2011 American Indian Symposium—

Communities Unite to Enhance Our Future

November 3, 2011

Pierson Auditorium; UniversityCenter

University of Missouri-Kansas City

5000 Rockhill Road; Kansas City, MO 64110-2499

Draft Agenda

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.Registration & Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.Welcome & Opening Ceremonies

Welcome—Chris Molle (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma)

Drum—Howard Cozad (Kiowa/Comanche)

Color Guard—WE-TA-SE Post 410, Prairie Band Potowatomi Color Guard

Invocation—Rev. Julienne Judd (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma)

Introduction of moderator—Chris Molle (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma)

Introduction of keynote speaker—Dee White Eye, LCSW, LSCSW (Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan)

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.Keynote Presentation—Ponka-We Victors (Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona/Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma)

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.Break

10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Breakout Session #1

  • Cultural Education—Challenges of Moving Off the Reservation to a City and the Differences of Living on a Reservation vs. Living in the City; Laverne Haag (Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma)
  • Health—TBA
  • Behavioral Health—One World, Many Cultures, Where Do I Start?: Cultural Competency in Mental Health Care; Cortney Yarholar (Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma; descendent of Creek, Pawnee and Otoe Tribes)
  • Law—Recent Changes in the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), Mark Dodd (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma)

11:30 – 11:50 a.m.Lunch

11:50 – 12:30 p.m. American Indian Dancers; Explanations and Descriptions, Lance Cully (Seminole/Apache Tribe of Oklahoma)

12:30 – 12:45 p.m.Move to Breakout Session

12:45 – 2:00 p.m.Breakout Session #2

  • Cultural Education—Igniting the Empowerment; Susan Barta (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska)
  • Health—Public Health and American Indians; Ponka-We Victors (Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona/Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma)
  • Behavioral Health Track—Behavioral Health and Addictions; Laverne Haag (Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma)
  • Law—Havasupai Case, Part 1; Christina Pacheco

2:00 – 2:15 p.m.Break & Refreshments—Pierson Auditorium

2:15 – 3:30 p.m.Breakout Session #3

  • Cultural Education—American Indian Song and Dance: Yesterday and Today; Howard Cozad (Kiowa/Comanche) and Lance Cully (Seminole/Apache Tribe of Oklahoma)
  • Health—Tobacco Cessation Among American Indians; Angel Cully (Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska)
  • Behavioral Health—Mental Health Care with American Indian Children: Community-Based Approaches;Cortney Yaholar (Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma; descendent of Creek, Pawnee and Otoe Tribes)
  • Law—Havasupai Case, Part 2; Christina Pacheco

3:40 – 4:40 p.m.Closing Plenary Session—KU Center Research and Services Outcomes and Successes; Shelley Bointy (Fort Peck Sioux/Ottawa)

4:40 – 4:45 p.m.Evaluation

4:45 – 5:00 p.m.Closing Ceremony

Drum: Howard Cozad (Kiowa/Comanche)

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