DAY 1: Thursday, May 14, 2026, 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 by Dr. Karla Bird (Blackfeet)

9:30 AM: Keynote speech: “Prospects and Pitfalls in using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for language revitalization” (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) by Caroline Running Wolf (Crow) and Michael Running Wolf (Northern Cheyenne, Lakota, Blackfeet)

10:30 AM: Break

10:45 AM: Workshop: "Grant Writing for Indigenous Language Practitioners" by Susan Penfield

12:15 AM: Lunch in the Bonnie Heavy Runner Gathering Space

1:15 PM: Workshop: "Melody of a word: a prosodic pronunciation guide" by Mizuki Miyashita and Naatosi Fish (Blackfeet)

2:45 PM: Break

3:00 PM: Plenary talk: “Revitalizing Language, Finding Healing" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) by Dustin Whitford (Chippewa Cree)

4:00 PM: End of day remarks, evaluations, and song

DAY 2: Friday, May 15, 2026, Payne Family Native American Center, Rooms 105

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

9:00 AM: Workshop: “Connecting TEK and Language in Science Class” by Xavier Hawley (Aaniiih)

10:30 AM: Break

10:45 AM: "Grant Writing for Indigenous Language Practitioners" Workshop, continued by Susan Penfield

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