Respectful Partnerships with Native and Indigenous Populations (Thursday, February 22 @ 9 AM PST / 10 AM MST / 11 AM CST / 12 PM EST) As colleges and universities attempt to better connect with Native American populations, we need some guiding frameworks. Join Sally Thompson for an interactive discussion about how her work was transformed by working with native populations. She will share her story and the lessons she learned along the way, in hopes of leaving participants with some practical tips that can guide their work with indigenous populations.About Sally Thompson Dr. Sally Thompson has spent nearly forty years working with the native tribes of the West. Trained as an anthropologist at the University of Colorado, she has worked in Montana as an archaeologist, ethnographer, and ethnohistorian. As founder and director of the Regional Learning Project at the University of Montana (2001-2010), Sally oversaw a team of specialists developing curriculum resources on regional history, geography and culture. Her...