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4th Annual Indigenous Education Symposium

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8:00am MDT

Registration and Breakfast NACA-CNM (Building: EC Education Collaborative) Bookworks NACA Faculty EC407 Wellness Room Classroom EC406

8:30am MDT

Opening and Keynote 1 - “Igniting the Sparkle: An Indigenous Science Education Model” Multipurpose Room 105Dr. Gregory Cajete (Santa Clara)

10:00am MDT

Bridging Explicit Instruction with Indigenous Genius by Design (IGbD) Classroom EC402Jenny Atcitty From Classroom to Community: Empowering Students by Indigenizing Your Secondary ELA Curriculum Using A Rhetorical Approach Classroom EC413Margo Batha Ikhoyaka - Character Building Classroom EC415Oyate Burnette (Rosebud Sioux Tribe Sicangu Lakota) Poetry in the Elementary Native Lit Classroom: Accessing the Joy of Language through Play Classroom EC411Sarah Caldwell Sixth Grade Indigenous Science Curriculum Classroom EC404Ben/Diane Chavarria • Tylar Rodriguez Understanding Tribal Systems and Building Meaningful Relationships Classroom EC405Bettina Sandoval (Taos Pueblo)

11:30am MDT

Lunch and NACA Radical Poetry (2026 Slam Team) First Floor Lobby

12:30pm MDT

AI Guided by Community Values Multipurpose Room 105Caitlin Bordeaux Poetry Panel Classroom EC402(403)

1:45pm MDT

Indigenous Wisdom Curriculum Multipurpose Room 105Christine Sims • Natalie Martinez - Laguna • Azella Humetewa (Santo Domingo/Acoma) Land Based Healing and Learning Overview Session Classroom EC413(414)Alice Tsoodle (Kiowa & Cherokee) Open Unit Critique Session Classroom EC404 School Capstones with NACA Elementary Classroom EC411 School Capstones with NACA Elementary Classroom EC405 School Capstones with NACA Elementary Classroom EC410 School Capstones with Raíces del Saber Classroom EC401

2:45pm MDT

Designing an Equitable High School Classroom Classroom EC401Emily Beenen Designing with Relatives: Indigenous Mentorship and the Native Auntie Way of Learning Classroom EC402(403)April Yazza (Diné and A:shiwi) Healing With, Not Just For Science Lab EC409Shayai Lucero (Pueblo of Acoma and Pueblo of Laguna) • Cecelia Lucero (Pueblo of Acoma) Native Lit Students: Taking the Experience Home with Paloma & Agalisiga Classroom EC404Agalisiga Mackey (Cherokee) • Olivia Martinez (Kickapoo, Pyramid Lake Paiute, and Hispanic) Our Landscapes: Our Stories Classroom EC413(414)Ben/Diane Chavarria Service in Science Classroom EC415Tylar Rodriguez The Story of the Indigenous Science Initiative Science Lab EC408Paul LeFrancois The Voices of Us: Honoring Stories and American Identity Classroom EC411Abbie Winter

4:50pm MDT

Closing for the Day Multipurpose Room 105

7:00pm MDT

Poetry Open Mic Flock of Moons Brewing Company