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WED SEPT 239:00am Land Acknowledgement Aaron Leggett ,

Pres ident of Nat ive Vi l lage of Ek luntaTr ibe

9: 10am Opening B less ings Mary Ann Mi l l s ,Kenai tze E lder

9: 15am Welcoming Address Randi Madison ,RTOC Region 10 Admin is t rator

9:35am Keynote : Raymond Paddock , RTOC Region10 Tr iba l Chair , State of the RTOCAddress

9:50am Dance Performance by the Alaska Nat iveHer i tage Center Yup' ik/Cup' ik dancegroup Ciu lamta (Our Ancestors)

10 :00am RTOC Region 10 Fi lm: Importance ofTradi t iona l P lants Jenn i fer Andru l l i , Yup ' ikTradi t iona l Healer , Mary Ann Mi l l s , E lder ,Sarah Betcher , F i lm maker Farthest NorthFi lms

10 :30am Demonstrat ion Cul tura l Octopus Bagtutor ia l and background ANHC - " Jun ior"Chr i s topher Andrew Sumdum Jr . , T l ing i t

10 :45am Protect ing the Land for FutureGenerat ions Through Cl imate Res i l ienceFi lm and Presentat ion , Alex i s Baker

Adult ProgramCOORDINATOR : MEDA DEWITT

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1 1 : 15am Environmenta l Exce l lence AwardsPresentat ion Raymond Paddock , RTOCTr iba l Chair and Miche l le P i rzadeh EPARegion 10 Deputy Regiona l Admin is t ratorand RTOC Co-Chair

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WED SEPT 231 1 :30am Swinomish Generat ions Camas Pro ject :

Food Sovere ignty In i t iat ive F i lm andPresentat ion Todd Mitche l l , Dean Dan Jr . ,and Jen Wi l lup

12 :00pm Meet your RTOC representat ives

12 :45pm Overview of Proposed Amendments toOther So l id Waste Inc inerat ion Uni tStandards Dr . Nabani ta Modak-Fischer

1 :00pm How You Can Use the E-Enterpr i se toHelp Manage Environmenta l ProgramsJess i ca Snyder and Jason White

1 :30pm The state , breadth of the natura l andcul tura l envi ronment of AK, Paul As icks ik ,Inupiaq/Yup' ik Cul tura l Manager ANHC

Adult ProgramCOORDINATOR : MEDA DEWITT

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Backhaul Pane l : Kuskokwim RiverBackhaul Pro ject Rosa l ie Kal i s took , Kr i s t inaWols ton and Doug Huntman

What can CDC do for Tr ibes respondingto COVID-19 Rhonda Kaetze l , Er inMcTigue

Youth Engagement/NYO Demonstrat ions ANHC - Johnathan Robert Narul l 'aqBer l in , Jun ior (Chr i s topher AndrewSumdum Jr . )

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WED SEPT 23

Youth ProgramCOORDINATOR : MAKA MONTURE -PAKI

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3: 15pm Welcome Ceremony and LandAcknowledgement Maka Monture Pak i , YouthTELS Coord inator , MedaDeWitt , TELS Overa l lCoord inator , Randi Madison ,RTOC Admin is t rator

3:30pm Land and Water : Men'sCeremonyKeynote Damen Be l l Hol ter

4:30pm Act iv i sm for the Environmentand Engaging in your StatePane l Alaska Youth forEnvironmenta l Act ion

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THUR SEPT 24

Adult ProgramCOORDINATOR : MEDA DEWITT

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9:00am

9: 15am Keynote : Chr i s Hladick , EPA Region 10Admin is t rator , Ref lec t ions and Look ingForward

9:30am Alaska Tr iba l Pr ior i t ies Leadersh ipRoundtable , Chr is Hlad ick , EPA Region 10Admin is t rator wi th Moderator WenonaWilson , EPA Region 10 Sr . Tr iba l Po l i cyAdvisor and R10 RTOC/NTOC Alaska Reps

10 :00am Yup' ik , Inupiaq dance performance :ANHC Dancers

10 : 15am Pebble Mine Pane l , Chr is Hlad ick , EPARegion 10 Admin is t rator , Alannah Hur ley ,Execut ive Director , UTBB, She i la Newman,MCIV USARMY CEPOA, Lieutenant Colone lPenny B loede l , Deputy Commander , USACEAK Dis t r i c t Moderator R ick E ichstaedt

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11 :30am

RTOC Region 10 Fi lm: Importance ofSalmon, Fi lm and Presentat ion by BjørnOlson , F i lm Maker , Aassanaaq Kaira iuak

Opening Welcome and Updates ,Meda DeWitt , TELS Coord inator

Two-Eyed See ing : Salmon Sc ience ,Ind igenous Knowledge & Partnersh ip in theEngl i sh Bay Lakes System, Alaska , by Kar l iTyance Hasse l l , Communi ty EngagementResearch Assoc iate

Live Presentat ion : ANHC Cultura lAwareness Workshop - Marge 's Akutaqdemo - inc luded rec ipe in cu l ture k i t

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Adult ProgramCOORDINATOR : MEDA DEWITT

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12 :30pm

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Advanc ing R ights-Based Protect ions forNature : Propos ing , Draft ing , and Adopt ingRights of Nature Laws, Thomas AlanLinzey, Esq . , Geneva E .B . Thompson,Anahkwet (Guy Re i ter) , Execut ive Director-Menikanaehk EM, Inc . , Menominee Ind ianOrganizer

ANHC Cultura l Octopus Bag tutor ia l andbackground Alaska Nat ive Her i tage Center– Jun ior (Chr i s topher Andrew Sumdum Jr . ) ,T l ing i t

Keynote : Thomas Alan Linzey, Esq . , Sen iorLegal Counse l , Center for Democrat i c andEnvironmenta l R ights (CDER), Let the R iversRun : Tr iba l Sovere ignty and the Movementfor the Legal R ights of Nature .

Keynote : Fawn Sharp, Pres ident Quinaul tInd ian Nat ion and Pres ident Nat iona lCongress of Amer ican Ind ians

Youth Engagement Demonstrat ions : Nat iveYouth Games demonstrat ion , Alaska Nat iveHer i tage Center - Jonathan Robert Narul l ’aqBer l in (Yup’ ik) and Jun ior (Chr i s topherAndrew Sumdum Jr . ) , T l ing i t .

12 : 15pm Keex Kwaan: 30 Years of Cul ture Camp,Meda DeWitt , TELS Coord inator

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Youth Program

COORDINATOR : MAKA MONTURE -PAKI

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3: 15pm Entrance Ceremony by MakaMonture Pak i

3:30pm Break ing Through Your Own MindKeynote Dyami Thomas

4:30pm Ind igenous Movement Bui ld ingPane l Joree La FranceAust in WeahkeeMichae l Char les

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Adult ProgramCOORDINATOR : MEDA DEWITT

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9:00am

9: 15am Tr iba l Waste Ass i s tance Response Steer ingCommittee ' s Pr ior i t ies document , Rebecca Stevens , Restorat ionCoord inator/ProgramManager Hazardous Waste ManagementProgram Coeur d 'Alene Tr ibe and John Wheaton ,Nez Perce Tr ibe

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Tr iba l Cl imate Adaptat ion : A co l laborat iveapproach to p lanning for future needs , ViccySalazar , Sr . Susta inabi l i ty Po l i cy Advisor , EPA,Sarah Freder ick , Tr iba l Air Program, EPA andMiche l le Davis , EPA

10 :45am

The VW Sett lement and How to Get Money toImprove the Air Qual i ty in your Community ,Mark Danie l s , Program Coord inator , Ins t i tutefor Tr iba l Environmenta l Profess iona ls

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Brownf ie lds Technica l Ass i s tance for Tr ibes -f ree Mickey Hartnet t ,D i rector KSU Tr iba lTechn ica l Ass i s tance to Tr ibes

Keynote : Scott Mason, D i rector , Amer icanInd ian Environmenta l Off i ce/OITA, AIEOTr iba l Program Ref lec t ions on Past Year—Whatwe’ve seen ; what we’ve done

Using the Clean Water Act to Protect our Wayof Li fe Gayle K i l lam, Pr inc ipa l , Water Po l i cyPathways

Middle & Upper Kuskokwim River WaterQual i ty Moni tor ing Pro ject Pane l , Mahr iLowinger , Tr iba l Coord inator , EPA, Dan Gi l l i k inwith the Nat ive Vi l lage of Napaimute , TeresaHanson with Te l ida Vi l lage , and Sam Bundywith Nat ive Vi l lage of Georgetown.

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12 :00pm

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Cultura l Octopus Bag tutor ia l and background,Alaska Nat ive Her i tage Center – Jun ior(Chr i s topher Andrew Sumdum Jr . ) , T l ing i t

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Research ing Po l lut ion : Too ls to Invest igatePo l lut ion Sources , Rick E ichstaedt , RTOC Po l i cyAdvisor/Attorney

2:30pm

Spokane R iver Water Qual i ty StandardVar iances : Impacts to the Environment and toTr ibes Pane l , Danie l Rey-Bear , Partner , Rey-Bear McLaughl in , LLP, Jerry White , J r . ,Spokane R iverkeeper Moderated by R ickEichstaedt , RTOC Po l i cy Advisor/Attorney

Di lut ion i s the so lut ion to po l lut ion Pane l ,Gi l l ian Mit te l s taedt , D i rector , Tr iba l Heal thyHomes Network , Tula l ip Tr ibes , Ai leen GagneyMArch, MFA, GA-C, HHS, CLR, DST, and Er inMcTigue, Act ing Tr iba l Air Team Lead, USEPA Region 10

River of Return Sammy Matsaw, Co-founderR iver Newe and Jess i ca Matsaw, Co-founderR iver Newe

3:00pm Clos ing Remarks for TELS Adult Track -Raymond Paddock , RTOC Region 10 Tr iba lChair

3: 10pm Live Performance : Dance by Lepquinm Gumi lg i tGagoadim (LGG), Ts imsh ian (SoutheastAlaska) performance group 9

Youth Program

COORDINATOR : MAKA MONTURE -PAKI

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3:20pm Welcome to the Youth Programingby Maka Monture Pak i , MedaDeWitt , and Randi Madison

3:30pm Spir i tua l Strength in WesternCiv i l izat ion , Keynote , Becca Kirk

4:30pm Ind igenous R ights and the LandPane l Ruth Mi l lerSam Sch immelJordan CockerMar ina Anderson

5:30pm Clos ing Grat i tude

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