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Virginia Tribal Education Consortium
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Welcome to the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium (VTEC) website!
In 2019, Tribal Leaders from the Seven federally recognized Indian Nations across Virginia came together to create a 501(c)(3) Tribal Education Agency with the mission to build the leadership capacity of our Tribal Nations to support academic excellence, cultural awareness, and historical accuracy. VTEC is committed to the facilitation of accurate Virginia Indian history, sovereignty, self-determination, and educational opportunities. To learn more about VTEC, click here!
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Future-Making: Land, Law, and Indigenous Resilience
Whereas most high school textbooks note the importance of land in Native American Nations, few people outside of Indian Country understand what those relationships really mean or how they influence decision-making processes and policy outcomes today.
This day-long symposium invites scholars, students, and the public to learn from and be in conversation with Indigenous experts in ecology, technology, and governance to better understand the practice and potential of place-based problem-solving in contemporary Indigenous communities.
The hands-on workshop with experts from Virginia Indian Tribes allows participants to see how local makers are reinterpreting ancestral tools and techniques to address present-day needs. A panel discussion with leaders and experts from Virginia Tribes and U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borderlands highlights points of connection and divergence in communities that navigate complex, dynamic relationships with settler colonial nation-states.
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The panel and attendees may consider these questions:
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What rights do Tribal citizens have to land, and which legal frameworks structure those rights?
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How do contemporary communities leverage traditional ecological knowledge to address climate change?
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How does the ongoing search for healthy relationships with a changing landscape influence Indigenous approaches to democracy, governance, and policymaking?
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What kinds of problem-solving solutions can be shared among and across Tribal borders and non-Native nation states?
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What does Tribal sovereignty mean in transnational contexts?
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What does it mean to be a Tribal citizen on Tribal lands and far from home?
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How does the presence or absence of reservation land shape Tribal citizens’ understanding of space and home?
Symposium Schedule
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11:00 AM–1:00 PM Indigenous Tools and Techniques Workshop at Morven's Meeting Barn
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1:00–2:30 PM Box lunches provided at Morven
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3:00–4:30 PM Panel discussion at the Meeting Barn
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5:00–6:00 PM Reception at the Main House
*The event is free, but attendees must register by visiting this link.
Please sign up for
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the 11:00 AM workshop and lunch, or
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the 3:00 PM panel and reception, or
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BOTH
Free parking is available at Morven Farm. Visit the event's homepage for more information.
VTEC is passionate about engaging educational success for our community! Our active grants include: Career and Technical Education (CTE), and Native Youth Community Project (NYCP), servicing Teachers with culture-appropriate Indigenous educational resources, and students with K-12, post-secondary and scholarship/financial assistance. We welcome all who are interested in learning more about our current grants, contact us submitting a contact forum through a grant page or by emailing vtecstaff@vtecinc.org.
CTE
Both the VTEC’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) grant and Native Youth Community Project (NYCP) grant help prepare Indigenous K-12 students for college and career readiness through numerous avenues. Explore coding through one of CodeVA’s Eureka courses or receive college advising from one of our staff.
NYCP
The Native Youth Community Project (NYCP) aims to increase tribal community collaboratives that promote college and career readiness. Native high school students can receive financial help and guidance for standardized testing and test preparation; financial aid and college applications; career training and certification; and college and career recruitment.