As outside pressures on lands increase, management of natural resource and protection of water resources by indigenous groups around the world has become of paramount importance. Here we provide an opportunity for an indigenous exchange of wisdom and expertise between the leadership from the Ngöbé-Buglé nation, the largest indigenous group in Panama, our community here at Heritage University and the Yakama Nation. Representatives from the USDA and international experts on indigenous development from Canada, Ecuador and Panama will present on developing entrepreneurial, environmental, agricultural and health initiatives.

This two-day event will feature presentations by

• Pedro Nola Flores, President of Traditional Government of Ngöbé-Buglé Nation
• César Adolfo Salazar Serrano, Cacique Regional de No Kribo
• Celestino Gallardo Gallardo, Cacique Regional de Nidrini
• Celia Morales Rodriguez, Traditional Authority, Health Issues for Ngöbé-Bugle Nation
• Dr. Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert, PhD, McGill, History and Classical Studies
• Dr. Andrea Encalada, PhD, Directora del Laboratorio de Ecología Acuática Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, COCIBA Universidad San Francisco de Quit

December 12 – 13, 2016
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Patricia Wade Temple Room