Thursday, March 5, 2026
Mbish
Ballroom D
Thursday, March 5, 2026
1:00-5:00pm
Plenary
Experiencing the Learning Bundle Together: NACIC Pre-Conference Session
Hosted by the Confederation of Michigan Tribal Education Departments (CMTED) with the Indigenous Education Initiative (IEI)
FireKeepers Casino Hotel, Battle Creek, MI CMTED & IEI invite participants to move through the learning bundle as it was intended—through story, relationship, and shared reflection. Explore the teachings, resources, and connections held within the bundle, and experience how they live together in practice.
Approval for continuing education credits (SCECH) for Michigan educators is pending.
This session is not sponsored by MIEC.
Friday, March 6, 2026
Art vendors will be in Ballroom C and the college fair will be in Ballroom D.
Ki Ngot-Ki Nish
Mtg Rooms 1&2
Friday, March 6, 2026
10:15-11:15am
General Track 2
102: Sending a Message Through Music
Dr. Martin Reinhardt (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), Leader singer/song writer, Waawiyeyaa
Tom Biron (Kitigaunseebing [Garden River] First Nation), Guitarist, Waawiyeyaa
Jud Sojourn, Guitarist/Vocalist, Waawiyeyaa
Danny Garceau (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), Traditionalist Flutist/Vocalist, Waawiyeyaa
Karen Moses (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), Hand Drum/Vocalist, Waawiyeyaa
Joe Dowd (Keweenaw Bay Indian Community) Bassist, Waawiyeyaa
Mbish
Ballroom D
Friday, March 6, 2026
11:30-12:30pm
Youth Track
203: NiizhwaaswiKinoomaagewag: 7 Teachings & Gift of Wisdom
William Morin (Ojibwa Anishinaabek, Mishibigwadinong / Michipicoten First Nation Citizen), Artist / Educator / Traditional Storyteller, B.F.A., B.A., B.Ed., M.A., Ph.D. (abd), Laurentian University Ph.D. Candidate
Ki Ngot-Ki Nish
Mtg Rooms 1&2
Friday, March 6, 2026
1:45-2:45pm
General Track 2
302: Tribal Governance Capacity Building with a University Partner: Lessons from Southwest Michigan
Sam Morseau (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi), Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, Secretary, Western Michigan University, Tribal Governance Faculty
Robin C. Greymountain (Sault Tribe of Chippewa), Director, Kalamazoo Adult Education, Western Michigan University, doctoral student and graduate of Tribal Governance Certificate Program
Jamie Stuck (Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi), Faculty - Tribal Governance Certificate Program, Western Michigan University
Mbish
Ballroom D
Friday, March 6, 2026
1:45-2:45pm
Youth Track
303: Education For Everyone: Native Ways of Knowing
Waabanoqua (Judy D. Pamp), (Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan) Indigenous Educator and Knowledge Keeper, Co-Teacher, Mt. Pleasant Public Schools and High School
Ms. Margie Dexter, English Teacher, Mt. Pleasant High School
Mbish
Ballroom D
Friday, March 6, 2026
3:00-4:00 pm
Youth Track
403: Rebuilding a University Native Student Organization: An Intergenerational Approach
Robin Christine Greymountain (Sault Tribe of Chippewa), Director - Kalamazoo Adult Education Program, Elder in Residence at WMU
Shabanaa Mary Bush (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians), Aerospace Engineering Student; NASO Secretary; former NASO President; WALI Chief Engineer / Mission Control Officer
Jordan Morseau (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi), President - Native American Student Organization, Western Michigan University
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Ki Nswe’-Ki Nye;w
Mtg Rooms 3&4
Saturday, March 7, 2026
9:45-10:45 am
General Track 1
601: Nimiigwechwendam Nibiish (I am thankful for water) Collaborative LTBB Youth Camp
Amanda Weinert (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa), PK-12 Tribal Student Advocate, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Education Department
Eli Baker, Education Manager, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
Ki Ngot-Ki Nish
Mtg Rooms 1&2
Saturday, March 7, 2026
9:45-10:45 am
General Track 2
602: Widoké (Making Community): Building a Legacy through Culture and Education
Karen Bos, Tribal Librarian - Gun Lake Tribe
Meagan Uber, Education Assistant - Gun Lake Tribe
Andrea Heidtman (Keweenaw Bay Indian Community), Higher Education Specialist - Gun Lake Tribe
