Venue/Location

The ISN Annual Convening will be held at the

California Natural Resources Agency Building

715 P Street, Sacramento, CA

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Scholarships/Stipends

Scholarships are available for Indigenous participants to attend the convening. Scholarships include hotel accommodations and a stipend to cover mileage and meals not included at the event. Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day. Indicate if you need travel support when you RSVP.

Convening Agenda

Day 1 – August 19

8:00 - 9:00: Breakfast (provided)

9:00 - 10:00: Welcome from ISN and Cultural Opening

10:00 - 10:30: Conference Orientation and Logistics

10:30 - 11:00: Fire Starter Break

11:00 - 12:00: Fireside Chat: Pathways to Revitalizing Fire: Inspiring Stories in Indigenous Stewardship

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (provided)

1:00 - 2:00: Cultural Fire Law: Understanding New State Policies and SB310 Agreements

2:00 - 2:50: Roundtable Talk: What do Indigenous Stewards need to get fire on the ground?

Break

3:00 - 4:00: Rematriating Cultural Fire

4:00 - 5:00 pm: Art of Fire

Day 2 – August 20

8:00 - 9:00: Breakfast (provided)

9:00 - 9:30: Welcome and Conference Orientation

9:30 -10:30: Community Building Across Oceans

Break

10:40 - 11:30: CNRA Indigenous Stewardship Resources and Toolkits

11:30 - 12:15: Round Table on Funding Priorities for Cultural Fire

Lunch (provided)

1:15 - 2:15: Intergenerational Learning: Engaging Youth in Cultural Burning

2:15 - 3:30: Round Table Engaging Youth

Break

3:40 - 4:40: 5^th Climate Change Assessment Presentation and Q/A

4:40 - 5:00: Closing and reminder about field trips

Day 3 – August 21

Field Trip