| TIME | SESSION TOPIC | SPEAKER/ACTIVITIES |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Registration at Henrico Ballroom Breakfast Buffet in Glen Restaurant | |
| 9:00 am | Opening Activities | • Welcome and Prayer: Jerry Fortune (Rappahannock Tribe) • Drum Song: Maskapow Drum Group • Procession of Flag Bearers: Native American Women Warriors and Tribes • Procession of the Chiefs |
| 9:15 am | Opening Remarks and Introduction of the Chiefs | • Chief Anne Richardson (Rappahannock Tribe) |
| 9:30 am | Economic Development and Sovereignty | • Jerry Pardilla (United South and Eastern Tribes) |
| 10:30 am | Panel: Supporting Indigenous Led Economic Development and Climate Solutions on Indian Lands: Barriers and Opportunities | • Melissa Ehrenreich, Facilitator (Indigenous Conservation Council for the Chesapeake Bay) • Bryan Van Stippen (National Indian Carbon Coalition) • Heather Richards (The Conservation Fund) • Marcie Kapsch (Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge) |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch Break Lunch Buffet in Glen Restaurant | |
| 2:00 pm | Story Mapping | • John Jastram (United States Geological Survey) • Nina Brundle (Virginia Commonwealth University) • Annie Scott (United States Geological Survey) |
| 2:45 pm | Tribal Tourism Post-COVID | • Sherry Rupert (American Indian and Alaska Native Tourism Association) |
| 3:30 pm | Refreshment Break | |
| 3:45 pm | Land and Water Conservation Funding | • Michael Spears (Anthropological Research, LLC) |
| 4:00 pm | Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Strategic Partnerships | • Wizipan Little Elk Garriott (Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior) |
| 4:45 pm | Closing | • Chief Anne Richardson (Rappahannock Tribe) • Color Guard: Native American Women Warriors |
| 5:00 pm | Conference Adjourns |
