NIWRC Specialty Institute 2026

NIWRC Specialty Institute 2026

7:00am EDT

Registration and Check-In

9:00am EDT

Cultural Welcoming & Opening Grand Ballroom

9:30am EDT

Introductions and Housekeeping Grand Ballroom

9:45am EDT

Keynote Address Grand Ballroom

10:30am EDT

11:00am EDT

Corn Necklace Workshop: Honoring Tradition Through Hands-On Creativity Oak RoomSharon Berrun Yoga: From Doing to Being: A Nervous System Reset Camellia RoomKierra Woods

12:30pm EDT

Building the Warrior Within: Empowerment Through Self-Defense and Prevention Camellia RoomJessica D. Newton Plate Shattering: Intentional Somatic Release Camellia RoomPaloma Sánchez, MA, MSW

2:00pm EDT

Cultivating Seeds of Healing - Session 1 Camellia RoomKim Zahne Basket Weaving Oak RoomCindy Locklear

3:30pm EDT

Cultivating Seeds of Healing - Session 2 Camellia RoomKim Zahne

7:00am EDT

Morning Offering

9:00am EDT

Engaging Tribal Leadership through Advocacy and Strategic Communication Camellia RoomJantzen Hale, MPH • Paloma Sánchez, MA, MSW Sustaining Safety: Funding Strategies to Strengthen Domestic Violence Response in Tribal Communities Oak RoomCory Johnson

11:00am EDT

11:30am EDT

Community-based Participatory Research and Tribal Leadership Engagement Camellia RoomOlivia Anderson • Paloma Sánchez, MA, MSW Making Your Work Make Sense: Communicating with Tribal Leadership Using Everyday Tools Oak RoomMiranda Raney

1:00pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Conversations with Community: Advocate Storytelling Camellia RoomPaloma Sánchez, MA, MSW Legislative Update Oak RoomKerri Colfer

3:30pm EDT

3:45pm EDT

Networking Mixer

7:00am EDT

Morning Offering

9:00am EDT

Tribal Leadership Panel: Exploring Effective Practices for Engagement and Collaborative SolutionsNora Dial-Stanley • Vice Chief Pamela Young-Jacobs, BIS-APS • Jantzen Hale, MPH

10:30am EDT

11:00am EDT

Collaborative Frameworks with Tribal Leadership to Address Domestic Violence and MMIWRCarmen O’Leary • Leanne Guy • Chantel Greene • Kim Zahne

12:30pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

OVW Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation PreparationJantzen Hale, MPH • Ryder Jiron Visualizing Statistical Data to Engage Tribal LeadershipCelina Gutierrez

3:30pm EDT

4:00pm EDT