Agenda

The 35th Annual Symposium on the American Indian Agenda

TENTATIVE – PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE
35th Annual Symposium on the American Indian
Oklahoma 1907-2007: And Still the Waters Run
Tentative Agenda

Special Pre Symposium Events
Monday, April 16th	2007 American Indian Film Series Nathan Young, IV	NET Auditorium
Tuesday, April 17th	2007 American Indian Film Series Nathan Young, IV	NET Auditorium

Wednesday, April 18th - Saturday, April 21st
All Day Activities	Traditional Arts Vendor Booths	Ballroom Lounge
	Institutional Information Booths	Ballroom A
	Book Display and Sale	2nd Floor Landing
	Publisher Book Display	Ballroom
	Traditional Arts Demonstration	Rm 222
	Photography and Art Exhibits	Rm 222

Wednesday, April 18th

General Assembly
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Opening Ceremony - Hosted by the Native American Student Association (NASA)	Ballroom B
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m	Keynote Speaker	Ballroom B
11:30 a.m.	Lunch on your own
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	The History of the Jacobson House and the Kiowa Five Russ Tall Chief, Director Jacobson House Native Art Center University of Oklahoma	Birch
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	Hearing Tests Presentation- Title TBA Dr. Jan Goldman, Audiologist NSU Speech and Hearing Department	Dogwood
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	NSGA Panel/Session	Ballroom B
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Documenting Culture Through Photography Tom Fields	Birch
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Cherokee Degree Student Presentations - Title TBA Wyman Kirk, Coordinator	Room 223
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Traditional Stickball Game, Hosted by NASA	Beta Field
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Reception for Miss NASA 2006	Spirit Pit/UC North Patio
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Hearing Tests - Walk in Screening Dr. Jan Goldman, Audiologist NSU Speech and Hearing Department	Dogwood
Evening Session
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	2007 American Indian Film Series Feature Rod Pocowatchit and Joseph Erb	NET Auditorium

Thursday, April 19th

Special Event
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Native Language Fair (K-12 Students) Coordinated by Dr. Gloria Sly Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Center	Redbud Rm
General Assembly
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Hosted by the Indian University Scholars Society (IUSS) Opening for Native Language Fair	Ballroom B
	Traditional Music Performance by the Cherokee Immersion Program Students	BallRoom B
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Keynote Presentation - Wes Studi, Award Winning Actor	Ballroom B
11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.	Luncheon with Keynote Speaker The Hanging of Angie Debo Dr. Rennard Strickland Visiting Professor of Law, University of Oklahoma School of Law Dean and Knight Professor Emeritus University of Oregon School of Law	Ballroom B & C or Birch
Afternoon Special Events
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Cornstalk Shoot Competition Coordinated by Kate Felzien	Soccer Field
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Video Presentation: Indians, Outlaws, and Angie Debo Discussion led by Dr. Patti Loughlin University of Central Oklahoma	Ballroom B
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Title TBA Hawaiian Educators	Room 225
2:40 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Second Annual Cherokee Language Forum Harry Oosahwee, Moderator	Ballroom B
2:40 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Reader’s Theater and Discussion Connie Henshaw and Dr. Terri Baker Northeastern State University	Birch
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Hearing Tests - Walk in Screening Dr. Jan Goldman, Audiologist NSU Speech and Hearing Departmentt	Dogwood
Evening Concurrent Sessions
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Native Language Revitalization Workshop Part One: Still the Waters Run Preparing Proposals for Documentation and Revitilization of Endangered Languages Led by Akira Yamamoto, Linguist University of Kansas	Birch
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m	Someday Performance by Thunder Road Theater	Redbud

Friday, April 20th

Special Concurrent Seminar
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Native Language Revitalization Workshop Part Two: Morphology and Syntax: Ingenuity of Native Language Led by Akira Yamamoto, Linguist University of Kansas	Birch
General Assembly
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	General Session Hosted by American Indian Science & Engineering Society	Ballroom B
	Dulcimer Performance by Rachel Clinton, Muscogee(Creek)	Ballroom B
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Keynote Speaker What every allottee Needs to Know Marcella Giles, Attorney	Ballroom B
11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch on your own
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Traditional Arts Demonstration: Basket Weaving Workshop Shannon Snell, Cherokee	Room 222
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	Allotment: Title TBA Dr. Rose Stremlau University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Room 225
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	Title: TBA Dr. Les Hannah Kansas State University	Room 226
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	Title: TBA Crosslin Smith, Cherokee Traditionalist	Ballroom B
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Traditional Medicine from the Rainforest in Belize Dr. Ben Kracht and Dr. Erik Terdal Northeastern State Univeristy	Room 223
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Title: TBA Robert Conley	Dogwood
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Student Research Presentations American Indian Boarding School Education: Two Case Studies Megan McGregor, Univeristy of Central Oklahoma Origins of Red Earth Festival Felicia Harrison, University of Central Oklahoma Politics, Personality and Pride: The Story of Helen Cole Julie Bennett-Jones, University of Central Oklahoma	Redbud
Closing General Session
3:45 pm – 4:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks/ Retire Flags	Ballroom B
Evening Events
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.	Annual NSU Alumni Powwow Honored Alumnus: Archie Mason Osage/Cherokee Head Man Dancer: Rod Pocowatchit Pawnee/Cherokee/Commanche Head Lady Dancer: Lily Fawn White Ponca/Keetoowah Head Singer: Joel Deerinwater Cherokee/Muscogee(Creek) MC: Kelly Anquoe Kiowa/Cherokee Arena Director: Charlie Soap Color Guard: Cherokee Nation Head Gourd Dancer: Robert Soontay Apache/Kiowa	Ballrooms A, B, and C

Saturday, April 21st

3:00 p.m. – Midnight

Annual NSU Alumni Powwow, cont’d
Traditional Arts Vendor Booths

Ballrooms A, B, and C