Indigenous Peoples' Day 2025: Breaking Barriers to Native Education For All
2025-10-12 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Right Relationship Boulder presents
Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025: “Breaking Barriers to Native Education For All”
Positioning the greater Boulder Valley area at the international forefront of innovative, indigenized education supporting the academic persistence, success and interrelational wellness of every student, parent, educator, administrator and community member via Native Education for All.
Sunday, October 12, 2025
10am-5pm
For students, parents, educators, administrators, and Change Leaders
Fun activities for ages pre-K to adult!
More details and updates here
Family Storytime & Activities
Educator Resource Collaborative
Native Art Market
Breathing Healing Bus
Distinguished Speakers & Panelists
Native-Indigenous Food Vendors

Deep appreciation to our Community Partners! Creative Nations, Dairy Arts Center, and the City of Boulder Human Relations Fund
Keynote Address:
“Honoring Our Obligations: Building an Education System that Serves Native Students and All of Colorado”
Dr. Terri Bissonette explores the history and future of Indian Education for All in Colorado, highlighting how education built on Native land must now honor Native students. This keynote calls for truth in curriculum, support for educators, and dedicated resources to build an equitable system that serves all Colorado children.
Keynote Speaker Bio:
Dr. Terri Bissonette, EdD, brings over 20 years of experience in K–12 education, specializing in curriculum development, teacher training, and school leadership with a strong emphasis on equity, diversity, and culturally responsive learning. Her background spans K–9 classroom instruction, school leadership, higher education teaching, and the creation of innovative, culturally relevant curricula.
She was the founder of the American Indian Academy of Denver (AIAD), a community-driven school that operated in Denver and was designed to serve Native American and Latino students. In addition to her work in school design and leadership, Dr. Bissonette has led professional learning initiatives focused on trauma-informed practices and Indigenous education.
Guided by a commitment to inclusive and empowering learning environments, she draws on her comprehensive teaching experience and leadership skills to advance culturally responsive education that supports all learners.

Native Niches: Ecological Identity Exhibition Opening
2026-02-20 17:00 - 20:00 | Sacred Space, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Join us for the opening reception for Native Niches; Ecological Identity.

An exhibition showcasing Traditional Ecological Knowledge that Indigenous people have fostered for millennia. Curated by students, Asia Thunderhawk and Lucero Armendariz. On Display February 9th-April 5th, 2026.

Each of us inhabits a niche in the natural world, each a member of our ecological communities with a responsibility to the landscape around us. This concept is best illustrated by the Traditional Ecological Knowledge that Indigenous people have fostered for millennia. Native Niches invites both the artist and guest to explore their position in ecological past, present and future. It investigates how Indigenous cultures and experiences have been influenced by flora and fauna, and envisions a future where people are no longer discrete from the web of life.

Lucero Armendariz-Klaasmeyer
“Growing up surrounded by art, science, and the natural world, Lucero has cultivated a multidisciplinary artistic identity. Working primarily with digital tools as well as oils to create illustrations and comics, Lucero explores the speculative, mundane, and endearing aspects of our world. She hopes to use her skills for science communication in the future.”

Asia Thunderhawk (Sicangu Lakota) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Denver, Colorado. Catalyzed by the many Lakota artists in her family, she explores the relationship between North American ecology and indigenous art and culture. Her practice utilizes beadwork, natural materials, and indigenous american plants.
