Location TBD

Denver, Colorado

These lands and waterways in what is now known as the state of Maryland are ancestral to the Accohannock Indian Tribe, Assateague People's Tribe, Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians, Pocomoke Indian Nation, Youghlogheny River Band of Shawnee Indians, Piscataway Conoy Tribe, Cedarville Band of the Piscataway Conoy, Choptico Band of the Piscataway Conoy, and the Piscataway Indian Nation, all of whom shared this area through their relations and whose descendants are thriving and resisting settler occupation. While not indigenous to Maryland, a large number of Lumbee Indian tribal members migrated to East Baltimore 60 years ago from North Carolina, and remain as current day residents.

In response to constituent requests, staff of Maryland Traditions, the traditional arts program of the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), initiated a Land Acknowledgment Project in April 2020 in consultation with previous MSAC American Indian grantees and the Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs. Staff conducted research and engaged in compensated consultations with leaders and elders of tribes whose lands are claimed by the State of Maryland. Staff then developed a public-facing Land Acknowledgement Project Overview and Resource Guide document (published February 2022), featuring best practices, tribal histories and maps, and land acknowledgment statements created by tribal leadership. NASPA thanks the Maryland State Arts Council for allowing us to share these resources.

INDIGENOUS BALTIMORE TOUR

Use this map to learn about places and spaces important to American Indian history and continued presence in the city, with a specific focus on East Baltimore’s Historic American Indian “reservation.”

INDIGENOUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

• The Baltimore American Indian Center was founded in 1968 to support American Indian and Alaska Native families living in an urban environment.
• Native American LifeLines, Inc., a Title V Indian Health Services contracted Urban Indian Health Program, promotes health and social resiliency and provides culturally-centered behavioral health, dental, outreach, and referral services.
• The Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs serves the interests Native American communities in Maryland by aiding in the process of obtaining State and/or Federal recognition, promoting awareness of the historic and contemporary contributions of Native Americans to Maryland, and assisting state, local, and private agencies provide resources to address the educational, social, and economic needs of Native American communities in Maryland.

• Native Land Digital strives to create and foster conversations about the history of colonialism, Indigenous ways of knowing, and settler-Indigenous relations, through educational resources such as our map and Territory Acknowledgement Guide. Visit https://native-land.ca
• Learn about the NASPA Indigenous Peoples Knowledge Community and explore the resources members have gathered to increase understanding of, and institutional commitment toward, Indigenous peoples in higher education. Visit https://www.naspa.org/division/indigenous-peoples

The 2024 Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education offers special registration types to individuals and institutions as a part of their participation in certain NASPA programs.

Individuals, institutions, and organizations that identify as any of the registration types below will receive separate communication regarding conference registration. Please do not send an email requesting a passcode.

• Exhibitor/Sponsor

• FS/FgF Cohort Institution

• First-gen Center Partner

The one day registration type is ideal for presenters and attendees that are local to the Anaheim, CA venue location. Registrants will be asked to identify which conference date (June 23 - June 25, 2024) they plan to attend.

• One Day Registration

To receive one invoice for multiple registrations, you must complete this group registration form. Please note that we can only offer a single invoice for groups of between six and twenty registrants from a single institution or organization. Groups of five or fewer must register separately and will receive individual invoices. Groups of twenty-one or more will need to submit multiple copies of the form linked above.

For example: If an institution aims to register 27 staff members; 1–20 will be submitted through the form, and 21–27 will be submitted through another (separate) copy of the same form.

People who have already registered outside of the group cannot be added to the group registration and will have to pay for their registrations separately. No refunds will be given to individuals who completed their registrations separately and now desire to be added to a group invoice.

Please forward any questions about group registration to the Conference Planning Committee at [email protected].

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We will continue to monitor and update safety precautions for all of our conferences regularly and coordinate with trusted national resources, state and local public health agencies, and the hotels/venues hosting our events.

In all cases, we will continue to assess the risks in the area local to the event and the current status in the United States. In keeping with the Association's duty of care and the responsibility as host, NASPA has implemented safety requirements for many of our place-based convenings.

We reserve the right to modify these policies and procedures at any time given the rapidly changing nature of any current and ongoing public health emergencies.

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