Agenda

Monday, April 6

8-10 a.m.
Registration
Vendor Set-Up
10 a.m.
Opening Ceremony
Vendor Tradeshow Opens to Attendees
10:30 a.m.
Keynote Panel: What is Food Sovereignty?
Panelists: Kyle Powys Whyte, Jahi Chappell, Robin Michigiizhigookwe Clark
12 p.m.
Lunch
Vendor Tradeshow
1:30 p.m.
Keynote Panel: Culturally Significant Indigenous Foodways
Panelists: Kathleen Smith, Doug Craven, Kaya DeerInWater, Robert Hart
3 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m.
Breakouts 
Vendor Tradeshow Opens to the Public
5 p.m.
Break
6 p.m.
Dinner
8 p.m.
Adjourn
Vendor Tradeshow Closes

 

Tuesday, April 7

8 a.m.
Registration
Vendor Tradeshow Opens to the Public
9 a.m.
Keynote Panel: Treaty Rights, Governance, and Food Sovereignty
Panelists: Dan Cornelius, Marty Reinhardt, Eric Hemenway
10:30 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.
Keynote Panel: Food Sovereignty Across Generations
Panelists: Jessica Barnes Najor, Amy McKoy, Elan Pochedley
12:15 p.m.
Lunch
Vendor Tradeshow
1:45 p.m.
Breakouts
2:45 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m.
Breakouts 
4:45 p.m.
Break
5 p.m.
Evening Activity
8 p.m.
Adjourn
Vendor Tradeshow Closes

 

Wednesday, April 8

7:30 a.m.
Vendor Tradeshow Opens to the Public
8:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
10 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m.
Breakouts
12:15 p.m.
Lunch
Vendor Tradeshow
1:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks & Ceremony
3 p.m.
Adjourn

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