Monday, June 15
Jun 15 - Jun 17
Summer Institute
1111 Event Center Dr NE Bemidji
From 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
Sunrise Ceremony
1111 Event Center Dr NE Bemidji
Jun 15 - Jun 16
Monday: Cultural Day
1111 Event Center Dr NE Bemidji
From 02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
Breakfast
1111 Event Center Dr NE Bemidji
From 03:30 PM to 04:30 PM
Opening: Why We Are Here
1111 Event Center Dr NE Bemidji
From 04:30 PM to 07:00 PM
Ceremony & Teaching
From 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
Lunch
1111 Event Center Dr NE Bemidji
From 08:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Ceremony
Tuesday, June 16
From 01:00 AM to 03:00 AM
Feast
Jun 16 - Jun 17
Registration
1111 Event Center Dr NE Bemidji
From 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Breakfast
1111 Event Center Dr NE Bemidji
From 04:00 PM to 05:45 PM
Keynote 3: Gi-wii pi'izhaanaban (| am meant to be here)
Sanford Center Ballroom I
From 04:00 PM to 04:30 PM
Opening Ceremony
Sanford Center Ballroom I
From 04:30 PM to 05:45 PM
Keynote: You Are My Very Breath: Ancient Tribal Values in Contemporary Child Welfare Work
Sanford Center Ballroom I
From 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Through the Intergenerations of Life: This is Who We Are, Intergenerational Style
Sanford Center Ballroom I
From 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Keynote 2: Sovereignty Begins at Home
Sanford Center Ballroom I
From 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
Lunch
1111 Event Center Dr NE Bemidji
From 08:00 PM to 11:30 PM
Hand Games
Mino-bimaadizin/Ballroom III
From 08:00 PM to 11:30 PM
Fingerwoven Sunlight Catchers: An Introduction to Indigenous Fingerweaving
Wellness Room:
From 08:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Ancestors, Technology, and Community Wellness
Waabanang/Lakeview IV
From 08:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Emergency Child Removals: Trauma Informed Approaches for Law Enforcement
Ningabii'anang / Lakeview VI
From 08:00 PM to 09:00 PM
She Couldn’t Take Her Own Medicine
Zhaawanang / Lakeview V
From 08:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Funding for Tribal Child Welfare Programs and Services
Giwedinang/ Lakeview VII
From 08:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Water Teachings on the Lake
Nibi Teaching/ Outdoor classroom