Name: Healing With, Not Just For
Start: 2026-07-14T10:00:00-0600
End: 2026-07-14T15:00:00-0600

Tuesday July 14, 2026 10:00am - 3:00pm MDT

Our session will be with Cecelia (Acoma) and Shayai Lucero (Acoma/Laguna), Native American Mother and Daughter from New Mexico. Cecelia and Shayai will share their deep knowledge of plant medicine, curanderismo, wellness and regulation strategies so educators and administrators can integrate and nurture themselves on their paths beyond the symposium.

Presentation Objectives include:
* Contemplate ways to integrate wellness into Science curriculum
* Learn about and consider incorporation of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives within the classroom
* We will be working with various plant medicines from making herbal bags, teas, poultices, etc.
* Practice strategies for self-regulation and restoration to mitigate effects of teaching burn-out

What to Bring:

Wear casual, comfortable clothing
Water bottle
Small bag for personal items, and a notebook/phone for notes

* Wheelchair Accessible

(Photo shown is our graphic description created for a virtual presentation to the Indigenous/Native employees of Cisco.)

Speakers

Shayai Lucero (Pueblo of Acoma and Pueblo of Laguna)

Matriarch and Floral Designer, Earth & Sky Floral Designs

Shayai Lucero was born and raised on the reservations of the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in New Mexico, USA. She is of the Roadrunner clan for her mother and a Turkey Child for her late father. In 2008, Shayai graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Science... Read More →

Cecelia Lucero (Pueblo of Acoma)

Earth & Sky Floral Designs

Tuesday July 14, 2026 10:00am - 3:00pm MDT

Land Based Healing and Learning Experiences, Difficulty: Low

4th Annual Indigenous Education Symposium

Shayai Lucero (Pueblo of Acoma and Pueblo of Laguna)

Cecelia Lucero (Pueblo of Acoma)

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4th Annual Indigenous Education Symposium

Shayai Lucero (Pueblo of Acoma and Pueblo of Laguna)

Cecelia Lucero (Pueblo of Acoma)

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