Natives in Tech

Natives in Tech Conf 2021: Encoding Native Knowledge

We are excited to announce the return of our annual conference for Natives in Tech! We have two special days planned to learn and address important issues Native people face within technology. We hope to spur conversations and ideas so together we can craft technology that truly serves Native communities.

This year we've seen how tech can negatively impact Native peoples.

As more of our work and livelihoods are ingrained with technology, we need platforms that protect us within this space. Natives in Tech Conf is an opportunity to explore solutions to these problems. Solutions for Native people by Native people.

The conference starts on Friday Nov. 5th, 2021 with a workshop on Native language preservation by Indigenous in AI. On Saturday Nov. 6th, 2021 we will live-steam our virtual conference focusing on two tracks: Game Dev and Getting into Tech.

We hope Native people and thoughtful allies will join us for a wonderful event that uplifts Native people doing great work in technology. Come learn from Native technologists cutting the path forward!

Please follow us on twitter @nativesintech! If you'd like to sponsor this event please send an email to desiree@nativesintech.org.

Agenda

Friday, November 5th — Language Revitalization Workshops

  • Workshop 1: 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
  • Workshop 2: 6:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
  • Location - Zoom

Saturday, November 6th — Conference

  • From 12:00pm - 7:30pm CDT
  • Location - YouTube Live

Schedule

  • 12:00pm - 12:55pm
    Welcome to NiT Conf 2021 w/ Johnnie Jae and Andrea Delgado-Olson
  • 1:00pm - 1:40pm
    John Romero — A Life in Games
  • 1:45pm - 2:30pm, Q&A 2:30pm - 2:45pm
    Kari Noe — Building an Emerging Media Lab: The Story of Create(x)
  • 3:00pm - 3:40pm, Q&A 3:40pm - 3:55pm
    Nicole Archambault — The Power of Programmatic Problem Solving
  • 4:00pm - 4:25pm, Q&A 4:25pm - 4:40pm
    Lauren Denson — Storytelling with: B.I.R.P.’s & P.H.A.R.T.S.
  • 4:45pm - 5:15pm, Q&A 5:15pm - 5:30pm
    MoniGarr — Indigenous XR Production
  • 5:30pm - 6:00pm, Q&A 6:00pm - 6:15pm
    Natalie Isabel Contreras — Navigating the Career Switch Into Tech
  • 7:15pm - 7:30pm
    Announcements, Closing, and Thanks w/ Andrea and Johnnie