Journey Home II--Language and Cultural Preservation

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Office of Indian Education Programs

Journeying Home II--Language and Cultural Preservation
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sunday, March 2, 2003

4:00--7:00 p.m. Registration

Monday, March 3, 2003 General Session-- Minneapolis Ballroom

7:00 a.m. Registration Continues

8:30 a.m. Blessing/Flag Song/Color Guard

                                                                          Welcome
                                                                          Terry Portra, Education Line Officer, Midwest Regional Agency
                                                                          Conference Overview
                                                                          Purpose:        William Mehojah
                                                                                                 Director, Office of Indian Education Programs
                                                                                                Washington, D.C.
                                                                          Objectives:     Dr. Angelita Felix
                                                                                                 Chief, Center for School Improvement, OIEP
                                                                                                 Albuquerque, New Mexico

Conference Expectations/Planning Steps
Stan Holder, Therapeutic/Residential & ADP Specialist, OIEP

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Keynote:
James Bilagody, Navajo National Council, Member, Tuba City, Arizona

11:45 a.m. Lunch--On Your Own

1:00 p.m. Cultural Integration/Model Language/Curriculum Dev: Workshops
(See Workshop Schedule)

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Cultural Integration Workshops
(See Workshop Schedule)

4:15 p.m. Adjournment

5:00 p.m. Reception--Minneapolis Ballroom
Guest Performer: Moccasin Joe, Comedian

Tuesday, March 4, 2003 General Session--Minneapolis Ballroom

7:30 a.m. Registration Continues

8:00 a.m. Blessing/Flag Song/Color Guard

Overview of Day 2: Stan Holder, OIEP

                                                                        Keynote: Cultural and Spiritual Use of the Language
                                                                        Richard Two Dogs, Oglala Lakota, Instructor
                                                                        Oglala Lakota College

10:00 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Culture/Language Integration Workshops
(See Workshop Schedule)

11:45 a.m. Lunch--On Your Own

1:00 p.m. Culture/Language Integration Workshops
(See Workshop Schedule)

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Culture/Language Integration Workshops
(See Workshop Schedule)

4:15 p.m. Adjournment

Wednesday, March 5, 2003 General Session--Minneapolis Ballroom

7:30 a.m. Registration Continues

8:00 a.m. Blessing/Flag Song/Color Guard

Overview of Day 3: Stan Holder, OIEP

Keynote: Creating Native Speakers
Gerald Hill, Indigenous Language Institute, Chairman
Santa Fe, New Mexico

10:00 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Culture/Language Integration Workshops
(See Workshop Schedule)

11:45 a.m. Lunch--On Your Own

1:00 p.m. Culture/Language Integration Workshops
(See Workshop Schedule)

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Culture/Language Integration Workshop
(See Workshop Schedule)

4:15 p.m. Adjournment

6:00 p.m. Powwow--Minneapolis Ballroom

6-7 p.m. Gourd Dance
7 p.m. Grand Entry

Thursday, March 6, 2003 General Session--Minneapolis Ballroom

8:00 a.m. Blessing/Flag Song/Color Guard

Keynote: Teaching and Learning Lakota Language and Culture
Leonard Littlefinger, Lakota Studies, Loneman School

                                                                      Comments, Summary, Evaluations
                                                                      Dr. Angelita Felix, Center for School Improvement, OIEP
                                                                      and Stan Holder, Conference Coordinator, OIEP

Color Retreat

Closing Prayer

12:00 p.m. Adjournment