Agenda - May 9-10 Workshop

 

10:30 AM Welcome by Local Tribal Leader

 

10:45 Welcome, Introductions and Overview of Session

Chris McDonald, Natural Resources Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial and San Diego Counties

Janice Alexander, Forest Health Program Coordinator, UC ANR Cooperative Extension, Marin County

Deborah Giraud, Farm and Community/Economic Development Advisor, UC ANR Cooperative Extension, Humboldt-Del-Norte County

Jennifer Sowerwine, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Specialist, ESPM, Society and Environment, UC Berkeley

 

11:00 History of California Tribes

 

12:00 PM Networking Lunch

 

1:00 Overview of Tribal Government

 

1:30 Tribal Lands and Natural Resource Governance

 

2:00 Cultural Norms and Contemporary Tribal Life – Panel discussion

 

3:00 Q&A with Tribal panelists

 

3:15 Break

 

3:30 Considerations for Building Partnerships with Tribes: Lessons Learned from an Extension Perspective Towards Building Successful Partnerships with Tribes

 

5:00 PM Adjourn

 

 

9:00 AM Welcome & Overview

 

9:15 Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) examples

 

10:30 Break

 

10:45 Cultural Demonstrations

 

12:00 PM Lunch

 

1:00 Partnering with Tribes: Examples from local agencies

 

2:15 Break

 

2:30 Roundtable discussion: How can we better integrate traditional knowledge and perspectives into our understanding of natural resources?

 

3:00 Putting it to work: Breakout groups to share examples, work together on how to move forward, set intentions, develop plans, what are next steps, what resources are needed to move forward

 

4:00 Next Steps: Evaluation and closing

 

4:15 PM Adjourn