19th Annual Vine Deloria, Jr. Indigenous Studies Symposium Recordings
May 23-24, 2024
THURSDAY- MAY 23, 2024
MORNING SESSION
WELCOMING
LUMMI NATION WELCOME
The Blackhawk Singers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND INTRODUCTIONS TO THE SYMPOSIUM
Symposium Master of Ceremonies- Tim Ballew Sr., (Lummi Nation), NWIC Faculty
LUMMI NATION INDIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL WELCOME
Chairman Anthony Hillaire (Lummi Nation), Lummi Indian Business Council
NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE
Heather Jefferson (Lummi Nation), Wellness Coordinator Northwest Indian College
VINE DELORIA, JR. INDIGENOUS STUDIES SYMPOSIUM PLANNING COMMITTEE
Dr. Victoria Walsey-Honanie (Yakama & Warm Springs) and Dr. Emma Norman (Italian/Welsh heritage)
Guidance From our Ancestors to Safeguard the Natural World
Speaker: Tom Sampson (Tsartlip First Nation)
Humanity’s Destiny – Transformation or Extinction
Speaker: Dr. David Suzuki, Grandfather, Scientist, Author, and Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia
THURSDAY – MAY 23, 2024
AFTERNOON SESSION
Armchair discussion with Dr. Wildcat & Dr. Wilkins
Moderator: Dr. Victoria Walsey-Honanie (Yakama and Warm Springs)
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Wildcat (Yuchi), Haskell Indian Nations University
Speaker: Dr. David Wilkins (Lumbee), University of Richmond, Professor of Leadership Studies
PROTECTORS OF THE NATURAL WORLD
Speaker: Linzie Crofoot, M.N.R., (Tlingit/Colville-Okanogan), Northwest Indian College, Naa káanni Native Program
Speaker: Azure Boure’ (tsi al sum), (Suquamish), Suquamish Tribe
Speaker: William Snow (Goodstoney First Nation), Stoney Tribal Administration
Connecting with Authors: Library Readings by Symposium Speakers
Photos of the VDS speaker readings at the NWIC Library
FRIDAY – MAY 24, 2024
MORNING SESSION
Opening, Setting the Intent and Recap
Speaker: Mathew & Richard Jefferson (Lummi Nation)
Speaker: Tim Ballew, Sr., (Lummi Nation), NWIC Faculty
Word Craft and Shared Reflections
Speaker: Heather Jefferson (Lummi Nation), NWIC Wellness Coordinator
Speaker: Free Morningstar Borsey (Lummi Nation), Lummi Artist, NWIC student
Indigenous Wisdom: Protecting Mother Earth
Speaker: Juanita Jefferson (Lummi Nation)
Speaker: Tom Sampson (Tsartlip First Nation)
EMERGING VOICES: CURRENT NWIC STUDENTS’ REFLECTIONS
Student Speaker: Latacha Johnson (Lummi Nation), NWIC Student
Student Speaker: Letkwu Moore-Stanger (Colville Confederated Tribes), NWIC Student
Student Speaker: Pachynne Ignacio (Wipismul), (Tohono O’odham), Indivisible Tohono member, Co-Facilitator of Sudagi ‘O Wud Doakag (Water is Life), and NWIC student
MOVED TO SPEAK – IMPROVISED SPEAKERS
Speaker: Nancy Shippentower (Puyallup Tribe)
Speaker: Winona LaDuke (Mississippi Band Anishinaabeg)
FRIDAY – MAY 24, 2024
Afternoon SESSION
NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE WELCOME
Speaker: Justin Guillory (Nez Perce), President of Northwest Indian College
REFLECTIONS FROM TLINGIT ELDER
Speaker: Jim Thomas
OF LIVING STONE – TOUCH STONE PANEL
Moderator: Shelly Wilkins
Speaker: Marine LE PULOCH, Université Paris Cité
Speaker: Celine Planchou, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Speaker: Edith PATROUILLEAU, (French), CSIA-NITASSINAN
Speaker: Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel (Lumbee), Duke University
*Impromptu Speaker: Moved to Speak – Juanita Jefferson (Lummi Nation)
CLOSING REFLECTIONS
Heather Jefferson (Lummi Nation), NWIC Wellness Coordinator & Tim Ballew Sr. (Lummi Nation), NWIC Faculty
