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* All times are in the Alaska timezone
Wednesday, August 6
Opening: 8:45 am - 11:45 am
Welcome & Conference Opening
Thursday, August 7
Breakout Session 1: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Elder-led Education
Anna Neelaatughaa Clock
Culturally Relevant Career Exploration through High School Internships in Alaska
Elle Gray-Smith & Adriana Northcutt
Tléixʼ Yaakw: One Canoe - Paddling as One to Help Revitalize the Lingít Language thru Music
Meghan Johnson, Koolyeik Roby Littlefield, Yuxgitsiy George Holly & Lorrie Gax̱.áan.sán Heagy
Breakout Session 2: 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
The "Why" and "How" of Making your Reading Curriculum Place-based and Culturally Relevant
Lucy Potter & Elizabeth Brennell
Resisting Erasure: Using Alaska Cultural Standards to Empower Learning in an Anti-DEI Climate
Katie Archer Olson
Aligning and Integrating Alaska Language with Science of Reading for our kids and families
Lisa X̱’unyéil Worl, Kari Shaginoff & Chookán Lakrisha Brady
Breakout Session 3: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Lifelong Learning and Cultural Responsiveness
Kaakasgoox̱ú Peter Stanton
Baby Raven Reads
Molly Briggs & Rosemary Kiessling
Keynote: Indigenizing Pedagogy: Cultivating a Tribal Community Consciousness in Education
Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Starr Minthorn, Ph.D.
Friday, August 8
Breakout Session 1: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Digital Storytelling for Sovereignty: Preparing Indigenous Youth to Lead America’s Next Revolution
Andrei Jacobs
Braiding Design: Weaving Stories, Systems, and Stakeholders in SUNRAE
Tonia Dousay, Nicole Endsley & Kitty Deal
Teaching Through the Language of Love: Learning from the Experience of Roger White Academy
Farzaneh Peterson & Dr. MaryAnne DeWolf
Breakout Session 2: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cultivating Purposeful Language Spaces: Indigenizing Classrooms through Community Voice and Teacher Empowerment
Azul Cortés & Loretta Booker
Bridging Knowledge Systems In Science Education
Wendy K'ah Skahluwáa Todd
Closing: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
IEA Awards, Panel Dictation & Closing Ceremony