Merging Academic & Moccasined Pathways:
Supporting Native Students in Non-Indigenous Institutions of Higher Education
A Native student affairs symposium sponsored by
South Dakota State University’s American Indian Education & Cultural Center,
Office of Diversity, Equity and Community,
Department of Counseling and Human Development
and in collaboration with
NASPA’s Indigenous Peoples Knowledge Community
This one-day conference welcomes all student affairs practitioners, students in higher education
programs, faculty and professional staff, cultural diversity coordinators, tribal education leaders
and professionals, and counselors to network with fellow colleagues and gain new insights from
experienced Native American researchers, professionals, and practitioners.
The conference theme, “Merging Academic and Moccasined Pathways: Supporting Native
Students in Non-Indigenous Institutions of Higher Education,” challenges us to reflect on the
cultural autonomy and political sovereignty of Native students, as it relates to their positionality
as bicultural beings. Attendees will hear perspectives from practitioner-scholars who have
confronted and examined critical questions such as:
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How do Native student affairs professionals understand their work as “bridging”?
What are the implications when concepts of leadership, research and scholarship
intersect with an embodied tribal epistemology?
In what manner do Indigenous learning modalities work to inform a politic of diversity,
inclusion and intercultural relations?
By what means are processes of recovery, reclamation, and restoration critical to Native
student development?
WHEN:
Monday, April 8, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Central)
WHERE:
South Dakota State University
McCrory Gardens Education & Visitors Center, http://www.sdstate.edu/ps/mccrory/index.cfm
Meeting Room: The Great Room
Directions: McCrory Gardens is located on the corner of 6th Street and 22nd Avenue in
Brookings, South Dakota (a few blocks west of I-29). The main entrance is located along 22nd
Avenue, indicated by their Entrance Sign. Parking in the McCrory Gardens parking lot is FREE.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Irvin Harrison (Diné)
Irvin Harrison is originally from the Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle area of the Navajo Nation, just south of
Farmington, NM. Irvin is of the Many Hogan Clan born for the Red Cheek Clan. Irvin works as
the Coordinator of the Native American Student Center at California State Polytechnic
University (Cal Poly Pomona). He previously worked as Director of the Native American House
at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Irvin is a founding member of and served as the
first national chair of the NASPA Indigenous Peoples Knowledge Community. He continues to
serve in the IPKC Leadership as Region VI (Southern California) IPKC Representative. He is
also actively involved in the Inter-Tribal Education Collaborative in the greater Inland Empire.
NASPA has recognized his leadership efforts with the Rising Star Award and the New
Professional Award. He received his master’s degree at San Diego State University and his
undergraduate degree at the University of New Mexico where graduated with honors and was
inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi honorary societies. He is presently a doctoral
student pursing a Ph.D. in Higher Education from San Diego State University and Claremont
Graduate University. His research interest is bicultural/multicultural identity development of
Native American college students.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration Check-In & Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
Opening Prayer
Kellyn James (Dakota/Lakota)
Graduate Student, South Dakota State University
9:15 – 9:45 a.m.
Welcome Addresses
Laurie Nichols, Ph.D.
Provost & Vice-President for Academic Affairs, South Dakota State
University
Marysz Rames, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs, South Dakota State University
Jay Trenhaile, Ed.D.
Department Head, Department of Counseling & Human Development
South Dakota State University
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Jaime Nolan-Andrino
Chief Diversity Officer, South Dakota State University
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Keynote Address: Native American Student Affairs: A New Era
of Self-Determination and Empowerment in Higher Education
Irvin Harrison (Diné), Doctoral Student
Coordinator, Native American Student Center
Cal Poly Pomona
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Plenary Presentation: A Holistic Perspective of Indigenous
Student Leadership in Higher Education
Robin Minthorn (Kiowa/Nez Perce/Cheyenne), Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Native American
Studies University of New Mexico
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 – 12:00 p.m.
Plenary Presentation: Indigenous Epic Journey: Being
Centered in Our Pathway’s Through the Academy
Jamie M. Singson (Yacqui/Apache/Filipino), Ph.D.
Director, Native American House
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch & President’s Welcome
David Chicoine, Ph.D.
South Dakota State University
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Plenary Presentation: Indigenous Scholar Development
Jennifer D. McCann (Anishinaabe Ojibwe), Ph.D.
Director, Indigenous Scholar Development Center
Northeastern State University
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Plenary Presentation: Embracing An Embodied Praxis of
Native Student Services: Views on Indigenous Dissidence,
Cultural Consciousness, and Emancipatory Politics
Charlotte E. Davidson, Ph.D.
Director, American Indian Education & Cultural Center
South Dakota State University
2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
American Indian Student Services Awards of Distinction
American Indian Education & Cultural Center
South Dakota State University
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks:
April Eastman (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate/Chippewa-Cree)
Native American Student Advisor, American Indian Education & Cultural
Center
South Dakota State University
3:00 p.m.
Closing Prayer
Kellyn James (Dakota/Lakota)
Graduate Student, South Dakota State University
REGISTRATION:
While there is no fee to register for this symposium, all attendees must RSVP by Friday, March
29th by 5:00 p.m. (Central) to:
LaRee Grebner, Office Manager
SDSU’s American Indian Education & Cultural Center
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 605.688.6416
As you RSVP, please indicate:
1) Name
2) Title
3) Institution
4) Address
5) Phone
6) Email
7) How you heard about event
No-shows greatly affect our ability to plan for an event of this expense & scale. Kindly give 48
hours notice for any cancellations.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charlotte E. Davidson (Diné, Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara), Ph.D.
Director, American Indian Education & Cultural Center
South Dakota State University
823 Medary Ave., Box 550
Brookings, SD 57007
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 605.651.5323