2017 Tribal Environmental Health Sciences Forum

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1 2017 Tribal Environmental Health Sciences Forum Indigenous Environmental Stewards: Bridging Tribal Communities to Healthy Futures October 19 20, 2017 Gila River Indian Anthony B. Shelde Building at Wild Horse Pass Purpose: To build collaborative capacity to develop preparedness and mitigation approaches that integrate Health, Sciences, Environmental Stories and Traditional ways into existing and emerging efforts to safe guard our air, water, and agricultural practices in the face of climate change. Goal: To develop partnerships and strategies enabling us to integrate traditional knowledge and climate change information into our health, environment and education programs successfully. Day 1: Thursday, October 19, 2017 Location: Anthony B. Shelde Building MC: Willard Antone, Gila River Indian 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Registration Check-In 9:00 a.m. 9:20 a.m. Traditional Blessing & Welcoming Address Timothy H. Terry, Gila River Indian Governor Stephen Lewis, Gila River Indian 9:20 a.m. 9:30 a.m Tribal Forum Planning Members

2 Mind Map Description Marti Lindsey, Ph.D., Director, Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, 9:30 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Sacred Wisdom: A Pathway to Environmental Health and Sustainability - Keynote Tommy K. Begay, Ph.D., MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, 9:55 a.m. 10:20 a.m. Working with tribes in Alaska and the Northwest: Campus- Capacity Building for Climate Change Research - Keynote Clarita LeftHand-Begay, M.S., Ph.D., Assistant Professor University of Washington 10:20 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Session A: Global Climate Change & Health Impacts Moderator, Holly Barton Tribal Climate Change Liaison, American Indian Higher Education Consortium & Southwest Climate Science Center Introduction: Chad S. Marchand, Project Manager, The Native Nations Climate Adaptation Program TED Talks from Panel Experts Althea Walker, Environmental Education & Outreach Specialist, Gila River Indian Shasta C. Gaughen, Ph.D. Environmental Director, Pala Band of Mission Indians Nikki Cooley, Program Coordinator, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals: Tribal Climate Change Program Lynn Rae, Graduate Research Assistant, Native Nations Climate Adaptation Program Page 2

3 Octaviana Trujillo, Ph.D. Co- Leader/Outreach, The Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention, Northern Arizona University Q & A with panelists Table Top Talks Share Group Highlights 12:00 p.m. 12:50 p.m. Networking Lunch 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Funding & Project Opportunities Moderator Marti Lindsey, Ph.D., Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, Nathan Cherrington, Ph.D., Director, Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, Jeff Burgess, M.D., M.S., MPH, Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Center for Indigenous Environmental Health Research Liam O Fallon, Health Specialist, Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Research 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Session B: Air Quality & Health Moderator Alexis Alvarez, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Presenter: Fernando Martinez, M.D., College of Medicine, Air Quality Panel: Ruben Cu:k Ba ak, Tohono O odham Nation Mansel Nelson, Senior Program Coordinator, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals Ryan Eberle, Air Quality Program Manager, Gila River Indian, Department of Environmental Quality Shaina White, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Table Top Talks Page 3

4 Share Group Highlights 3:00 p.m. 3:10 p.m. Break (Wellness stretches part 1) 3:10 p.m. 4:40 p.m. Session C: Water Quality & Health Impacts Moderator Waquin Preston, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Tribal Water Department Presenter: Walt Klimecki, DVM., Ph.D., SWEHSC, Water Quality Panel: Claire Herrick, M.D. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine, Selso Villegas Ph.D., Tohono O odham Nation, Water Resources Department Justin Manuel, Tohono O odham Nation, Deputy Director of Water Resources Table Top Talks Share Group Highlights 4:45 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Closing Vice-Chairman Gabriel Lopez, Ak-Chin Indian Student poster reception and Huhugam Heritage Center will be open free of charge from 5:15 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Evening 1: Thursday, October 19, 2017 Location: Huhugam Heritage Center MC: Steven Martin, Director, Native American Student Affairs 5:15 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Huhugam Heritage Center, entrance free of charge donations welcomed 6:00 p.m. 6:45 p.m. Dinner & Performances Music: Medicine for our Health Bill Ward, President Health Advocate Pacific Island Fitness Shanna Tautolo, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Health Department 6:45 p.m. 7:00 p.m. My Journey, motivating youth through storytelling Page 4

5 Carrie Joseph, Ph.D. Candidate, Soil, Water & Environmental Science, 7:00 p.m. 7:10 p.m. Awards, Student Recognition 7:10 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Walk, Listen & View, Format of presentations are orally, models displays, tri-folds, and posters. Themes: Earth, Air Water & One-Health 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Traditional Dancers, closing the evening Moderator, Althea Walker, Gila River Indian Birds Singing and dancing by the River Salt River Keli Akimel Hua Modk Cudkdam- Gila River Day 2: Friday, October 20, 2017 Location: Anthony B. Shelde Building MC: Althea Walker, Environmental Education & Outreach Specialist, Gila River Indian DEQ 7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m. Morning Welcome Lt. Governor Monica Lynn Antone, Gila River Indian 8:15 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Royalty Panel: Being an Indigenous Steward Miss Tohono O odham Nation, Tierra Domingo Miss Native, Cydney Walters Miss Arizona State University, Gypsy Pete Miss Wa:k Ceksan, Angelique Jose Miss Gila River, Anissa Garcia 8:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Session D: Agricultural Change & Impact on Health In Tribal Communities Moderator Trent Teegerstrom, Associate Director of Tribal Extension Program & Program Specialist, Agricultural-Resource Economics Page 5

6 Presenter: Erin Shirl Parker J.D., Indigenous Food & Agriculture Initiative at the University of Arkansas School of Law TED Talk Panel: Cie na Schlaefli, Interim Farm Manager, San Xavier Co-op Farm Trent Teegerstrom, Sonni Tadlock, University of Washington, 13 Moons Environmental Health Curriculum Q & A with Panel 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Break (Wellness stretches part II) 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Session E: Protecting Our Lands Presentation of the Southwest Region Native American Fish & Wildlife Society Resolution Moderator Melodie Lopez, MSW Indigenous Strategies LLC. Selso Villegas Ph.D., Tohono O odham Nation 11:15 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Session F: Environmental Stewardship through Traditional & Cultural Teachings - Keynote Ann Marie Chischilly, J.D., Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals 12:05 p.m. 12:15 p.m. Closing Remarks & Blessing Althea Walker & Timothy Terry My people have been here for thousands of years, but this land does not belong only to us. It is your homeland too. I hope you will create a respect relationship with the rivers and creeks and streams that flow through this beautiful nation and never fail to stand strong in her defense. Page 6