Tribal Climate Arizona Conference

Agenda December 5-7, 2006 Cocopah Indian Nation Bingo and Casino 15318 South Avenue B Somerton, AZ

Tuesday, December 5th

8:00 a.m.	Bus leaves from outside of hotel lobby.

9:00 a.m. – 10:00	Welcome, Prayer, Introductions Paul Soto, Tribal Resource Planner, Cocopah Indian Tribe Edmund Domingues, Councilman, Cocopah Indian Tribe Steve Torbit, Tribal Lands Director, National Wildlife Federation

10:00 a.m. – 11:00	The Big Picture on Climate Change Impacts Dr. Robert W. Corell, Chair, Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

11:00 a.m. – Noon	Climate Threats to the Colorado River System Steve Hvinden, Deputy Area Manager, Boulder Canyon Operations Office, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Bradley Udall, Director, Western Water Assessment Team (NOAA-University of Colorado)

Noon – 12:30	Lunch at Casino

12:30 p.m. – 1:15	Lunch Presentation: Impacts of Climate Change to Native People Dr. Nancy Maynard, NASA

1:15 p.m. – 1:30	Break

1:30 p.m. – 3:00	Panel Discussion on Tribal Perspectives of Climate Change. What is changing on tribal lands? What are the impacts tribal members are witnessing? Fred Dubray, Cheyenne River Sioux Caleen Sisk-Franco, Winnemem Wintu Terry Williams, Tulalip Jason Baldes, Eastern Shoshone Evon Peter, Neetsaii Gwichin Wahleah Johns, Navajo

3:00 p.m. – 3:15	Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:45	.Panel Discussion on Tribal Solutions for Dealing with Climate Change Aaron Miles, Nez Perce, Carbon Sequestration Jennifer Cleland, CRIT, Ahakhav Tribal Preserve Louie Hena, Tesuque Pueblo, Tribal Permaculture Program Robert Gomez, Taos Pueblo, Biomass and Solar Energy Bob Gough, Intertribal COUP, Wind Energy Tom Boucher, Native Energy, CO2 Offsets and Renewable Energy Credit Markets

4:45 p.m. – 5:15	Informal Q&A Session

5:15 p.m.	Shuttle Back to Hotel

6:00 p.m. – 8:30	Dinner at Shilo Inn Ballroom. Keynote Speaker: Jerome Ringo, Executive Director, Apollo Alliance.

Wednesday, December 6th

9:45 a.m.	Buses Leave From Hotel For Casino

10:30 a.m.	Brief Overview of Day Before

11:00 a.m. – 12:15	Roundtable Break-out Sessions What are you seeing on your reservation? What is your tribe doing to address climate change? What are potential solutions? What are important principles for tribes on climate change?

12:15 p.m. – 1:00	Lunch at Casino

1:00 p.m. – 1:30	Lunch Presentation: Letter to Our Leaders: The Inspiring Story of Unprecedented Youth Campaign to Stop Global Warming. Charlee Lockwood, Y'upik Eskimo Verner Wilson, Y'upik Eskimo.

1:30 p.m. – 1:45	Break

1:45 p.m. – 3:00	Roundtable Reports and Discussion

3:00 p.m. – 4:00	Wrap-Up Discussion. What are the Next Steps?

4:15 p.m.	Buses Leave From Casino For Hotel

4:45 p.m. – 6:00	Free Time.

6:00 p.m. – 9:00	Banquet at Shilo Inn Ballroom Keynote Speaker: Tom Goldtooth (Dine/Dakota), Executive Director, Indigenous Environmental Network

Thursday, December 7th

8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Optional field trip to La Cienega de Santa Clara Wetlands (leave from hotel; return to hotel)