AKWESASNE DESIGN CHALLENGE AGENDA

THURSDAY- November 17th, 2016

There will be a workshop for guests from Federal and State organization representatives from 8:30 to 11:30 that is optional, but is open to all interested participants. Phillip White-Cree will be our guest facilitator.

1:00-1:15 Welcoming Remarks & Introductions

1:15-2:00 Special Guest, Chief Albert Naquin of the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians, the first Native American community to relocate after losing their homeland to rising coastal waters, shares his thoughts on their community’s journey.

2:00-2:30 What are your expectations for this workshop?

2:30-3:15 Jody Clark, Transportation Director at Seneca Nation of Indians presents: “Seneca Transportation Initiatives”

3:15-3:30 Break

3:30-4:30 Jody Clark, “Walking With You Through a Sample Project”

4:30-6:00 DINNER BREAK - “Food and Culture, Akwesasne Mohawk Style”- ALL ARE WELCOME

6:00-8:00 Rob Tarbell, Senior Designer at Jacobs in Arlington VA and a native of Akwesasne, presents “Putting Akwesasne on the Map- Part One”, an interactive workshop open to the entire community of Akwesasne

FRIDAY November 18th

8:30- 9:00 Meet and Greet

9:00-10:30 Rob Tarbell “Putting Akwesasne on the Map- Part Two”

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:45 Cynthia Nikitin, Senior Vice President, Project for Public Spaces in New York City “Connecting the Dots in Akwesasne”

11:45-12:00 Akwesasne Community Facilitators set the stage for the afternoon session – food for thought!

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 Jamie Sijohn, American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association, Pacific Representative “Appropriate Tourism – Not Appropriation/Models from Spokane”

2:00-3:00 Akwesasne Community Facilitators, Shannon Hall, Adrian McDonald, and Colleen Nolan “What is our vision of Akwesasne?”

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-4:00 Bringing it all together- Defined goals, images & symbols.

SATURDAY November 19th - Community Open House

1:00-3:00 Tables representing our workshop results, plus activities for various ages.

3:00-3:45 Special Guest Chief Albert Naquin of the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians, the first Native American community to relocate after losing their homeland to rising coastal waters, shares his thoughts on their community’s journey.

3:45-4:00 Closing