SEEDS Release Party
Join us to celebrate the official release of our first anthology of Indigenous poetry, SEEDS. Our celebration will consist of a reading of select poems from the anthology by their authors, as well as an informal open mic.
The party will be held at Fort Lewis College in the Skyhawk Station, room 118. Refreshments will be served.
Language In All Directions Symposium
Join us for the AOKC’s inaugural Language In All Directions symposium, in partnership with BLOOM! Hosted in the FLC Skyhawk Station, the symposium will consist of panels by language speakers and learners, a reading from the AOKC’s SEEDS poetry anthology, film screenings, shared meals, and - of course - lots of language! There is no cost to register and meals are included with attendance.
Click here to register.
Preview our itinerary:
April 17, 2026
5:30 PM Welcome Dinner
6:00 PM Keynote Speaker: Trisha Moquino, Co-Founder, Keres Children’s Learning Center Keres Speaking Montessori Guide, Co-Director, Indigenous Montessori Institute
7:30 PM Next Generation Native Film Showcase: The Lensic Performance Arts Center and the Future Voices of New Mexico Program
April 18, 2026
8:30 AM Check-in and Hot Breakfast
9:00-10:00 AM Morning Welcome and Grounding: Dr. Stacey Oberly, Language Program Manager, Cultural Preservation Department, Southern Ute Indian Tribe
10:15-11:30 AM SESSION ONE: Language in Our Communities
Sharing language in homes, gatherings, leadership, and everyday relationships.
Elfreida Begay, Navajo Language Teacher 9R Schools
Noah Shadlow, Instructor, Osage Nation Language Department
RayNique Francisco, All Our Kin Mellon Fellow
11:45 AM-1:00 PM SESSION TWO: Language in Learning Spaces
How language lives in schools, programs, and learning journeys—formally and informally.
BLOOM Fellows: Key Anderson, Olyvia Barney
MELLON Fellows:, Summer Raine Tsosie, Britt Postoak
Terri Lynn Scott
Landon Succo
1:00-2:00 PM Lunch
2:00-3:15 PM SESSION THREE: Language on the Land
Learning and speaking language through place, movement, and connection to land.
Warrior Brown, BLOOM Program Director
John Hosteen
Roman McCabe, McCabe Experiential Learning
3:30-4:45 PM SESSION FOUR: Language for healing, strength, care, and restoration
Round Table community conversation, facilitated by Laurel Grimes, PhD Student, University of Oklahoma
5:30 PM SEEDS Release Party
Anthology reading and open mic for Indigenous poetry
Seminar: Return to Dinétah
Join us this December for a seminar with Dr. Rachael Nez to learn about the AOKC’s unique Return to Dinétah program. Posted dates and times are tentative. More details to come!
Film Screening: Navajo Highways
Come watch the film Navajo Highways with the AOKC , 9R, and the City of Durango!
Native Film Showcase
All Our Kin Collective is excited to welcome three young Native filmmakers for the Native Film Showcase the evening of Thursday, November 13th, held on the Fort Lewis College campus.
Summer Language Institute: Final Symposium
Join us at our final symposium to share a meal and celebrate the language work of Summer 2025 Institute students. Students will present about their language journey and share their final group project with their larger communities.
Summer Language Institute
The 2025 Summer Language Institute will take place in Durango, Colorado from May 12-24.