DAY 1: Thursday, May 15, 2025, Payne Family Native American Center, Room 105

8:30 AM: Check-in in the Bonnie Heavy Runner Gathering Space

9:00 AM: Welcome & Opening remarks

9:30 AM: Keynote speech “The Wisdom in Our Language” by Dr. Stacey Oberly (Southern Ute)

10:30 AM: Break

10:45 AM: Stop-motion Workshop by Dr. Ray Huaute (Chumash, Cahuilla) and Dr. Mosiah Bluecloud (Kickapoo)

11:45 AM: Lunch in the Bonnie Heavy Runner Gathering Space

1:00 PM: Stop-motion Workshop, continued

2:30 PM: Break

2:45 PM: Plenary talk “Plains Indian Sign Language – Indigenous Language Acquisition Method and History” by Dr. Lanny Real Bird (Crow)

3:45 PM: End of day remarks, evaluations, and song by Kevin KickingWoman (Blackfeet)

DAY 2: Friday, May 16, 2025, Payne Family Native American Center, Rooms 105

8:30 AM: Check-in in the Bonnie Heavy Runner Gathering Space

9:00 AM: Parallel workshop sessions: “How to teach pronunciation using basic linguistics” by Dr. Stacey Oberly, and “From Realia to Reality: Taking our languages outside the classroom” by Dr. Ray Huaute

10:30 AM: Break

10:45 AM: Parallel workshop sessions: “How to teach pronunciation using basic linguistics” by Dr. Stacey Oberly, and “Breaking the ‘comprehension only’ plateau with Group Mentor-Apprentice (GMA) strategies” by Dr. Mosiah Bluecloud

12:15 PM: Closing remarks, reflection/discussion, evaluations