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The Suquamish Tribe

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2024 Cultural Resource Protection Summit
Practice With Purpose

The 2024 Cultural Resource Protection Summit marks our 17th gathering, and as we continue to consider carefully the health and safety of our Summit family, it will be our 3rd “hybrid” Summit, as well, with both in-person and virtual participation options. The Summit family remains hard at work fulfilling the mission we have had since the Summit’s inception:

The primary goal in organizing the annual Summit has been to facilitate amongst all affected parties an open, frank discussion about the intersection between cultural resources and land use. The Summit is designed to promote collaborative cultural resource planning as an effective means of finding resolution to issues before they escalate into emotionally-charged, divisive, and expensive stalemates or law suits.

This year, the Summit agenda includes an engaging array of cutting-edge topics that will encourage attendees to ponder our purpose as we continue seeking innovative solutions for today’s most pressing challenges to effective cultural resource protection, thereby raising the bar on our practice. Panel discussions, lightning talks, and experiential activities will highlight useful examples of the links between CRM and responsible land use. We will also reserve time for great food and general socializing as we reflect on and advance our work.

Please join us in-person at Suquamish, virtually on Zoom, or “hybridly” (a little of both) for two days of engaging conversation and reflection that will help you improve your technical skills while deepening your connection to why we do this work.  Then, with renewed commitment, move forward with helpful tools for collaboratively protecting and caring for our irreplaceable cultural resources.

SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS:
Keynote, panels, and lightning talks exploring critical CRM topics, including:
- Keynote by Emily Washines (Yakama)
- Nlaka’pamux Nation Field Team – TCPs & International Borders
- MMIWP, Boarding School, and Tribal Cold Case projects (WA State Attorney   General’s Office)
- Publishing archaeological work
- Preparing for future offshore wind projects

Experiential opportunities for learning and socializing:
- Opportunities to visit nearby Suquamish places
- 4th Annual Summit Book Club
- Deeper discussions with our Summit Cohorts

2024 SUMMIT REGISTRATION:
2024 COVID-19 Protocols

- Registration is now closed, thank you.

*In-Person & Hybrid registration options are now Closed!

• Thank you very much for the truly incredible support!! You helped us reach our In-Person cap of 150 in only 9 business days. This is unprecedented. Thank you for being part of Summit history!
• If you missed out on the cap, please consider Virtual registration which will remain open through Thursday, May 16.
• Note: The event producer is now processing all the registrations and analyzing the demographics. While unlikely, we may opt to offer a few more in-person spots; if necessary, those spots will be invitation-only. If we elect to do any of these things, we will send out an email broadcast in advance with more information. You may always reach out to Mary Rossi with any Summit questions.

- Registration is now closed, thank you.

Deadlines-Registration & Refunds:
In-person and Hybrid registration/refunds will close once we reach our cap of 150 participants or on Tues., May 7, whichever comes first.
Virtual registration/refunds will close on Thurs., May 16.

Student and Retiree Rates - please email Mary Rossi for information about our special Rates.

Each year, our event producer, the nonprofit Eppard Vision, donates one FREE Summit Registration in each of the following categories: Tribes, agencies, consultants, and students. Submissions were due April 12. The Agenda Planning Committee is reviewing them, and the recipients (one in each contested category) will be notified on April 17. Good Luck to all the participants!

Booking your Room:

While our in-person Summit sessions will take place at the incomparable House of Awakened Culture (see address and map above), we have reserved a block of hotel rooms at the gorgeous Clearwater Casino Resort just a short drive away.

Reservations can be made now, either by calling 866.609.8700 and referencing Group Code #22594 (Cultural Resource Summit 2024) or by booking online HERE using the same Group Code.  Act now…the cutoff date for reservations in our group block is Monday, April 22!

Tech Help/Resources:

*Morning of May 22 only (8:30 – 10:00am):
Scott Williams – 360.385.5350 or paleoindy@hotmail.com

*Starting at 10:00am and through the conclusion of the Summit:
Lizzy Wessells - 541.729.6599 (text only, please) or egwess@uw.edu
Mary Rossi - 360.920.8908 (text only, please)

Tech Prep Session for All Registrants (May 7)
Click HERE for a link to the Zoom recording (run time 11:46).