The 2024 Gila River Festival will feature exciting and thoughtful speakers that will explore themes of long-term protection, climate resilience, cultural exchange, and stewardship as we envision together the Gila River’s next hundred years and beyond.  

Schedule:

Thursday September 26,2024

6:00 pm 

Keynote Presentation with Dr. Wendsler Nosie Light Hall $10 suggested donation Sonnie Sussillo Memorial Keynote Address with Dr. Wendsler Nosie, founder and leader of Apache Stronghold, Director of Gaan Bike Goz aa, and leader of the fight to protect sacred site of Oak Flat

7:00 pm 

Sidi Samb, Afro-Flamenco Musician, with WNMU Cultural Affairs The Gardens at Light Hall, WNMU Campus, Free 

The Gila River Project: Water is Power with L&J Ranch Seedboat Center for the Arts, 214 West Yankie St. 

Friday September 27,2024

6:30pm 

Community Voices: Blueprints for the Future of the Gila River WNMU Global Resource Center $10 suggested donation Panel Discussion with Guadalupe Cano, Michael Darrow, Martha Cooper, Joe Saenz, Luke Koenig, Corina Castillo, and Ray Trejo Moderated by Allyson Siwik

Saturday September 28,2024

2:15 pm

Protecting the Western Slope of the Gila Bioregion  Silco Theater $10 suggested donation Talk with Stanley King, Mike Hasson, and Leia Barnett

1:00 pm

Will Large Spotted Cats Again Stalk the Canyons of the Gila? Silco Theater $10 suggested donation Talk with Michael J. Robinson

3:30 pm

Untrammeled: MCC's Pursuit of the Wilderness Ideal  Silco Theater $10 suggested donation Documentary by Tony Estrada, with Mogollon Concerned Citizens

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

Sacred Rhythms: A Celebration of Apache Dance with Cha' Bii' Tu Gough Park, Silver City, Free

Sunday September 29,2024

9:00-10:30 am

How to Love the River Silver City Museum, $10 suggested donation Discussion with Sharman Apt Russell, Phil Connors, and moderated by Mónica Ortiz Uribe

The Gila River Project: Water is Power with L&J Ranch Seedboat Center for the Arts, 214 West Yankie St

Date:September 26-29,2024

Location:Various Venue in Silver City NM

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