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