The document outlines the schedule for a symposium at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian titled "First Stewards: Coastal Peoples Address Climate Change". The 3 day event includes panels on the impacts of climate change on coastal indigenous communities from different regions of North America and the Pacific Islands. There will be opening and closing ceremonies each day representing tribes from the featured regions, as well as exhibits and children's activities related to coastal indigenous cultures.

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First Stewards: Coastal Peoples Address Climate Change
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
Symposium
(Rasmuson Theater)
Tuesday July 17
12:30-5:00 pm Registration (outside Rasmuson Theater)
1:30-1:40 pm Welcome Kevin Gover
1:40-2:00 pm Opening Ceremony Makah Tribe (lead)
Recognition of other tribes & Pacific Islanders
2:00-2:30 pm Background, Agenda, Logistics Micah McCarty and Peter Apo
2:30-3:30 pm Keynotes Senator Maria Cantwell
3:30-4:30 pm Introduction of Witnesses Micah McCarty and Peter Apo
4:30-5:00 pm Closing Ceremony Pacific Islands (Hawaii)
6:00-9:00 pm Reception Potomac Atrium
Wednesday July 18
8:00am-5:00 pm Registration (outside Rasmuson Theater; enter museum through south door)
9:00-9:15 am Welcome Micah McCarty and Peter Apo
9:15-9:30 am Opening Ceremony Quinault Nation
9:30 a.m.-noon West Coast Panel
noon-2:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
Regional & Partner/Sponsor displays and informal networking in Rooms
4018/19 & Patrons Lounge. Traditional Chamorro canoe in Atrium.
Regional cuisine in the NMAI Mitsitam Cafe.
2:00-4:30 pm Alaskan Natives Panel
4:30-5:00 pm Closing Ceremony Alaska
Thursday July 19
8:00 am-5:00 pm Registration (outside Rasmuson Theater; enter museum through south door)
9:00-9:15 am Welcome Micah McCarty and Manuel Duenas
9:15-9:30 am Opening Ceremony Pacific Islands (Chamorro/Refaluwasch)
9:30 am-noon Pacific Islands Panel
noon-2:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
Regional & Partner/Sponsor displays and informal networking in Rooms
4018/19 & Patrons Lounge. Traditional Chamorro canoe in Atrium.
Regional cuisine in the NMAI Mitsitam Cafe.
2:00-4:30 pm East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and Great Lakes Panel
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4:30-4:45 pm Summary of Regional Panels Kitty Simonds
4:45-5:15 pm Closing Ceremony Great Lakes/East Coast/Gulf of Mexico
Friday July 20 - informal native gathering/ceremony at sunrise (Alaska lead)
8:00-10:00 am Registration (outside Rasmuson Theater; enter museum through south door)
9:00-9:15 am Welcome Micah McCarty and Manuel Duenas
9:15-9:30 am Opening Ceremony Pacific Islands (American Samoa)
9:30-11:30 am Looking Forward Panel
11:30 am-12:30 pm Witnesses to the First Steward
12:30-12:40 pm Closing Remarks Micah McCarty
12:40-1:00 pm Closing Ceremony Olympic Coast IPC (lead)
Recognition of other tribes & Pacific Islanders
Chamorro Proa (Traditional Outrigger Sailing Canoe from Guam)
Tuesday–Wednesday, July 17–18 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 19 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Potomac Atrium
First Stewards Exhibits
Tuesday, July 17 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Wednesday–Thursday, July 18–19, 2012 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Rooms 4018-4019 and Patrons Lounge, 4th floor
First Stewards Hands-On Children’s Activities
Wednesday–Thursday, July 18–19, 2012 10 a.m. –5:00 p.m.
Friday, July 20, 2012 10 a.m. –noon
3rd Floor imagiNATIONS Activity Center
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