NIWRC Specialty Institute 2026: Full Schedule

7:00am PDT

Registration and Check-In

Tuesday July 28, 2026 7:00am - 9:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Cultural Welcoming & Opening

Tuesday July 28, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am PDT

9:30am PDT

Introductions and Housekeeping

Tuesday July 28, 2026 9:30am - 9:45am PDT

9:45am PDT

Keynote Address

Tuesday July 28, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

10:30am PDT

Break

Tuesday July 28, 2026 10:30am - 11:00am PDT

11:00am PDT

Breakout Session 1

Tuesday July 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT

12:30pm PDT

Breakout Session 2

Tuesday July 28, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT

2:00pm PDT

Breakout Session 3

Tuesday July 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT

3:30pm PDT

Breakout Session 4

Tuesday July 28, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT

7:00am PDT

Morning Offering

Wednesday July 29, 2026 7:00am - 8:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Breakout Session 1: Engaging Tribal Leadership through Advocacy and Strategic Communication

Wednesday July 29, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Breakout Session 2: Sustaining Safety: Funding Strategies to Strengthen Domestic Violence Response in Tribal Communities

Wednesday July 29, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Peer-to-Peer: Engaging Tribal Leadership to Strengthen Domestic Violence Prevention and Response

Wednesday July 29, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am PDT

11:00am PDT

Break

Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am PDT

11:30am PDT

Community-based Participatory Research and Tribal Leadership Engagement

Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:30am - 11:45am PDT

11:30am PDT

Making Your Work Make Sense: Communicating with Tribal Leadership Using Everyday Tools

Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm PDT

1:00pm PDT

Lunch

Wednesday July 29, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

2:00pm PDT

Conversations with Community: Advocate Storytelling

Wednesday July 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT

2:00pm PDT

Legislative Update

Wednesday July 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT

3:30pm PDT

Break

Wednesday July 29, 2026 3:30pm - 3:45pm PDT

3:45pm PDT

Networking Mixer

Wednesday July 29, 2026 3:45pm - 5:00pm PDT

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