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Preservation for Native Americans is about more than saving buildings. With
respect for the wisdom of our elders and with regard for future generations,
speakers from the Cherokee, Cheyenne, Odawa, and Ponca tribes, and a
native Hawaiian, will discuss activities that assist in the preservation of native
life ways and sacred sites, preserve indigenous languages and traditional
knowledge, foster youth development and participation, maintain traditional
foods systems, and protect environmental and natural resources.
AIA/CES LU (HSW): 1.5 / Session #R23
Tulsa Convention Center: Conference Hall A

Speakers: Frank Ettawageshik, Tribal Chairman, Little Traverse Bay Bands
of Odawa Indians; Dan C. Jones, Tribal Chairman, Ponca Nation; Albert M.
LeBeau III, Archaeologist and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe; Lani Ma’a Lapilio, Principal, Ku’iwalu, LLC; Mary Ellen M.
Meredith, President, Cherokee National historical Society
Session Manager: Margaret Welsh, Director, Resource Center, National
Trust for Historic Preservation