UNL Extension, through the Tribal Extension Office, the Nebraska Water Center, and the Native American Coalition, are sponsoring a Virtual Tribal Water and Food Sustainability Summit on April 14-15. Tribal speakers will be presenting on:
- Traditional Tribal worldviews and relationships with water and the earth
- Tribal youth programs that are involved in food and water sustainability projects
- Creating relationships between Tribal water and earth protectors and the University faculty
In addition to the above, UNL faculty will provide information on water and earth conservation programs and activities at the University.
Agenda
Tribal Adult Presentations
April 14, 2021
12:00 – 12:30pm
Blessing – Phyllis Stone, Sicangu Lakota Elder
12:30 – 1:30pm
Michelle Free Lamere, Ho-Chunk Tribe
1:30 – 1:50pm
Break
1:50 – 2:50pm
Dawn Goodwin, Anishinaabe/Ojibwe, Mississippi Band Water Protector
2:50 – 2:55pm
Break
2:55 – 3:25pm
UNL conservation programs
3:25 – 3:30pm
Break
3:30 – 4:30pm
Renee San Souci, Umonhon Tribe, Practitioner of Traditional Healing and Water Protector
4:30 – 5:00pm
Closing and Blessing – Phyllis Stone, Lakota Elder
Tribal Youth Presentations
April 15, 2021
12:00 – 12:30pm
Blessing – Phyllis Stone, Lakota Elder
12:30 – 1:30pm
Carmelita Sulley, Sicangu Lakota Tribe, Sinte’ Gleska University Food Sustainability Program
1:30 – 1:40pm
Break
1:40 – 2:40pm
Brenda Murphy, Delberta Frazier, Michael Wolfe, Umonhon Tribe, UNPS K – 8 Ashita Thwathe Program
2:40 – 2:50pm
Break
2:50 – 3:50pm
Ricardo Ariza, UNPS Unba Udon High School Program
3:50 – 4:00pm
Break
4:00 – 4:30pm
UNL conservation programs
4:30 – 5:00pm
Closing and Blessing – Phyllis Stone, Sicangu Lakota Elder
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