Day 1: September 10, 2023

2023 Conference Videos

Welcome Ceremony

Honor Guard: Shakopee American Indian Veterans, Prior Lake, MN
Drum Group: Little Earth Singers, Minneapolis, MN
Prayer: Margo Prescott

Brian Buhr

Opening Remarks
Brian Buhr, Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resources Sciences, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN

Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan

Opening Remarks 
Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, PhD (Choctaw), Professor of Medicine and Rural Health and Director, Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, Conference Co-Chair

Nicole Redvers

Dene Ch’anié (‘the path we walk’): Visions for Planetary Healing 
Nicole Redvers, ND, MPH (Deninu K’ue First Nation), Associate Professor and Director, Indigenous Planetary Health, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada 

Melissa Walls

The Significance of Culture for Well-Being: Evidence from Community and Scientific Perspectives 
Melissa L. Walls, PhD (Bois Forte and Couchiching First Nations Anishinaabe), Associate Professor, Dept of International Health and Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, Duluth, MN 

Tara Maudrie

Defining and Conceptualizing Nourishment through Indigenous Worldviews 
Tara Maudrie, MSPH (Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Snapping Turtle Clan), PhD Student, Social and Behavioral Interventions, Center for Indigenous Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Sault Ste Marie, MI

Beverly Stabber Warne

Elder Perspectives 
Beverly Stabber Warne, RN, MSN (Oglala Lakota), South Dakota State University College of Nursing, Rapid City, SD

Day 2: September 11, 2023

2023 Conference Videos

Oklahoma State University Panel

Oklahoma State University Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Panel 
Moderator: Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan (Choctaw) 
Panelists: 
- LaVerne Demientieff, LMSW, PhD (Deg Xit'an)
- Jann Hayman, EdD (Osage)
- Jacqueline Putnam (Choctaw)
- Kyle Wark, MA (Tlingit)

Matthew Kekoa Lau

E Mā‘ona ka Honua: Edupreneurial ‘Auwai as Systemic Intervention for Community Wellness 
Matthew Kekoa Lau, PhD (Kānaka Maoli), MA’O Organic Farms, Wai’anae, HI and Assistant Professor of Indigenous Knowledge and Practice, University of Hawai’i West O’ahu, Kapolei, HI

North American Urban Indigenous Food Systems

North American Urban Indigenous Food Systems Panel
Moderator: Hannah Tait Neufeld, PhD
Panelists:
- Dave Skene (Métis Nation of Ontario)
- Clifton Bruno (Wasco from the Columbia River)
- Christine Bruno (Basque, Comanche, Irish)
- Sara Moncada, MA (Yaqui)

SNAP-Ed Panel

SNAP-Ed Supporting Decolonized Indigenous Nutrition Education in Colorado 
Panel Moderator: Kelli Wilson Begay, MS, MBA, RDN (Kickapoo, Seminole, Mvskoke Creek)
Panelists:
- Shannon Francis (Dineh and Hopi)
- Devon G. Peña (Chicano)

How We Got Here Panel

How We Got Here: Stories of Professional Journeys Across Indian Country
Moderator: Cassandra Nguyen, PhD
Panelists: 
- Kelli Wilson Begay, MS, MBA, RDN (Kickapoo, Seminole, Mvskoke Creek)
- LaVerne Xilegg Demientieff, PhD, LMSW (Deg Xit'an)
- Teresa Jackson, MS, RDN, LD (Fort Mojave, Seminole, Muscogee Creek, Cherokee, Yuma)
- Tara Maudrie, MSPH (Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Snapping Turtle Clan)

Indigenous Youth Nutrition Panel

Indigenous Youth Nutrition: Cultivating the Next Generation of Food Justice Leaders Panel 
Moderator: Maria Givens (Coeur d'Alene)
Panelists: 
- Rose Fraser (Oglala Lakota)
- Nick Hernandez, MS (Oceti Sakowin, Oglala Lakota Band)
- Mary LaGarde (White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
- Neely M. Snyder (St. Croix Ojibwe)

Remembering What We Always Knew: An Indigenous Diabetes Prevention Model 
J Blue (White Earth Nation)*, C Ladd (Menominee Nation of Wisconsin), K Welshons

Individual and Community Traditions Shape Cooking Matters® Recipe Adaptations
E Biehl*, D Earnesty, H Swartz, B Sieloff, C Watson, K Hansen, T LaFave, M Taylor, H Hollenbeck, E Leffler

SNAP-Ed Overview and Opportunities 
A Branham (Cherokee)* and D Pendleton,* US Dept of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Alexandria, VA

Piko to Piko - Growing Kalo on the Continent
NK Ellison (Native Hawaiian),* L Ka' ula (Native Hawaiian),* MA Tam-Hoy Barhoum (Native Hawaiian),* J Cruz (Native Hawaiian), D Ching (Native Hawaiian), M Suzuki (Native Hawaiian), K Wong (Native Hawaiian), S Park, L Wilmes (Otoe-Missouria Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, Native Hawaiian), N Mengel, N Dutro (Native Hawaiian), C Nichols, AM Jackson

The Fond du Lac Ojibwe School’s Path to Incorporating and Connecting Fresh, Locally Sourced and Culturally Relevant Foods in the School Cafeteria 
M Fonoti,* M Hamski,* E Resendiz Alonso

Family Spirit Nurture: An Indigenous Solution for Promoting Healthy Infant and Family Nutrition
A Harris (Diné)* and S Vanegas,* Johns Hopkins U Center for Indigenous Health, Baltimore, MD

Culturally Responsive Approaches to Evaluation of Cultural Transmission in Indigenous Communities
A Jauregui-Dusseau (Diné)* and J Presley (Osage, Diné),* The Center for Community Engaged Evaluation at the U of AR for Medical Sciences - Office of Community Health and Research

Incorporating Traditional Indigenous Foods into the School Meal Programs 
NB Katz* and B Showell,* US Dept of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, Child Nutrition Programs, Alexandria, VA

Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Inform Policy Regarding Urban Native American Health and Nutrition 
T McClure (Séliš),* K Gilchrist,* C Smith (Piikani/Sicangu Lakota), B Brown, C Goes-Ahead Lopez (Apsaalooke), S Black, A Manuel

AmpleHarvest.org in Indian Country: Enabling Native American Gardeners to Donate Surplus Harvests to Nearby Food Pantries Across All Reservations 
G Oppenheimer,* Founder/Executive Director of AmpleHarvest.org, Newfoundland, NJ

Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Urban Indigenous Communities: Stories of Land and Connection within Kingston and Waterloo-Wellington Regions in Ontario 
SK Patterson (Algonquin),* HT Neufeld, E Miltenburg, S Traviss (Mohawk), M Buchanan (Anishinaabe), A Watson (Anishinaabe), D Skene (Métis), L Peach

Food Farmacy: A Cultural Adaptation of the Produce Prescription Program 
H Swartz,* C Artega,* M Taylor, M Gasco, R Rousseau, K Hansen, T Lafave, E Leffler, H Hollenbeck

Indigenous Chef Expo

National Indigenous Chef Expo
Host: Denisa Livingston MPH, MLS (Diné Nation)
Chefs: 
- Mackee Bancroft (Ute Mountain Ute, Diné)
- Freddie Bitsoie (Diné)
- Tawnya Brant (Mohawk)
- Nephi Crag (White Mountain Apache/Diné)
- Kealoha Domingo (Native Hawaiian)
- Indigenous Food Lab (two teams) 
- Ben Jacobs (Osage Nation)
- Rob Kinneen (Tlingit)
- Owamni by the Sioux Chef
- Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot)
- Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart (Oglala Lakota)
- Crystal Wahpepah (Kickapoo Nation)
- Nico Albert Williams (Cherokee)

Day 3: September 12, 2023

2023 Conference Videos

Alika Maunakea

Understanding the Biological Basis of Health Disparities in Native Hawaiians to Enable Prevention 
Alika K Maunakea, PhD (Native Hawaiian), Professor, Dept of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Mānoa, HI

Kyle Wark

Reflections on Community Based Participatory Research in Alaska Native Communities 
Kyle Wark, MA (Tlingit), Research Dept, Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, AK 

Kalidas Shetty

Indigenous Plant Therapies and Their Contemporary Scientific Rationale
Kalidas Shetty, PhD, Professor of Plant Sciences & Founding Director of Global Institute for Food Security and International Agriculture, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

Power of Indigenous Knowledge to Move Science Forward

The Power of Indigenous Knowledge to Move Science Forward Panel
Moderator: Jada L. Brooks, PhD, MSPH, RN, FAAN (Lumbee)
Panelists: 
- Alika K Maunakea, PhD (Native Hawaiian)
- Kyle Wark, MA (Tlingit)
- Kalidas Shetty, PhD

Erin Parker

Farm Bill 2023 Update 
Erin S Parker, JD, LLM, Executive Director, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, AR

Dan Cornelius

Impacting Indigenous Food and Nutrition Through Tribal, State, and Federal Policy
Daniel Cornelius, JD (Oneida Nation), Outreach Program Manager, Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Food and Nutrition Policy in Action Panel

Food and Nutrition Policy in Action Panel 
Moderator: Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, PhD (Choctaw)
Panelists: 
- Daniel Cornelius, JD (Oneida Nation)
- Stacy Hammer, MPH, RD, LDN (Bdewakantunwan Dakota)
- Denisa Livingston, MPH, MLS (Diné Nation)
- Erin S Parker, JD, LLM

Elder and Youth Panel

Elder and Youth Panel 
Moderator: Valerie Nuvayestewa (Hopi/Tewa)
Panelists: 
- Lauryn Clown (Cheyenne River Sioux)
- Hawthorne Dukepoo (Hopi)
- Hope Flanagan (Seneca)
- Linda Bane Frizzell, PhD
- Beverly Stabber Warne, RN, MSN (Oglala Lakota)
- Rivianna Zeller (Anishinaabe)