Conferences

2024 GPTWA Water & Climate Conference

Sept. 18-19, 2024

  • 2024 Conference agenda

  • Chief Arvol Looking Horse 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe, and Spiritual Leader of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Oyate, known as the Great Sioux Nation

    Natali Segovia Water Protector Legal Collective

    Peter Capossela Overcoming Obstacles to Protect Tribal Water 

    Azmal Hossan Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Water Needs and Priorities 

    Kynser Wahwahsuck Bell & Janna Black How GPTWA Liaisons can support you 

    Natali Segovia, Doug Crow Ghost, Tim Mentz Panel on Dakota Access Pipeline 

    Reno Red Cloud & Lilias Jarding Panel on Protecting the Black Hills from Mining 

    Dr. Ranjan Datta Indigenous Community Perspectives about Climate-Water Crisis and Land-based Adaptations: A Decolonial Learning Journey

    Azmal Hossan, Dr. Rajan Datta, Faith Spotted Eagle, Doug Crow Ghost, William Crawford Workshop on Decolonizing Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge

    Tim Mentz Cultural Importance of Water 

    Nathan Edwards Updates on Mesonet stations on Tribal lands 

    Billie Kingfisher USACE Omaha District updates 

    Imtiaz Rangwala Climate Tools & Methods for Climate Adaptation 

    Crystal Stiles NIDIS Tribal Engagement Updates 

    Robert Ludgren USGS Updates 

    Faith Spotted Eagle & the Braveheart Society Yankton Sioux Cultural Bioregion and Traditional Knowledge 

2023 GPTWA Water & Climate Conference

Dec. 6-7, 2023

  • 2023 Conference agenda

  • Wes Martel Major Issues of Federal Reserved Indian Water Right’s and Tribal Water Code Development

    Reno Red Cloud & Mario Gonzalez Oglala Sioux Tribe’s Drought Adaptation Plan

    Phil Two Eagle Sicangu Climate Center 

    Jim Grijalva Missouri River Watershed Environmental Justice Program

    Joni Tobacco A Lakota Perspective on Traditional Ecological Knowledge

    Peter Capossela Water Justice from the Black Hills to the Missouri River

    Tim Mentz Programmatic Agreement with Department of Interior & Advisory Council Historic Preservation & Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

    Kynser Wahwahsuck Support for Tribal Climate & Water Resource Managers

    Crystal Stiles NIDIS Updates on Regional Drought and Tribal Engagement

    Cody Knutson National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) Tribal Assistance

    Doug Kluck Overview of the National Climate Assessment: Northern Great Plains & A Climate Outlook

    Logan Kofpmann FSA Disaster Relief Program and Tribal Opportunities

    Nathan Edwards SDSU Mesonet Updates 

    Wayne Stone Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Updates

    Jason Gildea EPA Updates + Funding Opportunities

    Melissa Smith National Weather Service Updates 

    Taylor Gunhammer He Sapa Initiative 

    Chase Iron Eyes Lithium Mining in the Black Hills 

    James Rattling Leaf, Sr. Utilizing Indigenous Leadership to Advance Equity in a Changing Climate

    Azmal Hossan Tribal Climate Adaptation Water Needs in the Great Plains

2022 GPTWA Fall Water Conference

Nov. 16-17, 2022

2021 GPTWA Fall Water Conference

Oct. 6-7, 2021

  • 2021 Fall Water Conference Agenda

  • Corrie Knapp National Climate Assessment

    Becky Baker Overview of GPTWA Projects

    Doug Kluck Climate Models

    Crystal Stiles Role of NOAA/NIDIS and Tribes

    Tony Krause Update on Corp projects with Tribes and Programs available

    Jeff Parson, Rick Bell & Lilias Jarding Panel: Dewey Burdock and Black Hills Issues

    Peter Capossela Legal Perspective

    Dan West Climate Change in Indian Country

    Stefan Tangen NC CASC Updates

    Errol D. Crow Ghost Overview of GPTWA Initiatives and Benefits of Membership

2019 GPTWA Fall Water Conference

Oct. 10-11, 2019