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4th Annual Indigenous Education Symposium

Diane Katzenmeyer Delgado

NACA inspired Schools Network

Director of Indigenous Genius by Design (Curriculum)

Albuquerque, New Mexico

https://nacainspiredschoolsnetwork.org/

9:00am MDT

Symposium Welcome Address Multipurpose Room 105

8:00am MDT

Registration and Breakfast NACA-CNM (Building: EC Education Collaborative)

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

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

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

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) 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

8:00am MDT

Registration and Breakfast NACA-CNM (Building: EC Education Collaborative)

8:30am MDT

Orientation to the day Multipurpose Room 105

8:45am MDT

Opening and Keynote 2 - "Embracing Critical Indigenous Literacies in Curriculum Spaces" Multipurpose Room 105Natalie Martinez - Laguna

10:00am MDT

Elementary Indigenous Science Science Lab EC409Victoria Martine (Navajo and Pueblo: (Laguna, Zia, Zuni, and Santo Domino)) From Classroom to Community: Empowering Students by Indigenizing Your Secondary ELA Curriculum Using A Rhetorical Approach Classroom EC405Margo Batha Inter-Indigenous Perspectives on Place-Based Learning Science Lab EC408Olivia Martinez (Kickapoo, Pyramid Lake Paiute, and Hispanic) • Atieno Ouma (Kenyan from the Luo tribe) Localizing Your Curriculum- Planning in Place Classroom EC413Alice Tsoodle (Kiowa & Cherokee) Memoirs as Medicine Classroom EC411Leslie Crow (Ihanktonwan - Yankton Sioux Tribe) Storytelling: Passing on Indigenous Knowledge Through the Framework of Storytelling Classroom EC415Michael Garcia Understanding Tribal Systems and Building Meaningful Relationships Classroom EC404Bettina Sandoval (Taos Pueblo)

11:30am MDT

Lunch and Social Break First Floor Lobby

12:30pm MDT

Author and Illustrator Panel Multipurpose Room 105

1:45pm MDT

Bridging Explicit Instruction with Indigenous Genius by Design (IGbD) Classroom EC405Jenny Atcitty Designing with Relatives: Indigenous Mentorship and the Native Auntie Way of Learning Classroom EC411April Yazza (Diné and A:shiwi) Interactive Journaling: Art-Based Practices for Story, Reflection, and Learning Classroom EC413Ruth Riley (Acoma) Localizing Native Literature: A Rooted & Rising Approach to Indigenous Genius by Design Classroom EC415Stacey Coonsis (Diné) Teaching Through Zines: Land-Based Literacies for Creating, Healing, and Learning Classroom EC404Joshua Frank Cardenas • Zoey “ZJ” Johnson The Story of the Indigenous Science Initiative Science Lab EC408Paul LeFrancois

3:30pm MDT

Conference Closing and Giveaways Multipurpose Room 105