INDIGENOUS SCIENCE Agenda
Monday, June 16, 2025
8:00 AM – Registration & Breakfast
Mezzanine
9:00 AM – Welcome
Lumpkins Ballroom, North
11:00 AM – Wellness Break
Feast & Float, Bandelier participants prepare for departure
11:20 AM – Session 1: Indigenous Science
La Terazza
11:50 AM – Transition to Buses for Land-Based Learning Excursions
Excursions will return to the Hotel at various times (4:00 and 6:00 PM)
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
8:00 AM – Breakfast
Mezzanine
8:30 AM – Welcome
Lumpkins Ballroom, North
Opening Remarks
Keynote Address: Monique Gray Smith
10:00 AM – Break/Transition to Sessions
10:15 AM – Session 2: Overview of Yearlong and Deep Dive on Unit 1
6th Grade: Exchange Room
7th Grade: La Terraza (Inside)
8th Grade: La Terraza (Patio)
See Indigenous Science Session Descriptions for Details
11:45 AM – Lunch
Mezzanine
1:00 PM – NACA Student Poets
Lumpkins Ballroom, North
2:00 PM – Break
2:30 PM – Conversation with Monique Gray Smith
Lumpkins Ballroom, North
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
Book signing after the talk
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
8:00 AM – Breakfast
Mezzanine
8:30 AM – Orientation to Day
Lumpkins Ballroom, North
9:00 AM – Transition to Sessions
9:15 AM – Session 3: Deep Dive on Unit 2
6th Grade: La Terraza (Patio)
7th Grade: La Terraza (Inside)
8th Grade: Exchange Room
See Indigenous Science Session Descriptions for Details
10:45 AM – Break
11:00 AM – Indigenous Science Initiative Advisory Panel
What is the role of the community in guiding curriculum development as part of Indigenous Genius by Design
La Terraza
11:45 AM – Lunch
Mezzanine
1:00 PM – Session 4: Preview of Units 3 & 4 + Introduction to Localizing Curriculum
6th Grade: La Terraza (Inside)
7th Grade: Exchange Room
8th Grade: La Terraza (Patio)
See Indigenous Science Session Descriptions for Details
2:30 PM – Break
2:45 PM – Closing Remarks + Book Giveaway
Lumpkins Ballroom, North
