The list will be updated periodically so keep checking back with us for the names of additional speakers and topics. Also, the current profiles may be modified from time to time.

Speaker	Topics
Claudia Fox Tree, M.Ed.	Taino/Arawak culture and contact with Columbus Multicultural Curriculum Development - Inclusion of Native American voices and experience Cultural oppression as it relates to Native Americans (deculturalization, colonization, mascots, etc.) Culturally responsive teaching strategies Racial/ethnic identity development Native American drumming and dancing demonstration
Manitonquat (Medicine Story)	Native American Spirituality, Religion, Faith; The Original Instructions, the Sacred Circle; The Path of the Heart; Native Childraising; The Story of the World, Black Elk's Vision, Wisdom of the Elders; Storytelling, Native literature; Thanksgiving; Peace; Community; Education; History; Politics (federal recognition, sacred sites, casinos)
Donna Edmonds Mitchell a.k.a. "Words in the Wind"	Pocasset Wampanoag Peoples of Watuppa Reservation in Fall River, MA Inspirational Poet/Storyteller using Spirituality as main theme.
Pamela A. Ellis, Esq.	Federal Indian law and policy, the legal origins and history of the tribal sovereignty doctrine, state/tribal relations, tribal law and jurisdiction, Indian cultural property (e.g., NAGPRA, IACA, cultural sovereignty and survival, exploitation of indigenous knowledge systems, etc.), federal recognition and southern New England Indian Country (critical perspective), gaming and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), American Indian economic development from a legal perspective, the federal government's trust responsibility to Indian tribes and individual Indians and Cobell v. Babbitt.
Troy Phillips	History of Eastern Tribes/ Woodlands Culture - all levels
Annawon Weeden	Traditional/Contemporary life Seasonal activities Celebrations Games Stereotypes Music & Dance Hands-on Activities
Morgan James Peters (aka Mwalim)	Traditional & Contemporary Eastern Folklore Oral Tradition & Storytelling Black Indians Drama & Performance Arts Ahanaeenun (Trickster Medicine) Creative Writing (Prose, Plays and Poetry)