Amplifying Indigenous Women’s Voices
for Healthy Soil and Water
April 12 - 13, 2024
Please join us in Loudoun County, Virginia
THE EVENTS KICK OFF ON FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE
HEALING HOUSE PARTY
at
HARMONY HALL
SATURDAY APRIL 13
10:00-3:00 pm
Join us at Oatlands Historic House & Gardens
GUEST SPEAKERS
Dr Lyla June Johnston
Dr Lyla June Johnston
René Locklear White
René Locklear White
Victoria Persinger Ferguson
Victoria Persinger Ferguson
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS
10:00 - 10:20 am
Program Overview
Welcome by Victoria Persinger Ferguson
Land Acknowledgement and Water Song by René Locklear White
10:20 -10:45 am
Sustaining Our Sovereign Roots: Protecting Water, Soil, and Food
Speaker: Rene’ Locklear White
10:45 - 11:10 am
Living off the Land: The Earth is our Mother
Speaker: Victoria Persinger Ferguson
11:10 - 11:25 am
Break
11:25 - 12:15 pm
Architects of Abundance: Indigenous Food Systems and the Excavation of Hidden History
Keynote presentation Dr. Lyla June Johnston
12:15- 1:00 pm
Moderated Panel Discussion: “Bringing Our Circles Together”
Moderator: Dr. Katie Trozzo Speakers: Dr. Lyla June Johnston, Victoria Persinger Ferguson, and Rene’ Locklear White
1:00- 1:10 pm
Save Soil Proclamation
1:10- 1:15 pm
Closing Remarks
1:15 - 3:00 pm
Pack your own lunch or have pizza from Fireside Farms while supplies last
Educational Booths and Exhibitors
Music
About our Speakers
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Dr Lyla June Johnston
Artist, Scholar, Community Organizer
Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages
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René Locklear White
Indigenous Chef, Community Organizer
Lumbee Tribal Member
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Victoria Persinger Ferguson
History Keeper, Enrolled Citizen of the Monacan Indian Nation, Member of the Historic Resource Committee
