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” 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" 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