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The 6th Annual Indigenous Peoples Symposium
Water and Social Economic Justice
April 19th , 2013 9am-7:30 p.m., 1001 Campus Center University of Massachusetts Amherst
Symposium Schedule:
Thursday April 18, 2013
Title of Event:
James Francis (Penobscot): UMASS 2013 Resident Tribal Historian
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Bartlett 61
Friday April 19, 2013
Sixth Annual Indigenous Peoples Symposium: Water and Social Eco-nomic Justice:
Keynote: Ramona Peters Mashpee Wampanoag HONOR! Dinner:
JWECC/CE presentations, Stu-dent Recognitions, CPNAIS/JWECC Recognitions, Faculty/Staff Appreciations
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: 1001, Hadley Rm.
Campus Center
Saturday April 20, 2013
UMass Powwow!
Time: 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Location: Curry Hicks Cage
Welcome! The planning committee thanks each of you for continued support
and participation of the UMass Amherst Annual Indigenous Peoples Symposium.
Water and Social Economic Justice
Globally, water a most precious natural resource is impacted by industrialization and economic politics. What does this mean for Indigenous communities around the world? While many scholars and scientists are approaching the issue of access to clean healthy water as means to make policies for access and distribution of water-how many if any of those policies take in to account the role of water in indigenous cul-tures with regard cultural identity?
How do we approach these questions?
During last year’s symposium, Indigenous Identities: Health and Social Justice insights arose regarding disparities in health care, and diets of indigenous people. Additional in-sights were presented on what happens to one’s diet when one is relocated, and other when an indigenous culture be-comes invisible in an American racial classification.
This year, we are asking ourselves the following questions:
What are the concepts of “water” within Indigenous communities?
What role do those concepts play within Indigenous countries and identities?
What happens when an indigenous Community has been only partially classified-i.e. tribes of Eastern Shores of the United States being classified as East-ern Woodland-when in fact they are Maritime and Woodland- how does this impact their ability to ad-vocate for the health of water, fishing rights, water ceremonies, etc.?
Joyce White Deer-Vincent
2013 Certificate Program in Native American Indian
Studies Recipients
Stephen P. Anderson Emily Beebe Leslie Cruz Adam Dalton Theodore Dattilo Lisa Marie Poske Lindsay Ruth Ormond Rebecca Ellis Haley O’Neil Dwanna L. Robertson
Continuing CPNAIS Students
Taquana Peters
Continuing Graduate Certificate
in Native Studies
Jon Hill Robin Gray
Kasey Jernigan
CPNAIS / JWECC
Recognition of
2013 UMASS Graduates
Undergraduate Students
Laura Bernal Psychology Leslie Cruz Anthropology Allison McDonald-Croft Fine Arts Nicholas Reaves
Mathematics
Graduate Students
Dwanna L. Robertson Doctorate Department of Sociology
2013 Certificate Program in Native American Indian
Studies Recipients
Stephen P. Anderson Emily Beebe Leslie Cruz Adam Dalton Theodore Dattilo Rebecca Ellis Haley O’Neil Lindsay Ruth Ormond Lisa Marie Poske Dwanna L. Robertson
Continuing CPNAIS Students
Greg M. Alexander Scott Cole Samantha Flaum Zachary Hall Tristan O’Donnell Vincenza Parella Taquana Peters Sara Schenkul Emma Winkler Nadia Waski
Continuing Graduate Certificate
in Native Studies
Jon Hill
Kasey Jernigan
Robin R. Gray
Virginia McLaurin
Donna R. Moody
Lunch Break: 12 Noon– 2 PM Keynote Speaker: Ramona Peters, Mashpee Wampanoag spiritual Leader “Water and Social and Economic Justice” 3-5 Pm Presentations CPNAIS Alumni Highlights Dr. Jean S. Forward Director, CPNAIS Senior Lecturer, Anthropology Anthro 394 WI ASB Class Presentations Houma Nation, Louisiana Ashley Linville, Peer Coordinator Natural Resources 597CE
“Cree, Culture, Natural Resources and Sustainability: Cultural Immersion” Film Screening “A Journey Upstream: The Past and the Presence of an Extinct People” Erica Kowsz, Doctoral Candidate Anthropology HONOR! DINNER 5:30-7:30 PM Blessing: Prof. Ron Welburn Words of Welcome: John Cunningham Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, International Relations, UMass Online Jon Hill: Cultural Center Highlights Presentations by: Leslie Cruz Amara Ridley Delanie Ramirez Student and Staff Recognitions
Thursday, April 18, 2013 2013 UMASS Amherst Resident Tribal Historian (2:30 PM - 5:00 PM) James Francis, Penobscot Friday, April 19, 2012 9:00 AM
Blessing : James Francis (Penobscot) UMass Amherst Resident Tribal Historian
Words of Welcome: Provost James Staros Graduate Dean John McCarthy
9:30 AM Graduate Student Presentations Facilitator: Prof. Sonya Atalay, Anthropology And Commonwealth Honors College
“Troubled Waters: The Winters Doctrine and
Indian Water Rights in the Western United States”
Essie Abllavsky—Labor Studies
“Intellectual Property Issues Related to Inter-
pretive Trails on Indigenous Land” L. Sema Bagci-Kaya, Ph. D. Candidate Anthropology
“Genetic Analysis of Native American Popula-
tions: Methods, Findings and Implications”” Drew Best, MAT Anthropology
“Mashpee Fishing Rights”
Jennifer Rolenz Anthropology
“Hands Across the Waters: Pre-Columbian
Travel” Donna Roberts Moody MA Anthropology
“Decolonizing the Penobscot River” Antonia Griecci Woodsum Labor Studies Questions and Answer Section After Presentations
Presentation Schedule
SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS
James Francis
According to a Penobscot Indian legend, a "frog
monster" once sat in a great river and blocked
the movement of water, causing the people to get sick and die. When Gloo-
scap, a legendary hero, smashed the frog with a tree, the tree was trans-
formed into the Penobscot River and its branches into tributaries."That's
how the Penobscot River was born," Francis said. "By removing
these frog monsters today -- these dams -- it allows the river to be-
come healthy again and the fish species to come back to reservation
waters." http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/penobscot-project-ready-to-
go_2012-06-09.html?pagenum=full
Ramona Peters
I come from the Bear Clan, known as a medi-
cine clan to most tribes. In the Mashpee Tribe, it has been one of
mystery and spiritual pursuits. When the elders speak about mem-
bers of my clan, they tell strange stories of direct communication
with living spirits of plants, animals, elements, water beings, winged
-ones and, of course, human spirits. Information gathered from these
spirits reveal correct uses of herbs, mineral substances, elemental
combinations, and a wealth of medicine ways for the people to
maintain health.
http://www.wldwind.com/rpeters/ Martha Redbone
A l o n g s i d e h e r c a r e e r a s a r e -
c o r d i n g a r t i s t a n d s o n g w r i t e r
M a r t h a R e d b o n e h a s m a i n t a i n e d a s t e a d y i n v o l v e m e n t
w i t h c a u s e s s h e b e l i e v e s i n u t i l i z i n g h e r c e l e b r i t y i n
I n d i a n C o u n t r y f o r f u n d r a i s i n g a n d l e a d e r s h i p .
http://martharedbone.com/
Student Highlights on Campus
John Hill Native Music Sp 2013
Virginia McLaurin Native Film Studies sp 2013
Leslie Cruz -presentation at JWECC
D ’ Andre Quinerly- presentation at JWECC
Taquana Peters—RA of Kahonseshne
Alumni Highlights
Jamie Morris, Director Native Scholars Program for Mashpee Wampanoag and Nipmuc Tribal nations Michael Maestranzi Pursuing Masters at Columbia University (NYC) Lacina Onco Pursuing her Masters in Sociology at Boston College Anthon Bingham Pursuing his Master in Music Education at Wheelock College
Faculty Staff Highlights
Prof. Ron Welburn and Joyce Vincent selected poets for inclusion in forthcoming Anthology: I was Indian before Being Indian Was Cool and Reading at Westfield State College October 2012
Up Coming Annual UMASS Amherst
Native Community Events
Fall 2013& Spring 2014
Sept. 5th– Cultural Connections
Oct. - Frieda!
Nov. John Trudell (Tentative) Nov. 15th Native Americans And
African Americans One Day Sym-posium
Dec. 6th -Nikkomo Celebration
April 20th 2014- Indigenous Peoples Symposium April 21st, 2014 - 33rd Annual
UMASS Amherst Powwow
DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Anthropology Department
Anthropology Department Athletics Department Campus Catering Campus Scheduling Office Center For Multicultural Advancement
and Student Success Certificate Program in Native American
Indian Studies College of Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Humanities and Fine Arts Commonwealth Honors College CPNAIS Cultural Enrichment-CMASS Environmental Health and Safety Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center Latin American Cultural Center
University Production Council
University Without Walls W.E.B. Dubois Department of Afro- American Studies
Thank You!