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Dream the Impossible Youth Conference hosted at University of California San Diego.
Dream the Impossible Native Youth Conference Agenda
University of California, San Diego
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Agenda: Saturday, April 29, 2023
9:00am-10:00am – Registration & Campus Tours (UCSD Volunteers)
10:00am-10:45am – MC & DJ – Mikela Jones (Little River Band of Pomo) & Emcee One (Osage/Potawatomi)
- Welcome - Dr. Alexander Hunter (Jamul) and Eva Trujillo (Mesa Grande)
- Blessing – Dr. Stan Rodriguez (Santa Ysabel)
- Bird Singers - Jamie LaBrake (Sycuan) Blue Eagle (Viejas)
10:50am-11:30am – Keynote – Pyet DeSpain (Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation)
11:45am-12:30am – ROUND 1 - Pick one of 10 sessions
- Breakout Sessions - will be repeated to offer students the opportunity to attend 3 of the 10
12:30pm-2:00pm – Lunch/Activities and College Fair
- Resource Fair: UCSD Town Square
- Campus Tours UCSD Volunteers
- Cultural Activities: Matthews Quad
- Beading by Gene Begay (Diné)
- Weaving Circle by Blossom Maciel (Fort Sill Chiricahua/Warm Springs Apache Tribe)
- Sycuan Cultural Center
- Powwow dance by Mia Murillo
- Sustainable Farming through culture with Pauma Tribal Farms
- Dodge Ball & Lawn Games
- Photo Booths: Mirror Memories
2:15pm-3:05pm - ROUND 2 - Pick one of 10 sessions
- Breakout Sessions - will be repeated to offer students the opportunity to attend 3 of the 10
3:15pm-4:05pm - ROUND 3 - Pick one of 10 sessions
- Breakout Sessions - Sessions will be repeated to offer students the opportunity to attend 3 of the 10
4:05pm-4:15pm - Survey
4:15pm-5:00pm – Performance – by Adrianne Chalepah (Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma)
5:00pm-5:40pm – Raffles
5:40pm-6:00pm – Closing Remarks (Mikela)
Subway Boxes/Adjourn Conference
Breakout Sessions
Sessions will be repeated to offer students the opportunity to attend 3 of the 10 - TBD
Session 1:Respecting Traditional Values (Raymond Belardes III, Mesa Grande) / John Muir Room (221)-2nd Floor, Price Center
Session 2: Pathways to Medical School (Native American Medical Students, UCSD) / Bear Room (202)-2nd Floor, Price Center
Session 3: Indigenous Stories in AR, VR, & Geolocation (Kilma Lattin, Pala Band of Mission Indians & Catherine Eng) / Green Table Room (206)-2nd Floor, Price Center
Session 4: Native Youth Media/Vision Makers (Francene Blyth-Lewis, Eastern Band Cherokee) / Eleanor Roosevelt College Room (212)-2nd Floor, Price Center
Session 5: Traditional Kumeyaay Games & Stories (Stan Rodriguez & Priscilla Ortiz, Kumeyaay from Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel) / The Forum (404)-4th Floor, Price Center
Session 6: Native American College Life (UCSD students) / Red Shoe Room (203)-2nd Floor, Price Center
Session 7: Anything is Possible (Destiny Ng, Native Hawaiian from O'ahu) / Thurgood Marshall Room (213)-2nd Floor, Price Center
Session 8: Break Cycle Warriors (Bradley Guachino, Pala Band of Mission Indians) / Ballroom East (220)-2nd Floor, Price Center
Session 9: Traditional Foods (Blossom Maciel, Fort Sill Chiricahua/Warm Springs Apache & descendent of the Mountain Cahuilla of Southern California) / Governance Chambers (405)-4th Floor, Price Center
Session 10: Habitual Wellness & Healthy Relationships (Abby Lorie Rush, Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Bethold & Rudy Indigenous, Choctaw and Kickapoo) / Communidad Room (222)-2nd Floor, Price Center
