Senate Bill 5433 was passed in 2015. It required that tribally-developed curriculum is to be taught in all schools. One curriculum being taught is Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State which has been endorsed by the 29 federally recognized tribes in Washington.
A yearly conference is hosted at Seattle University to create conversation about the Since Time Immemorial curriculum on what it is, its successes, its hardships, and how to better implment the curriculum in classroom settings. This conference is for us to come together and celebrate tribal sovereignty and the reslieince of our people through education.
Welcome Overview of the Day Dr. Christina Roberts (Gros Ventre/Assiniboine, Fort Belknap Indian Community), Director of Indigenous Peoples Institute at SU
Updates to the STI Curriculum Dr. Laura Lynn, Program Supervisor for the Office of Native Education
Plenary Latifah Phillips (Tohono O’odham), Director of the Office of Native Education
Since Time Immemorial and Early Learning Curriculum Amanda Rambayon (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), Native Education K-8 Literacy Liaison, Highline Public Schools
Planning and Navigating Your STI Implementation Dr. Laura Lynn, Program Supervisor for the Office of Native Education
Native Knowledge 360° Shana R. Brown (Yakama), Teacher, Career Ladder, Robert Eagle Staff Middle School
Delores Calderon J.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Youth, Society, and Justice at Western Washington University’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
“Sharing Stories of Successful STI Implementation: Developing and Sustaining Strong Collaborations with Students, Families, and Communities,”
Sara Marie Ortiz, MFA (Pueblo of Acoma), Native Education Program Manager, Highline Public Schools,
Dr. Susan Enfield, Superintendent of Highline Public Schools
Dr. Laura Lynn, Program Supervisor for the Office of Native Education
“Understanding SB5028 Requirements, the Role of Collaboration, and What Has Been Learned So Far”
Dr. Kristen B. French (Director, Center for Education, Equity and Diversity, and Associate Professor, Elementary Education, Western Washington University, Woodring College of Education)
Dr. Anna Lees (Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education, and Editor, Tribal College and University Research Journal, Western Washington University, Woodring College of Education)
Dr. Dawn Hardison-Stevens, Swampy Cree/Cowlitz/Steilacoom (Program Manager and Lecturer, Native Education Certificate Program, University of Washington, College of Education)
State Senator John McCoy, introducted by Dr. David Powers, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Seattle University
Registration and Breakfast STCN 160 (LeRoux Room)
Welcome and Opening Prayer Father Pat Twohy, SJ & Christina Roberts, PhD (A’aniin and Nakoda)
Overview of the Day and Table Conversation
Opening Plenary Michael Vendiola, M. Ed. (Swinomish), Program Supervisor, Office of Native Education at Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Workshops
Lunch Plenary Darrell Hillaire (Lummi), Founder of Setting Sun Productions and the Lummi Youth Academy
Workshops (Students to athletics)
Networking & Involvement
Closing Keynote Erik Stegman, MA, JD (Carry the Kettle First Nation-Nakoda), Executive Director, Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute, Washington DC.
Closing Ceremony