NIWRC Specialty Institute MN-1

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May 31, 2017 - 3:15—4:45. Effective Use of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. (NamUS) for Case Reso
SPECIALTY INSTITUTE AGENDA Radisson Blu Hotel—Minneapolis MN May 31st to June 2nd, 2017

“Strengthening Indigenous Advocacy by Honoring our Sacred Connections to Earth Mother” DAY 1—May 31, 2017—Minnetonka Ballrooms B & C Time Session/Activity 7:30—8:30 Registration 8:30—9:00

9:00-10:15 10:15—10:30 10:30—12:00

1:30—3:00 3:00—3:15 3:15—4:45 4:45—5:00

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Welcome Traditional Opening Opening Remarks Introductions Making the Connections

Presenter/Staff Tara Azure, NIWRC Annette Scalpcane, NIWRC Eileen Hudon, Emma Geyer & the Ogitchidakwe Singers Dorma Sahneyah, NIWRC Everyone Faith Spotted Eagle

BREAK Woman as the First Environment Katsi Cook, Director Spirit Aligned Leadership Program BREAK FOR LUNCH (on your own) 12:00 noon to 1:30pm Environmental Justice Elder Kathy Sanchez, Tewa Women United BREAK Effective Use of the National Missing BJ Spammer, Director and Unidentified Persons System Forensic & Analytic Services, (NamUS) for Case Resolution NamUS Wrap Up, Evaluations and Adjourn Facilitated by NIWRC

“Strengthening Indigenous Advocacy by Honoring our Sacred Connections to Earth Mother” DAY 2—June 1, 2017 Time Breakout Room 1—Minnetonka B 9:00—10:30 Strengthening Indigenous Advocacy, Eileen Hudon 10:30—10:45 10:45-12:15

When Someone You Know and Love goes Missing, Maggie Cywink, MMIWGT2S, Voice of a Family Member

Breakout Room 2—Minnetonka C What Sex Trafficking Looks Like in Native Communities, Guadalupe Lopez, T/TA Coordinator MIWSAC BREAK Policy Implications of Sex Trafficking and the Important Role of StrongHearts Native Helpline, Dorma L. Sahneyah, T/TA Director, NIWRC; Mallory Black, Communications Director, StrongHearts Native Helpline

Break for LUNCH (on your own) 12:15 to 1:45pm

1:45—3:15

3:15—3:30 3:30—5:00

Trauma-Informed Approaches: Safety & Shelter, Guadalupe Lopez, T/TA Coordinator MIWSAC

Healing the Spiritual Wounds of Domestic and Sexual Violence, Elder Kathy Sanchez, Tewa Women United

Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Amanda Takes War Bonnet, Public Education Specialist, Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains BREAK Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Insights and Recommendations of a Special Advisor, Maggie Cywink, MMIWGT2S,

Voice of a Family Member 7:30—9:00 Special Performance: We Do It For the Water, Indigenous Peoples Task Force— Minnetonka Ballrooms B & C

“Strengthening Indigenous Advocacy by Honoring our Sacred Connections to Earth Mother” DAY 3—June 2, 2017—The Lakes Ballroom

Time 9:00—10:30 10:30—11:00 11:00—12:30 12:30—1:00 2 | P a g e

Session/Activity You Are Creation: Restoring Indigenous Ways for Wellness and Resilience BREAK A Focused Conversation on Increasing Safety & Justice for Missing & Murdered Native Women Closing, Take-Away, Parting Words Wrap Up, Evaluations, Adjourn

Presenter/Staff Beverly Cook, St Regis Mohawk Tribal Council Chief

Rose Quilt, Director of Policy and Research, NIWRC Facilitated by NIWRC