Sharing the River of Life: A Teach-In

Saturday, April 26
Thanksgiving Address and Keynote: Mohawk Elder Tom Porter.

Workshops, 11 am
-Bringing the Haudenosaunee Longhouse into the Classroom—Kay Olan (Mohawk)
-Creating an Ally organization/working as allies to indigenous people—Andy Mager, Sally Bermanzohn, others
-Drumming Workshop—Spirit of Thunderbird
- Incorporating indigenous perspectives into environmental activism/TEK and SEK—Aya Yamamoto… and more

Presentation Session I, 2:30 pm
-Role of Haudenosaunee Women and influence on Women’s Rights Movement – Sally Bermanzohn and others
-Unity and the Oppressed: The Ramapough and recent film “Out of the Furnace”–Chief Dwaine Perry (Ramapough)
-International Indigenous Issues – Roberto Borrero (Taino)
-Forgotten Founders: Haudenosaunee influences on US Democracy – Kay Olan (Mohawk) and Andy Mager
-Guswenta: Video and Discussion about Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign – Hickory Edwards (Onondaga), others
-Indigenous Media–???

3:45 Presentation Session II
-The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Progress and Challenges– Roberto Borrero (Taino)
-The Anti-Fracking Struggle and Indigenous Rights—Emily Bishop, Hickory Edwards, others
-Doctrine of Discovery—Susan Wolf, others
-Three Lessons in Peace–Freida Jacques
-Native New Yorkers—Evan Pritchard (Algonquin)
-Organizing for Indigenous Rights in the New York Metro area – Aya Yamamoto, Tom Rothschild, Maggie Tobin, others

5:00 Closing Plenary—Moving forward for indigenous rights and environmental protection…

During the day on Friday, a variety of events and presentations will be scheduled for students at the Brooklyn Friends School.

Co-sponsored by the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign, Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn Friends Meeting, American Indian Law Alliance, Judson Memorial Church and NYC Free Peltier.