Bobby Wilson @ Michigan Indian Education Council’s Critical Issues Conference
Michigan Indian Education Council
Register for 51st Annual Critical Issues Conference March 11-13
The 51st Annual Native American Critical Issues Conference hosted by the Michigan Indian Education Council
More information at miec.org/conference
March 11-13, 2021, 9-12:30pm ET on Zoom
click here to REGISTER
Download the agenda at glance here.
Download the save the date flyer here.
Session Topics
- Cultural Uses of Fire
- Indigenous Foraging, Cooking, and Eating
- Fire Ring in the Mackinac Straits
- Ishkode: The Language of Fire
- Fired Up: Activism in Indian Country, Past and Present
- Tri-Lateral Indian Education Panel
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Panel
- Rematriation and Pedagogical Reform in K-12 Systems
- Treaty Rights and Water Habitat
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Country Keynote
- Native American Student Organizations Meet and Greet: Our College Experience
- Graduate School 101
- Native Scholar Network Summit Keynote
- Decolonizing NASO
- and more!
Registration
Click here to register for $150 on Eventbrite and receive access to the password protected Participant Portal. The Participant Portal at miec.org contains the Zoom links needed to gain access to the conference.
More information and registration at miec.org/conference
51st Annual Native American Critical Issues Conference: March 11-13
The 51st Annual Native American Critical Issues Conference
More information at miec.org/conference
March 11-13, 2021, 9-12:30pm ET on Zoom
click here to REGISTER
*there are a limited number of student registration scholarships available. Contact mreinhar@nmu.edu for more information.
Download the agenda at glance here.
Download the save the date flyer here.
Join us for 3 conference tracks, including
- General Track (A), for the general public
- Youth Track (B), for young students
- NASO Track (C), for college-aged students who may be involved in Native American Student Organizations
- 15 Breakout sessions
- 4 Plenary sessions
- 2 Vendor Booth and Information Booth sessions to meet directly with vendors
- 2 Networking Café sessions to connect with other attendees
- Access to Zoom session recordings after the conference
Session Topics
- Cultural Uses of Fire
- Indigenous Foraging, Cooking, and Eating
- Fire Ring in the Mackinac Straits
- Ishkode: The Language of Fire
- Fired Up: Activism in Indian Country, Past and Present
- Tri-Lateral Indian Education Panel
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Panel
- Rematriation and Pedagogical Reform in K-12 Systems
- Treaty Rights and Water Habitat
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Country Keynote
- Native American Student Organizations Meet and Greet: Our College Experience
- Graduate School 101
- Native Scholar Network Summit Keynote
- Decolonizing NASO
- and more!
Registration
Click here to register for $150 on Eventbrite and receive access to the password protected Participant Portal. The Participant Portal at miec.org contains the Zoom links needed to gain access to the conference. Registered attendees will receive the Participant Portal password by email one week prior to the event.
Seeking Artists and Informational Vendors
Vendors: Would you like to be listed as a vendor on the conference website and meet one-on-one with attendees during 2 Vendor Sessions on March 12? Contact Dr. Martin Reinhardt to request a vendor form at mreinhar@nmu.edu by Friday, March 5. Vendor fees are $50.
More information and registration at miec.org/conference
Michigan Indian Education Critical Issues Conference
Frank and Rochelle Ettawageshik
The “Indigi-Sisters”, including Eva Petoskey, Linda Woods, and Arlene Kashata
Owen and Emmett advertising for their mom and dad’s talks
2011 Michigan Indian Education Critical Issues Conference (March 10-12); Sam Deloria Keynote Speaker
Here are the materials:
Sundance Film Screening at Michigan Critical Issues Conference — UPDATED
The date and time is March 5, 2010, at 7 PM at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa.
Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver Presentation for Michigan Indian Education Conference
It’s here, in powerpoint: michigan-indian-tuition-waiver-2009
And here is a link to our materials relating to the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver.
Michigan Indian Education Critical Issues Conference — Agenda and Registration
Here is the registration information and conference agenda for the 2009 MIEC Conference at the Soaring Eagle Inn and Conference Center, March 12-14.
Jeff Davis (Turtle Mountain), 14-year veteran of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan, will be the keynote speaker.
I’ll be presenting a history of the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver at 8:30 on Friday. And I’ll be talking about ways to use my book (“American Indian Education”) in the classroom at 1 on Friday.
Turtle Talk 
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