MONDAY
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Registration and Networking Breakfast (Salmon Room)
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Welcome & Summit Opening (Salmon Room)
MCs: Shirod Younker (Coquille/Coos/Umpqua) and Direlle Calica, J.D. (Warm Springs/Yakama/Tulalip)
Welcome: Chief Jason Younker, Ph.D., Coquille Indian Tribe
Opening Comments:
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Keynote: Our Water Across Generations (Salmon Room)
Loren Me’-lash-ne Bommelyn, Tradition Bearer
(Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation)
11:00-12:00 a.m.
Plenary Panel: Facing Our Water Future, Tribal Youth (Salmon Room)
Moderator: Chrissa Wilkie (Turtle Mountain Chippewa/Klamath)
Panel:
Megan VanPelt (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation), Kianha Allen (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs),
Tia Butler (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians),
& Keyen Singer (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation)
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Sponsored Networking Lunch (Salmon Room)
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Youth Water Education Workshops (Willow~Beargrass Room)
1:00-2:30 p.m. Telling Our Water Stories Part 1, Brutis Baez (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs)
2:30-4:00 p.m. Youth Canoe Pulling at South Boat Ramp, Chief Doug Barrett (CTCLUSI) and Justin Futch (Coquille)
1:00-1:30 p.m.
Plenary Presentation: ATNI Tribal Water Principles (Salmon Room)
Kathryn Brigham (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation)
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Plenary Presentation: Our Tribal Waters: Law and Policy (Salmon Room)
Prof. Adell Amos, J.D. Executive Director for the Environment Initiative
University of Oregon School of Law
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Stretch and Snack Break (Salmon Room)
2:45-3:30 p.m.
Plenary Presentation: Our Tribal Waters: State of the Water (Salmon Room)
Caylin Barter, J.D., Water Policy Director
Wild Salmon Center
3:30-4:15 p.m.
Plenary Presentation: Our Tribal Waters: Access to Clean and Healthy Water (Salmon Room)
Melino Gianotti, Emergency Coordinator
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
4:15-6:00 p.m.
Restoration Break – Spend time relaxing, reflecting, or taking in nature
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Hosted Networking Dinner (Salmon Room)
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Youth Evening Workshop (Youth Only) (Willow~Beargrass Room)
Zine Making Workshop, Lead by Changing Currents: Water Education Team
TUESDAY
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Networking Breakfast (Salmon Room) &
Morning Water Walk (Meet by the fireplace in the Hotel Lobby)
8:30-9:00 a.m.
MCs: Shirod Younker (Coquille/Coos/Umpqua) and Direlle Calica, J.D. (Warm Springs/Yakama/Tulalip)
Welcome: Chief Doug Barrett, Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
Opening Comments: Amber Schulz-Oliver, (Yakama/Wasco), Executive Director, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Keynote: Our Waters in Watersheds, Rivers and Systems
Tyson Hawk Oreiro (Lummi Nation)
Executive Advisor for Tribal Affairs
Washington Department of Ecology
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Plenary Panel: Our Watersheds, Rivers, and Systems
Moderator: Kelly Coates, Director of Natural Resources, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians, (Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians)
Panel:
Aaron “Troy” Hockaday, Tribal Council, Karuk Tribe (Karuk)
Willa Powless, Tribal Rights Advocate (Klamath Tribes)
Kathleen George, Tribal Council, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (Grand Ronde) Invited
10:30-10:50 a.m.
Plenary Presentation: Our Tribal-State Water Work & Visual Story
Shana McConnville Radford, (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation) Tribal Affairs Advisor, Office of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek (Invited)
10:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Stretch and Snack Break
11:00-12:00 p.m.
Plenary Presentation: Tribal Water Law and Policy Framework
Daniel Cordalis, Esq. (Navajo Nation)
Native American Rights Fund and Tribal Water Institute
11:00-12:00 p.m.
Youth Presentation: (South Boat Launch Area)
Youth Canoe Pulling at South Boat Ramp, Chief Doug Barrett (CTCLUSI) and Justin Futch (Coquille)
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Sponsored Lunch
1:00-1:30 p.m.
Overview of Tribal Waters Site Visit
1:30-4:30 p.m.
Tribal Site Visit – Ocean, Coast and Watersheds
Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians
Transportation provided and meet at hotel lobby entrance
4:30-5:00 p.m.
Return to The Mill Casino & Hotel
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Restoration Break – Spend time relaxing, reflecting, or taking in nature
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Hosted Networking Dinner
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Youth Evening Activity (Youth Only)
Story Editing with Brutis, Brutis Baez and the Changing Currents Education Team (Willow~Beargrass Room)
WEDNESDAY
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Networking Breakfast (Salmon Room) &
Morning Water Walk (Hotel Lobby near Fireplace)
8:30-9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Opening (Salmon Room)
MCs: Shirod Younker (Coquille/Coos/Umpqua) and Direlle Calica, J.D. (Warm Springs/Yakama/Tulalip)
Opening Comments: Kahmussa Greene, (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) Changing Currents Youth Alumni and Miss Warm Springs
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Keynote: Our Waters, Management and Infrastructure (Salmon Room)
Jaime Pinkham (Nez Perce Tribe)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
U.S. Department of Army
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Panel: Water Infrastructure and Opportunities–Built and Natural (Salmon Room)
Moderator: Kylie Avery (Eastern Shawnee), Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Panel Members:
Said Amali, P.E. and Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Special Projects, Akana
Thien-Kim Bui, Ph.D. Student, National Policy Consensus Center, Portland State University
Bryce Sprauer, Masters Student, Department of Geography, Portland State University
10:30-10:45 a.m.
Stretch and Snack Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Morning Breakout Sessions:
Water and Environmental Justice Technical Assistance:
Serina Fast Horse, (Sicangu Lakota & Amskapi Piikuni –Blackfeet), Co-Director, Northwest Environmental Justice Center
Prof. Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Ph.D. (Navajo Nation) Center for Environmental Health Equity, University of Washington
Jessica Asbill Case, Native American Affairs Advisor, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Finding Funding for Water and Environment:
Bobby Cochran, Northwest Environmental Justice Center
Water Resources Discussion Session
Thien-Kim Bui, Ph.D. Student, National Policy Consensus Center, Portland State University
Bryce Sprauer, Masters Student, Department of Geography, Portland State University
Student and Youth Workshop: Telling Our Water Stories Part 2, Brutis Baez (Willow Beargrass Room)
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Sponsored Lunch
1:00-1:30 p.m.
Keynote: Our Water, Lands and Forests
Belinda Brown, (Pit River Tribe), Tribal Partnerships Director
Lomakatsi Restoration Project
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Plenary Panel: Land, Forest, and Water Management
Moderator: Jeidah DeZurney, (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians) Nesika Wilamut and Multnomah Education Service
Panel: Lomakatsi Restoration Project Youth Work Corps
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Panel: Building Partnerships for Water Resources
Moderator: Stone Hudson, (Mandan, Hidasta, and Arikara), Meyer Memorial Trust
Panel:
Tracy Kennedy, (Burns Paiute), Ford Family Foundation
Angela Schlappie, (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde), Spirit Mountain Community Fund
3:30-3:45 p.m.
Stretch and Snack Break
3:45-4:45 p.m.
Afternoon Breakout Sessions:
Water and Environmental Justice Technical Assistance:
Serina Fast Horse, Co-Director, (Sicangu Lakota & Amskapi Piikuni–Blackfeet) Northwest Environmental Justice Center
Prof. Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Ph.D. (Navajo Nation) Center for Environmental Health Equity, University of Washington
Jessica Asbill Case, Native American Affairs Advisor, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Finding Funding for Water and Environment:
Bobby Cochran, Northwest Environmental Justice Center
Water Resources Discussion Session Spruce Cedar: (Hazel Room)
Thien-Kim Bui, Ph.D. Student, National Policy Consensus Center, Portland State University
Bryce Sprauer, Masters Student, Department of Geography, Portland State University
Student and Youth Workshop: Youth Canoe Pulling at South Boat Ramp, Chief Doug Barrett (CTCLUSI) and Justin Futch (Coquille)
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Restoration Break – Open Canoe Pulling (weather permitting)
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Salmon Bake Preview and Dinner
5:30 p.m. Preview at the Salmon Bake Pit or south of the hotel parking lot
6:00 p.m. Dinner served in the Salmon Room
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Youth Workshop: (Willow Beargrass Room)
The Art of Making Workshop, Ene Helm (CTCLUSI)
THURSDAY
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Networking Breakfast (Salmon Room) &
Morning Water Walk (Hotel Lobby near Fireplace)
8:30-9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Opening
MCs: Shirod Younker (Coquille/Coos/Umpqua) and Direlle Calica (Warm Springs/Yakama/Tulalip)
Opening Comments: Summit Representative for Coastal Tribe
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Keynote: “Walk: For the Sacredness of Water”
Tāwera Tahuri, (Ngā Ariki Kaipūtahi, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Uenuku, Tūwharetoa), The Seventh Generation Fund for indigenous Peoples
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Panel: Managing our Coast, Ocean and Sea,
Moderator: Tanya Pelach Eison (Quinault Nation), Natural Resources Director, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Panel:
Councilman John Bryson Jr., Quinault Nation
Margaret Corvi, (Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siulsaw Indians)
Reuben Martinez, (Makah Tribe) Energy Director, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
10:30-10:45 a.m.
Snack Break
10:45-11:45 a.m.
Defining our Tribal Water Principles – Facilitated Roundtables (Salmon Room)
Facilitation by:
Northwest Environmental Justice Center
Center for Environmental Health Equity
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
10:45-11:45 a.m.
Youth Workshop: (Willow Beargrass Room)
Telling Our Water Stories Part 3, Brutis Baez
11:45-12:00 p.m.
Tribal Waters Site Visit Overview
12:00-4:30 p.m.
Tribal Site Visit – Ocean, Coastal and Watersheds
Coquille Indian Tribe
Transportation provided and meet at hotel lobby entrance
4:30-5:00 p.m.
Return to The Mill
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Restoration Break – Spend time relaxing, reflecting, or taking in nature
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Hosted Networking Dinner
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Youth Evening Workshop: (Willow Beargrass Room)
Telling Our Water Stories Part 4, Brutis Baez
FRIDAY
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Networking Breakfast (Salmon Room) &
Morning Water Walk (Hotel Lobby near Fireplace)
8:30-9:00 a.m.
Last Day Welcome and Opening
MCs: Shirod Younker (Coquille/Coos/Umpqua) and Direlle Calica (Warm Springs/Yakama/Tulalip)
Opening Comments: Summit Representative for Coastal Tribe
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Closing Thoughts: Summit Representative
9:30-10:15 a.m.
Youth Presentations and Youth Water Principles
10:15-11:00 a.m.
NW Tribes Water Principles and Platform
11:00-11:15 a.m.
Conclusion
11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Travel Snacks and Nibbles
12:00 p.m.
Travel Home – Safe Travels!!