Traditional Medicine Summit Agenda

NIH 2019 Traditional Medicine Summit
Maintaining and Protecting Culture through Healing

A unique 3-day discussion convening American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) traditional healers, health care providers, and academic researchers in dialogue concerning the intersection of research, health services, and traditional healing practices.

Goals of the summit include:

Identifying approaches to respectful collaboration between traditional medicine practitioners and health researchers
Exploring the relationships between traditional medicine and health care services
Connecting younger generations of AI/AN people to traditional medicine, integrative health care, and academic research

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 – Friday, November 22, 2019
Aurora, Colorado

Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045

**Traditional Medicine Practitioner Retreat - Day 1 – November 20, 2019**

*Closed event intended only for Traditional Medicine Practitioners and invitees*
Schedule	Topic (suggested)	Presenter/Facilitator
8:45 – 9:00 am	Opening ceremony Inviting Creator, Holy Ones, Spirit Helpers for guidance Offering ceremony Blessing of Traditional Medicine Summit	Cecelia Bull Bear Local Traditional Healers and Medicine People
9:00 – 10:30 am	Welcome and Introductions Opening Remarks Introductions: Traditional Healers, Spiritual Leaders	Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine Harvard University Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Clinical Associate Professor University of Arizona Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Director, Indians to Medicine North Dakota University Dave Wilson (Diné) Director, Tribal Health Research Office National Institutes of Health Lisa Sundberg (Yurok) Chair, NIH Tribal Advisory Committee Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees
10:30-10:45 am	Break
10:45 – 12:30 pm	Welcome and Introductions (continued) Health administrators, providers	Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees
12:30 – 2:00 pm	Lunch
2:00 – 3:30 pm	Facilitated Discussion: What do health care researchers, admins, and policy-makers most need to understand about traditional medicine?	Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees
3:30 – 3:45 pm	Break
3:45 – 5:15 pm	Facilitated Discussion: How can health researchers best partner with traditional medicine practitioners to advance appropriate understanding?	Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees
	Wrap Up and Next Steps Closing Prayer	TBD

**Traditional Medicine Practitioner Retreat Day 2 (Morning) – November 21, 2019**

*Closed event intended only for Traditional Medicine Practitioners and invitees*
Schedule	Topic (suggested)	Presenter/Facilitator
8:45 – 9:00 am	Opening Blessing	TBD
9:00 – 10:30 am	Public Session Agenda Create agenda for public program (4 sessions)	Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees
10:30 – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 – 12:30 pm	Public Session Content Designate topics and speakers for public program (4 sessions)	Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees
12:30 – 2:00 pm	Lunch

**Public Summit – November 21, 2019**

*Open session intended for public audience*
Schedule	Topic (suggested)	Presenter/Facilitator
9:45 – 10:00 am	Public Session Opening	Denver Community Representative
10:00 – 11:30 am	Welcome & Orientation: Public Session CDC Presentation: Implementation Science Traditional Medicine practices in AI/AN communities including Urban Indians	Lisa Sundberg (Yurok) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Nicole Redvers
11:30 – 12:30 pm	Traditional Medicine and NCCIH Eastern Traditional Medicine -Mind & body together -Maintaining & protecting culture -Funding mechanisms	Cassandra Quave, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Center for the Study of Human Health Emory University Peter Wayne, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School and Bringham and Women’s Hospital
12:30 – 2:00 pm	Lunch
2:00 pm	Private and public groups mix
2:00 – 3:30 pm	Presentation Session I Perception (Spirituality)	David Tsosie Larry Ground Shirley Holmberg Tony Davis Jessie Takak
3:30 – 3:45 pm	Break
3:45 – 5:15 pm	Presentation Session II Translation (Humility)	David Begay Chris Tall Bear John Tsosie Rick Two Dogs Ethleen Iron Cloud-Two Dogs
	Closing Prayer / Ceremony

**Public Summit – November 22, 2019**

*Open session intended for public audience*
Schedule	Topic (suggested)	Presenter/Facilitator
8:30 – 8:45 am	Opening Blessing	Denver Community Representative
8:45 – 9:00 am	NCCIH Overview	Helene Langevin, MD Director, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) National Institutes of Health Don Warne (Oglala Lakota)
9:00 – 10:30 am	Presentation Session III Protection (Sustainability)	Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart David Johns Lorenzo Jim Rick Two Dogs Sheila Goldtooth
10:30 – 10: 45 am	Break
10:45 – 12:15 pm	Presentation Session IV Contribution (Accountability)	Chenoa Bah Stilwell-Jensen Gary Ferguson II Miguel Flores Jr. Donna Galbreath
12:15 – 12:45 pm	Closing/Travel Blessing	TBD