TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE & HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS SUMMIT

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TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE &
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS SUMMIT
2012 August 29th-31st, Wednesday-Friday
In the Scenic Columbia Gorge at Skamania Lodge

This summit is designed to inspire tribal staff, consultants, administrators and their community to look to indigenous traditional knowledge to guide our decisions as we protect, enhance and restore our lands.

The conference will be held in one of the most diverse ecosystems in our region at the crossroads of forest, sea, river, mountain and prairie, in a place which tribes from throughout the region have come together each summer for millennium.

Join us for three days of learning and sharing for this conference targeting tribal communities from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia and Alaska.

People of all knowledge and skill levels are invited to attend- we will have elders and knowledge-keeper circles, hands-on workshops, evening activities, fire circles and more located in one of the most scenic areas in the world.

Presentations, Roundtables, Panels, Workshops will include:
Contemporary Significance of Traditional Environmental Knowledge in Columbia Plateau - Dr. Eugene Hunn- Author ‘Nchi-Wana, the Big River’ • Applying Traditional Knowledge to Food Security- Dr. Rudolph Ryser- Center for World Indigenous Studies • Educating Urban and Reserve Youth about Traditional Foods & Health- Polly Olsen- Indigenous Wellness Research Institute • First Food Management- Umatilla: Wenix Redelk, Cheryl Shippentower • Bringing Back Fire to Restore Native Prairie, Oak and Riparian Habitat- Mason McKinley- Center for Natural Land Management • Traditional Fishing & Hunting Panel Discussions- Tribal members from Yakama, Snoqualmie, Umatilla and other Northwest Tribes • Huckleberry Patch Stewardship from the Pickers Perspective- Andra Forney- Xaxli'p Tribe Community Forest Manager • Native Plant Gardens and Restoration Panel – Guests from Tribal Communities
• Community Base Social Marketing Tribal Style- Alfrieda Peters- Yakama Solid Waste
• ‘Feeding the People, Feeding the Spirit’- Northwest Indian College • Mapping Your Resources- Annie Brule- Brule’ Designs, and Guests • Medicinal Plant Workshops- Heidi Bohan and others •Native Plant Seed Propagation Workshop • Raingardens • Salmon Safe Certification • Sacred Seed Gardens • and more in the works!! (subject to change)

Thursday Night Dinner Buffet, Wine Tasting & Barter Faire
at The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center- $25

Field Trips will include: Oak Savannah Restoration at Washougal; Wapato Beds and Cultural Harvests; Archeological Sites along the Columbia; Yakama Cultural Center and Resource Sites; Tribal Fisheries along the Columbia; Columbia Gorge Discovery Center; Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway & Waterfalls (Some fees may apply, subject to change)