The NATIVE SKYWATCHERS SUMMER WORKSHOP!
Join us for an exciting, action-packed, two-day livestream event! Indigenous North American leaders at the forefront of Indigenous STEM and Indigenous Astronomy revitalization movements will share their work and perspectives.
"Native Skywatchers Educator and Community Summer Workshop: Indigenous STEM and Wellness”
Saturday, June 18, 2022 and Sunday, June 19, 2022
Start time: 9 am cdt, 10 am edt, 8 am mdt, 7 am pdt
End time: 1:30 pm cdt, 2:20 pm edt, 12:30 pm mdt, 11:30 am pdt
Lead Organizers – Annette S. Lee and Jeffrey Tibbetts
Collaborating Partners – We are Still Here MN; South High School-Minneapolis, MN; Volcano School of the Arts and Sciences-Volcano, HI; Mankato Public Schools, MN and more…
Join the local to global Native Skywatchers team to discuss ideas, strategies, and projects relevant to Indigenous Education, revitalization of Indigenous STEM, and community-based work at the intersection of art-science-and culture. Led by Annette S. Lee since 2007, Native Skywatchers has been working for equity in education, social transformation, and wellness for the past 15 years… building community around Indigenous Sky and Earth Knowledge.
Speakers:
DAY 1- Saturday, June 18, 2022, 9 am – 1:30 pm cdt
* all times below in cdt *
9 -10 am cdt
Opening – Welcome - Co-Hosts: Annette S. Lee & Jeffrey Tibbetts
Land Acknowledgement – Jim Knutson-Kolodzne
Speaker/Prayer – Wilfred Buck, Ininew elder and Spiritual leader, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
10-11 am cdt
Speaker - Carl Gawboy, Ojibwe elder, Duluth, MN
11-12 noon cdt
Speaker – Travis Novitsky, Grand Portage, MN
12 -1 pm cdt
Speaker - Nancy Nair-South High School, Dance, Mpls., MN-MSAB
Speaker-Anne Simonis – NOAA Affiliate, Seatech Collaboration with Alaskan Native Students & Educators
Speaker- Barbara Sarbin – Volcano School of Arts & Sciences, Volcano, Hawaii
1-1:30 pm cdt
Speaker – Will Morin, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Speaker – Carola Knockwood, Serena Francis, Susan Bernard, Melissa Lunney – Mi ‘kmaw, Cape Brenton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Closing Circle – Q & A
DAY 2- Sunday, June 19, 2022, 9 am – 1:30 pm cdt
* all times below in cdt *
9 -10 am cdt
Speaker - Michael Waasegiizhig Price, Traditional Ecological Knowledge Specialist, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Odanah, WI
Speaker - Ramona Kitto Stately, We Are Still Here MN (WASH), MN Indian Education Association (MIEA)
10-11 am cdt
Speaker – Joseph C. Rice, Co-Chairman, Phillips Indian Educators, Executive Director, Nawayee Center School, Minneapolis MN
Speaker – Elaine Hardwick-Mankato Public Schools, Mankato, MN
11-12 pm cdt
Speaker– Jeff Tibbetts, Fond du Lac, Cloquet, MN - MSAB
Speaker – Jim Knutson-Kolodzne, St. Cloud, MN
Speaker – Annette S. Lee, Director of Native Skywatchers, Mpls., MN-MSAB
Speaker – Milagros Varguez, Cancun Planetarium, Mexico
12-1 pm cdt
Speaker – Nancy Maryboy, Indigenous Education Institute (IEI),– Navajo-Dine/Cherokee, WA
Speaker– David Begay, Indigenous Education Institute (IEI), Navajo-Dine, AZ
Speaker– Tom Tomas, Little Singer Community School, Winslow, AZ
1 -1:30 pm cdt
Speaker– Arvol Looking Horse, Elder & Spiritual Leader, Cheyenne River, SD
Closing and Final Acknowledgements Q&A
