Agenda for the 2026 Indigenous-Led Transboundary Mining Conference
NOTE: This agenda is evolving and will be updated in the coming weeks.
Monday Afternoon, September 14 – Tribes and First Nations Only
11:30 AM: Check-In Begins – Tribes and First Nations Only
12:15 PM: Lunch provided
1:00 PM: Prayer and Welcome Remarks
1:15 PM: Knowledge Exchange – Introductions and Updates from Each Tribe and First Nation
2:30 PM: Break
3:00 PM: Knowledge Exchange – Introductions and Updates from Each Tribe and First Nation (continued)
3:30 PM: Grounding Discussion
5:00 PM: 60 Minute Break
Monday Evening, September 14 – All Conference Participants
6:00 PM: Welcome Dinner – All Conference Participants
Tuesday, September 15 – All Conference Participants
7:30 AM: Check-In Opens
8:00 AM: Breakfast
8:30 AM: Morning Prayer & Opening Remarks
9:00 AM: Grounding / Daily Overview
9:15 AM: Introduction to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
9:45 AM: Break
10:00 AM: Session 1 – Waters Impacted: The Taku, Stikine, Unuk, and Salmon Rivers
11:15 AM: Session 2 – Waters Impacted: Co-Led Science and Knowledge in the Northern Watersheds
Noon: Lunch
1:00 PM: Session 3 – Waters Impacted: The Upper Columbia River
2:00 PM: Session 4 – Waters Impacted: The Similkameen River
3:00 PM: Break
3:30 PM: Session 5 – Waters Impacted: The Kootenai/y Watershed
4:15 PM: Session 6 – Waters Impacted: Indigenous-Led Science and Knowledge in the Kootenai/y Watershed
5:00 PM: Film Premier
5:30 PM: End for the Day
Wednesday, September 16 – All Conference Participants
7:30 AM: Morning Ravens: Coffee Talks (details forthcoming)
8:00 AM: Breakfast on your own
9:00 AM: Depart for Part 1 – Touring CSKT Lands and Waters
12:00 PM: Conference Lunch at the CSKT River Honoring Site on the Flathead River
1:30 PM: Depart for Part 2 – Touring CSKT Lands and Waters
5:00 PM: Return to Missoula; Dinner in Missoula on your own
Thursday, September 17 – All Conference Participants
7:30 AM: Morning Ravens: Coffee Talks (details forthcoming)
8:00 AM: Breakfast
8:30 AM: Welcome and Daily Overview – reflections from the tour
9:00 AM: Session 1 – Elders and Youth Panel: Perspectives on the Legacy of Mines and Mining on Indigenous Lands and Waters (Past, Present, and Future)
10:30 AM: Break
11:00 AM: Session 2 – Presentation / Panel (details forthcoming)
Noon: Lunch
1:00 PM: Session 3 – Legal Solutions for Addressing Mining Impacts in Indigenous Territories
2:30 PM: Break
3:00 PM: Session 4 – Presentation / Panel (details forthcoming)
4:30 PM: Closure