Wood River
  Title: "Grassroots to Governance" - Wesley Martel, Greater Yellowstone Coalition
  Available via Zoom.

 

 

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm        Concurrent Workshop Session 3

 

• Physical and Mental Health and Wellbeing Track
  Room: Little Wood River
  Title: “Toward better collaborative healthcare: Improving communications between healthcare professionals and Indigenous peoples” - Corwin Sutherin and panelists
  Available via Zoom.
  
  
• Cultural Health and Wellbeing
  Room: Wood River
  Title: “Being Indigenous Together: Practicing our Cultural Ways” - Russell and Bobbette Haskett
  
  
• Campus Climate Health and Wellbeing Track
  Room: Clearwater
  Title: Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, "Data Sovereignty, Ethical Research, and IRB"- Sunny Stone
  Available via Zoom.
  
  
• Environmental Health and Wellbeing Track
  Room: Salmon River
  Title: “Salmon Hunting & Cultural Subsistence” - Nathan Small and Tom Wadsworth

 

 

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm        Concurrent Workshop Sessions 4

 

• Physical Health and Wellbeing
  Room: Clearwater
  Title: “Medical Pluralism: Sobadores, Energy Healing, Bioenergy; Shamanism” - Thelma Lopez Barajas
  Available via Zoom.
  
  
• Cultural Health and Wellbeing Track
  Room: Little Wood River
  Title: "Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Practices for Wellness." - Nolan Brown, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Language and Culture Preservation Department
  
  
• Campus Climate Health and Wellbeing
  Room: Salmon River
  Title: Idaho Community-engaged Resilience for Energy-Water Systems (I-CREWS) and the Tribal Nation Research Network - Dr. Sammy Matsaw, Dr. Kitty Griswold, Dr. Colden Baxter
  Available via Zoom.
  
  
• Environmental Health and Wellbeing Track
  Room: Wood River
  Title: “Resilience, Promoting Indigenous Knowledge in Climate Change” - Daniel Stone, Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation
  Available via Zoom.

 

 

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm                  Closing Remarks

 

Laticia Herkshan

Location: Ballroom