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!