Seventh Annual Urban Native Education Conference

9603 Woods Drive,Skokie IL 60077

14 April, 2023

Description

Our conference theme this year is Making Way for the Next Seven Generations. The seven generations is a concept and value held by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy among many other native nations around the world that asks us to take into consideration the impact that our decisions, actions, words, have on the next seven generations that have yet to arrive. This concept pushes us to be deliberate and intentional in our decision-making and focused on long-term, future-oriented, sustainable solutions versus decisions that will only benefit the short-term. The concept of seven generations also takes into consideration the seven generations that were here before us, and to honor the dreams and wishes that our ancestors seven generations before made for us. This means that every generation is the seventh generation and so now is the time to live what your ancestors hoped for you. 2023 marks a special occasion for our conference. It will be the seventh annual conference being hosted by the CAICC Education Committee. We’re proud of all the work that has gone into hosting these conferences, keeping them free to participants, engaging content, opportunities to connect and network, availability of child care and, of course, many giveaways. We are excited for the next 7 years to come. At this time, we would like to recognize that the status of the Indian Child Welfare Act is also under threat of being overturned. The ICWA Act, which was enacted in 1978, was enacted to provide protection for Native American children who were being disproportionately placed into non-Native homes for adoption. Paramount matters, like these, that affect our future generations are the reason why our conference theme this year is so important. This conference will facilitate the exchange of strategies, tools, and research for Native American education in urban communities. Interactive workshops will be offered on various educational issues, broadly construed, tackling the theme of Making Way for the Next Seven Generations. Schedule Overview: Friday, April 14th: Social Networking Event, 6:00 PM Prairie Grass Cafe, 601 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook, IL 60062 Saturday April 15th: Conference Keynote and Breakout Sessions, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077 Schedule: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Opening and Lunch1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Breakout Session 12:15 PM - 3:15 PM - Breakout Session 23:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Keynote4:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Closing For additional questions visit https://chicagoaicc.com/7th-annual-urban-native-education-conference/ or contact Education Committee Co-Chairs: Josee Starr: [email protected] Aaron Golding: [email protected] Vendor/Information Table Contact: Form Here