TIME SESSION TOPICSPEAKER/ACTIVITIES
8:00 am Registration at Henrico Ballroom• Snacks and beverages available in Henrico Ballroom Lobby
9:00 amOpening Activities• Welcome: Melissa Ehrenreich (Executive Director, Indigenous Conservation Council of the Chesapeake Bay)
• Prayer: Chief Frank Adams (Upper Mattaponi Tribe)
• Drum Song: Maskapow Drum Group (Rappahannock Tribe)
• Opening Remarks and Introduction of the Chiefs: Chief Anne Richardson (Rappahannock Tribe)
9:15 amTribal Consultation as a Diplomatic Tool• Kitcki Carroll (Executive Director, United South and Eastern Tribes, Sovereignty Protection Fund)
• Liz Malerbo (Policy & Legislative Affairs Director, USET SPF)
• Katie Klass (General Council, USET SPF)
10:15 amDistinguishing Tribal Consultation from Tribal Engagement• Starlyn Miller (Native Lands Partnership Director, The Wilderness Society)
10:45 amTribal Panel: How Tribal Consultations Affect Sacred Sites• Moderator: Starlyn Miller
• Brandon G. Thundercloud Custalow, MBA (Tribal Council Member, Mattaponi Indian Tribe)
• Todd Custalow (Tribal Council Member, Mattaponi Indian Tribe)
• Rufus Elliott (Tribal Council Member, Monacan Indian Nation)
12:00 pmTribal Consultation and Higher Education• Dr. Sam Cook (Virginia Indigenous Nations in Higher Education Collective)
• Gerri Wade (Rappahannock Tribe)
• Lenora Adkins (Chickahominy Tribe)
12:30 pmLunch in the Glen Restaurant
2:00 pmSpecial Presentation• Chief Anne Richardson (Rappahannock Tribe)
2:30 pmTribal Consultation on Cultural Resources• Dr. Julia King (Professor of Archeology, St. Mary’s College of Maryland)
3:30 pmRethinking the Approach to Tribal Consultation• Eric Chiasson (Tribal Liaison & Native Affairs Officer Northeast Region, National Park Service)
4:30 pmClosing Remarks• Chief Anne Richardson (Rappahannock Tribe)
4:45 pmConference Adjourns