Two Feathers

Native Youth Mental Health Conference
2020-09-18 15:30 - 19:00, 2020-09-17 15:30 - 19:00, 2020-09-16 15:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Conference Program
Our Native Youth Mental health Conference is a Native youth-led and logically-driven gathering in collaboration with multiple agencies in California. (Via Zoom)

Topics will include:
Navigating Academia as Native Peoples
Native LQBTQ2+ Resilience
Culture as Prevention
Native Youth Programming During a Pandemic

Keynote Speakers will include:
James Ramos, Serrano/Cahuilla
CA Assembly Member
Dr. Kishan Lara-Cooper, Yurok/Hupa/Karuk
Associate Professor & Chair of Child Development Department, HSU
Frank Waln, Sicangu Lakota
Award Winning Lakota Hip Hop Artist

Native Youth Mental Health Conference
2020-09-15 12:00 - 13:30
Opening Keynote:
Everybody Has a Story with Notah Begay III
Pueblos of San Felipe and Isleta/Diné, a four-time PGA Tour winner and current golf analyst for NBC Sports and The Golf Channel.

Our Native Youth Mental health Conference is a Native youth-led and logically-driven gathering in collaboration with multiple agencies in California. (Via Zoom)
Topics will include:
Navigating Academia as Native Peoples
Native LQBTQ2+ Resilience
Culture as Prevention
Native Youth Programming During a Pandemic

Labor Day
2020-09-07 08:00 - 17:00
Our offices will be closed on 9-7-2020 in observance of Labor Day.

Stories of Our People: Stepping Into Identity & Our Sacredness
2020-08-27 12:00 - 13:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
Stories of Our People: Stepping Into Identity & Our Sacredness
Dolores Bigfoot, Ph.D.
Live on our Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS

The History & Significance of the Stick Game
2020-08-21 12:00 - 13:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
The History & Significance of the Stick Game
Walt Lara Sr. (Yurok) & James Gensaw Sr. (Yurok)
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS

Raciontologies: Rethinking Race, Education, & Language
2020-08-17 12:00 - 13:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
Raciontologies: Rethinking Race, Education, & Language
Jonathan Rosa, Ph.D.
Live on our Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS

COVID-19: Current Trends in CA Indian Country & A Public Health Perspective
2020-08-07 12:00 - 13:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
COVID-19: Current Trends in CA Indian Country & A Public Health Perspective
Virginia Hedrick
Executive Director for California Consortium for Urban Indian Health
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/3251489834944225

Education in America: Race, Social Justice, and Protecting our Children
2020-07-29 08:00 - 17:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
Education in America: Race, Social Justice, and Protecting our Children
Margaret Beale Spencer, Ph.D.
Professor of Urban Education at the University of Chicago, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/1171857656506078

Reimagining Addiction & Mental Health Programs in 2020
2020-07-27 12:00 - 13:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
Reimagining Addiction & Mental Health Programs in 2020
Sean Kidd, Ph.D.
Professor at the University of Toronto, Clinical Scientist in the Complex Care and Recovery Program
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/1441467819370218

Sobriety and Wellness
2020-07-24 12:00 - 13:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
Don Coyhis and Boyd Ferris
Don Coyhis is the President and Founder of White Bison, Inc. Boyd Ferris is the Behavioral Health Director at K’IMA:W Medical Center
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/1167837603575339

Practices that Matter
2020-07-22 08:00 - 17:00
Chewks: Hope For Tomorrow Program Series//Narrative Therapy
Bill Madsen, Ph.D.
Founder and director of FCSP, author
Live on our Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/3240582732701381

Therapeutic Nations: Indigenous Healing in Times of a Pandemic
2020-07-21 08:00 - 17:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
Therapeutic Nations: Indigenous Healing in Times of a Pandemic
Dr. Dian Million
Professor and Chair of American Indian Studies at University of Washington, Author
Live on our Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/1703595799794647

Positive Youth Development & Racial and Ethnic Socialization
2020-07-17 08:00 - 17:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
Positive Youth Development & Racial and Ethnic Socialization
Joanna Williams, Ph.D.
Professor at Rutgers University, member of National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on Neurobiological and Socio-behavioral Science of Adolescent Development
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/584032572481380

Older & Wiser: New Ideas for Youth Mentoring in the 21st Century
2020-07-16 08:00 - 17:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
Older & Wiser: New Ideas for Youth Mentoring in the 21st Century
Jean Rhodes, Ph.D.
Professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston, author
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/286720332397955

The Indigenous Worldview: Original Practices for Becoming and Being Human
2020-07-14 12:00 - 13:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
The Indigenous Worldview: Original Practices for Becoming and Being Human
Dr. Darcia Narvaez
Professor at the University of Notre Dame, author
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/333170487678778

Growing Critically Conscious Educators & Health Professionals in Times of Crisis
2020-07-13 12:00 - 13:00
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
Growing Critically Conscious Educators & Health Professionals in Times of Crisis
Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D.
Professor at the University of Texas, researcher, community & policy activist, and author.
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/1763916683788158

Receiving People in a Good Way
2020-07-09 12:00 - 13:00
Chewks: Hope For Tomorrow Program Series//Narrative Therapy
Stephen Madigan, Ph.D.
Author, Narrative Therapy, Creative Director of VSNT.live
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/612735146015950

Recovering Your Sacredness
2020-07-08 14:00 - 15:00
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
Jerry Tello, Ph.D. (Coahiltecan)
Co-Founder of National Comprandes Network, Author
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Resisting Subtractive Schooling In Times of Crisis
2020-07-06 12:00 - 13:00
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D.
Professor in Education, University of Texas at Austin, Author
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

A Conversation on the Intersection of Maori and Tolowa Healing
2020-06-29 16:00 - 17:00
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
Loren Bommelyn (Tolowa) Traditional Leader
Wiremu NiaNia (Tataihono) Cultural Leader
Alister Bush M.D. Child Psychiatrist
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Youth Education and Decolonization
2020-06-18 16:00 - 17:00
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Sara Chase Ph.D (Hupa/Shinnecock)
Associate Professor, Humboldt State University, Child Development
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Dialogue on Northwest California Indigenous Arts and Wellness
2020-06-17 12:00 - 13:00
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
Shauna McCovey (Yurok/Karuk) Poet, Attorney and Author
Chag Lowry (Yurok/Maidu) Novelist
Alme Allen (Yurok/Karuk) Carver, Artist
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Red Medicine: Traditional Indigenous Ways of Birthing and Healing
2020-06-16 12:00 - 13:00
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Patrisia Gonzales Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mexican-American Studies, University of Arizona
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

David Nyland
2020-06-09 12:00 - 13:00
Chekws: Hope for Tomorrow Series
David Nyland is passionate about separating the person from the harm that they have done, a key component of both Narrative Therapy and Restorative Justice. He is a professor of social work at Sacramento State University and also serves as the clinical director of the Sacramento Gender Health Center. He sits on the faculty of Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy and has been published and lectured widely.
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Ronnie Swartz
2020-06-04 12:00 - 13:00
Chekws: Hope for Tomorrow Series
Ronnie Swartz has consulted with young people, families, adults, and organizations throughout a variety of multilayered systems. His current research, teaching, writing, and practice includes narrative therapy and community work, harm reduction in relation to problematic drug use and drug policy, social / economic policy, values, ethics, and the cultivation of love, kindness, and care skills in socialwork practice.
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Rewriting the Future
2020-06-03 12:00 - 13:00
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Julian Brave NoiseCat
Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Data for Progress, Noted Writer
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Healing-Centered Engagement and Trauma Informed Care
2020-06-02 15:30 - 16:30
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Dr. Shawn Ginwright Ph.D.
Professor of Education, San Francisco State
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

As Long as the Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight For Environmental Justice
2020-05-18 12:00 - 13:00
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Dina Gilio-Whitaker
Colville Confederated Tribes, Lecturer of American Indian Studies, Cal State San Marcus, Author
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs
