History:                             A Retrospective on American Indian Identity

    Panelists:                      -Benjamin Ramirez-Shkwegnaabi, Dept. of History

                                              Central Michigan University,

                                             -John Petoskey, Grand Traverse Band

                                                     of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians

                                            -Patrick Lebeau, MSU, Writing, Rhetoric & American Culture

Law:                                    Who’s Legal and Why Should or Shouldn’t That Matter?

    Panelists:                       -Trent Cable

                                             -Colette Routel, Atty Jacobson, Buffalo, Magnuson, Anderson &

                                                   Hogen in St. Paul, Minnesota

                                             - Zeke Fletcher

Arts & Humanities:        Representations in Art Literature & Cultural Production

    Panelists:                      -Gwen Westerman Griffin, English Faculy, Minnesota State

                                                  University, Mankato

                                            -Sidner Larson, Director,  American Indian Studies, Iowa State

                                                  University

                                            -Debbie Reese, American Indian Studies, Univ. of Illinois at

                                                 Urbana-Champaign

Multi-Cultural

Perspective:                    “Beyond Boundaries, Jurisdictions and Definitions.”

    Panelist:                      
                                            -Kate Fort, MSU College of Law, Indigenous Law Program 

                                            -Rocío Quispe-Agnoli, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies,

                                              Acting Director, Center for Integrative Studies in the

                                              Arts & Humanities, Michigan State University

                                            -Nocona Pewewardy, School of Social Work, Portland State University,

Tribal Nations:               Relationships with Academy & How We Account for Our Own

    Panelists:                    -Angeline Matson,Education Director/Asst  Membership Services

                                                Director Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

                                          -Bill Memberto, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Tribal Services Social Director  

                                          -Sharon Teeple, Executive Director, Inter Tribal Council of Michigan

Assessment:                 Research Findings:  American Indians in the CIC