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E A G L E & C O N D O R C O M M U N I T Y C E N T E R
First Nations Women's Summit
2 N D A N N U A L S P O N S O R E D B Y A T & T I C A E

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C O M M U N I T Y
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O U R M I S S I O N :
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E M P O W E R I N G ,
I N D I V I D U A L F I N G E R S
C O N N E C T I N G , A N D
W E C A N E A S I L Y B E
S U P P O R T I N G F I R S T
B R O K E N , B U T A L L
N A T I O N
T O G E T H E R W E M A K E
C O M M U N I T I E S
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T H R O U G H O U T T H E
S I T T I N G B U L L
A M E R I C A S
A B O U T U S :
W E A R E A S O C I A L
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I R S T N A T I O N S W O M E N ' S
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U M M I T 2 N D A N N U A L
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F I R S T N A T I O N S
Last year we gathered with women from various First
W O M E N ' S S U M M I T
Nations of the Americas. We shared laughed and cried
2 N D A N N U A L
together on this historic day. We shared stories, knowledge,
song, and ceremony,
A T R A D I T I O N I S B O R N
However, there was one common theme throughout our
experiences: Lack . Lack of empowerment, Lack of
representation , lack of support and lack of female
narratives. Native women in short have become backdrops
to landscapes or an american past that was all too colonial
to begin with. First Nations Women's Summit seeks to
empower, connect, and celebrate First Nations Women.

ANASTASIA
SKIUMTALX
F I R S T N A T I O N S W O M E N ' S
MCALLISTER
S U M M I T H O S T
H O P I | C O L V I L L E
R.E.D. Earth Daughters Tribal Leader
Secretary of Eagle & Condor Community
Center
ECCC Board Member

MATEO
F I R S T N A T I O N S W O M E N ' S
IRKA
S U M M I T H O N O R A R Y
B O H I T I - O P E N I N G
P R A Y E R
T A I N O
Bohiti (Spiritual Healer)
Song Keeper
Lead singher in Irka Mateo Band
Taino Music Researcher
Activist

M E E T T H E S T O R Y K E E P E R S
I S A B E L A M A N R A N T E
Taino
N O E L A L T A H A
Apache
C Y N T H I A P A N I A G U A
Quechua Anqash
L I L I A N A S A N T I Z O
Guatemalan

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M A R A N T E
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T A I N O
Ananí, M. Isabel H. Amarante
Born in Santiago de los Caballeros (Cibao Region-
Taino Heartland), Ayti-Kiskeya-Bohio, Dominican
Republic. B.A. Brown University | M.A. Columbia
University | Adjunct Professor of Caribbean
Studies & Dominican Studies | Field of Research: |
Caribbean Indigeneity--Dominican Indigeneity
Through the Looking Glass of Colonization--Taino
Survival, The Myth of Extinction, and Indigenous
Women's ResistanceAnaní, M. Isabel H. Amarante
Born in Santiago de los Caballeros (Cibao Region-
Taino Heartland), Ayti-Kiskeya-Bohio, Dominican
Republic.
10:20 am

O E L N
L T A H A
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A P A C H E
Noel Altaha is an Indigenous womxn, a big sister
and an enrolled member of White Mountain
Apache Tribe in present-day Arizona. Noel is an
Outreach Associate at Big ReUse, a Brooklyn
based non-profit organization focused on
environmentally sustainable projects like
composting. She is also an assistant to a course,
‘Power, Race, Oppression Privilege’ at Columbia
University School of Social Work.Noel Altaha is an
Indigenous womxn, a big sister and an enrolled
member of White Mountain Apache Tribe in
present-day Arizona. Noel is an Outreach
Associate at Big ReUse, a Brooklyn based non-
profit organization focused on environmentally
sustainable projects like composting. She is also
an assistant to a course, ‘Power, Race, Oppression
Privilege’ at Columbia University School of Social
Work.
10:40am

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A N I A G U A
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Q U E C H U A A N Q A S H
Cynthia Paniagua is a dancer, choreographer, and
educator whose work reflects her Peruvian and
Nuyorican heritage. In 2009 Cynthia
choreographed, directed & performed for Kusikay
Theater’s show “Paukartanpu”, an homage to
Andean ritual dance & collective spirituality. She
then returned to New York City upon acceptance
into NYU’s Performance Studies program where
she completed her M.A. in 2010. Her focus of
study, dance & politics in Peru, led her back to the
Amazon where she became artistically &
politically active, working with native
communities towards achieving sovereignty and
end the systematic contamination of their
territories. Dance as a form of resistance within
ritual dance became a life-changing experience
for her and continues to be her motivation within
her craft. Today, she is an advocate and speaker in
defense of territorial sovereignty for nations in the
Peruvian Amazon. Today, she is an advocate and
speaker in defense of territorial sovereignty for
nations in the Peruvian Amazon.
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I L I A N A
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A N T I Z O
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G U A T E M A L A N
Liliana Santizo (Gaby) as Guatemalan-born
American citizen. she has been dedicated to
understanding her history & identity. Curiosity &
self-awareness drove & inspired her. The journey
& passion to indigenous studies started during her
undergraduate work, where she focused her work
on the history of Guatemala, the migration of
these families (timeline,) & internal conflict that
exists in the indigenous sectors of Guatemala.
Gaby has been a strong advocate for underserved,
low income communities in New York but has
always been a volunteer in assisting the
immigrant communities that are mostly
composed of indigenous families traveling from
Guatemala. She combines her love for leadership
empowerment, Guatemalan History &
organization skills to organize and travel to these
rural communities in Guatemala to study, educate
and serve at schools, and community programs
led by indigenous women. Through these
experiences she has been able to learn about
their love for the land & the oppression many have
faced. Currently, a program manager for a foster
care program, serving immigrant children, mostly
from central American indigenous backgrounds
and an active member of a national organization
advocating within the faith based communities
on immigration policies and it's need for reform
(NALEC) Gaby loves people and the work she
does.
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E D W O M E N P O E T R Y
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S T O R Y T E L L I N G
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Z E L E N E P N E D A
Mexica
M E R C E D E S G A R C I A
Taino
L O R E N A A M B R O S I O
Andean
E S T R A D A R I V E R A
Taino

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I N E D A
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M E X I C A
Rebelené (Zelene Pineda Suchilt) is a CHí-CHí
(CHilanga/CHicana) award-winning storyteller and
political organizer living in New York City. Her
work takes a multi-disciplinary and collaborative
approach that juxtaposes indigenous concepts
and urban culture to bridge art and social justice
praxis. She works with a range of media, including
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T A I N O
Mercedes Garcia is a Taino from Ayiti (Dominican
Republic) residing in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She
volunteers in various youth programs, local
schools, and art centers educating about Taino
culture through jewelry making, ceramics, story
telling and painting workshops. Mercedes is a
Behike in training of the Taimani Sweet Water
Lineage. She has received recognition for her
community service. Her goal is to keep the Taino
culture and spirituality alive for future generations.
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O R E N A
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M B R O S I O
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Q U E C H U A | R U N A
S I M I
Lorena Ambrosio is an Indigenous, Queer, Mujer
de color, y part of the musical trio, Mahina
Movement. She roots her work with intention to
decolonize, indigenize, and return to la raiz
Andina.Lorena Ambrosio is an Indigenous, Queer,
Mujer de color, y part of the musical trio, Mahina
Movement. She roots her work with intention to
decolonize, indigenize, and return to la raiz
Andina.
12:20pm

S D R A S
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A N T A N A
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T A I N O
Esdras Santana is a Washington Heights based
activist,organizer, educator,and artist. She has
supported new and expectant parents (in the
metro area) through the birth and parenting
process for 16 years as a labor/postpartum
doula,childbirth/parenting skills educator, and
breastfeeding consultant. Esdras is a graduate of
the Ward Acting studio and has studied
Williamson Physical Technique at the Actors
Movement Conservatory. She is proud to use the
Meisner approach to acting. Esdras has trained as
a joker with Theatre of the Opressed (TONYC). She
is currently a teaching artist with People's Theatre
Project and is committed to helping marginalized
communities tell their stories of injustice through
theatre.
12:35pm

M E M O R I A L S E R V I C E
In Honor of our Guatemalan sisters and women across the
Americas whose lives were taken all too soon.
Hosted by Zelene Pineda & Una Daisy

U N A D A I S Y
M E X I C A
Daisy is the founder of Semillas, a collective that
connects art, healing and strategy to inspire
action. In 2014, Semillas produced “They Tried to
Bury Us They Didn’t Know WeWere Seeds,” the
first multi genre dance film to feature indigenous
Danza inspired by ongoing state repression both
in Mexico and in the U.S. Since helping present
the case of the missing 43 students of
Ayotzinapa,during the Indigenous People’s Forum
at the United Natios, Daisy continues to fight with
contingents of women standing up against state
impunity. Although, her formal-training includes
The International School of MedicalSciences
(Panama), Escuela de Latino Americana de
medicina (Cuba) and the CUNY School of Public
Health(New York). She attributes her growth as a
healer to the children, indigenous elders and
fellow women she’s met in communities in
resistance. Her practice is rooted in the belief that:
the revolution begins in our own bodies. To
Revolutionize is to evolve and heal. Thus,
incorporating healing into our movements is vital.

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M E N U
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T H E N D N V I E W
R E D W O M B Y N T A L K S
2pm to 3pm
Skiumtalx Mercedes Garcia Una Daisy Pati Ankalli
Hopi | Colville Taino Mexica Andean

A T I P
N K A L L I
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A N D E A N
Loca Vibes Radio is a guerrilla radio show
featuring Latino alternative music and features
interviews with musicians, artists and grassroots
organizers from the community. The show
includes dialogue & critique on news, arts, politics
& issues that directly impact POC, from the
perspective of Latinxs in NYC.Loca Vibes Radio is a
guerrilla radio show featuring Latino alternative
music and features interviews with musicians,
artists and grassroots organizers from the
community. The show includes dialogue &
critique on news, arts, politics & issues that
directly impact POC, from the perspective of
Latinxs in NYC.

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Andean & Mexica Presentations
Traditional
Kichwa 3pm-4pm | Mexica 4-5PM
D A N Z A M E X I C A

H E A L I N G C E R E M O N Y
Circle of Traditional Health Promoters
Círculo de Promotoras de Salud Tradicional
5pm to 6:pm
El Círculo de Promotoras de Salud Tradicional está
compuesto de 4 miembros: Karen López, Tania Romero,
The Circle of Traditional Health Promoters is currently
made up of four members: Karen López, Tania Romero,
Jessi Bonilla y Montse Olmos. Somos un colectivo bi-
Jessi Bonilla and Montse Olmos. We are a collective of
costero de mujeres ceremoniales Indígenas promoviendo
métodos tradicionales de sanación al nivel físico,
bi-coastal Indigenous ceremonial womyn promoting
traditional methods of healing on the physical,
emocional y espiritual. Trabajamos en comunidad en
contra de la opresión y para sanar el trauma ancestral por
emotional and spiritual level. We work in community
medio de la educación y consultas herbales, facilitación de
to stand against oppression and heal ancestral trauma
through herbal education and consultations, workshop
talleres, limpias emocionales y espirituales, salud de la
matriz y trabajo de parto. Estamos paradas/os en tierra
facilitation, spiritual and emotional clearings, womb
wellness and birth work. We are standing on native
Nativa, estas tradiciones han sido y continúan siendo
land, these traditions were and continue to be
reprimidas. Nuestro trabajo es un acto político que
reclama nuestra medicina ancestral. Estamos honrando a
repressed. Our work is a political act of reclaiming our
ancestral medicine. We are honoring our ancestors
nuestros ancestros y abriendo el camino para las siete
generaciones que están por venir.
and clearing the way for the seven generations to
come.

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I R C L E O F T R A D I T I O N A L
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H E A L T H P R O M O T E R S
Montse Olmos Tania Romero Jessi Bonilla Karen Lopez
Mexika-Tutunaka Taino Mexica/Wanka Muisca

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