AISES Day at the 46th Annual NSU Symposium on the American Indian

Friday, April 20, 2018 - 8:00am

Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR is supporting AISES Day at the 46th Annual NSU Symposium on the American Indian. The event will take place Friday, April 20, on the Northeastern State University campus in Tahlequah. The session, which follows the 2018 symposium theme of Walking with our Ancestors: Preserving Culture and Honoring Tradition, will include an opening session, keynote speaker, STEM activity booth, and luncheon speaker.

The symposium is presented by the American Indian Heritage Committee. The event is free, but there is a cost to attend the luncheon.

AGENDA: FRIDAY, APRIL 20

Time Presenter Title of Presentation Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am Devon Isaacs, Dr. Melissa Tehee Promoting Cultural Integrity through Education: Indigenous Faces and Spaces as Expressions of Sovereignty UC 222
9:00 am - 9:50 am Zachary Nash Redeeming the Indian: Re-analyzing the Successes and Failures of Two North Texas Indian Reservations, 1854-1859 UC 224
9:00 am - 9:50 am Corey Still Are Our Men Okay: A Look at the Current Trend of Indigenous Men in Higher Education UC 225
10:00 am - 10:50 am Dr. Scott Langston, Chebon Kernell, Shara Francis-Herne, Albert Nungaray, Steve Denson Panel Discussion: Bringing Indigenous Peoples into Traditionally Non-Indigenous Spaces UC Ballroom
10:00 am - 10:50 am Sterling Cosper, Jason Salsman, Gary Fife Panel Discussion: Free Press in Indian Country: A Tribal Department's Perspective and Experience UC 222
10:00 am - 10:50 am Tiffany Smith, Corey Still Homegoing as a Practice for Retaining Indigenous Students UC 225
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Dream Warriors: Tall Paul, Mic Jordan, Frank Waln, Tanaya Winder AISES Day Luncheon: For tickets ($12) please visit the registration area Redbud Rm, 3rd FL
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Jaquetta Shade, Dr. Kimberli Lee, Ezekiel Choffel Native Women Writing the Land: Teaching Indigenous Land-Based Knowledge in English Studies UC 222
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Dr. Melissa Lewis The Health Effects of the Remember the Removal Program UC 224
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Tiffany Smith, Corey Still Indigenous Storywork: Experience through Gaduwa Basket Making UC 225
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm NASA Traditional Stickball Game Beta Field
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Dream Warriors: Tall Paul, Mic Jordan, Frank Waln, Tanaya Winder Special LIVE Performance: FREE to attend NSU Jazz Lab

Visit the official website to register and for more information: https://offices.nsuok.edu/centerfortribalstudies/NSUSymposium.aspx