Tuesday, July 17th
10:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration
1:30 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. Introduction
- Micah McCarty | Chairman, First Stewards Organizing Committee and Chairman, Tribal Council, Makah Tribe
1:35 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Welcome
- Kevin Gover | Director, Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony - Makah Tribe
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Conference Welcome
- Micah McCarty | Chairman, Tribal Council, Makah Tribe
- Peter Apo | Trustee, Office of Hawaiian Affairs
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Keynote Introduction
- Fawn Sharp | President, Quinault Indian Nation
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Keynote Address
- The Honorable Maria Cantwell | US Senator, Washington
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Introduction of Witnesses
- Peter Apo | Trustee, Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Description of Witness Roles
- Micah McCarty | Chairman, Makah Tribal Council
Witnesses:
- Nelson Kanuk | Student, Kipnuk, Alaska
- Ted Herrera | Spiritual Leader, Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation, Texas
- Clarita Begay | Doctoral Candidate, University of Washington
- Kalei Nu`uhiwa | Researcher and Curriculum Developer, Hawaii
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closing Ceremony - Pacific Islands (Hawaii) Delegation