Coyote Institute's Fourth Annual Two-Eyed Seeing Conference
When: January 24-26, 2025
Where: Virtually (on Zoom) and in-person at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine.
Register: HERE
Our Fourth Annual Two-Eyed Seeing Conference will be held January 24-26, 2025 both virtually and in-person at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine.
Our inspiration for this annual conference comes from Albert Marshall, a M’iqmak elder who popularized the term two-eyed seeing, or etuaptmumk, in his language. Two-eyed seeing establishes the equal validity of indigenous ways of knowing with contemporary scientific ways of knowing. It is a generous concept that recognizes the value of understanding these various paradigms and acknowledging that they can co-exist, and be applied, in integrative ways. In this year's conference, we explore the application of the concept of Two-Eyed Seeing in healthcare through the work of our presenters.
We are excited to have already confirmed expert speakers from around the globe with deep knowledge to share in Ayurveda, Osteopathy, Indigenous mental health practices, Women’s health, herbalism, and much more. Our conference will feature a diversity of voices, as we believe that inclusion, equality, and diversity are of upmost importance in our conference programming. Please see our full schedule below.
Our conference will take place live - both virtually and in person - in Maine, USA. For those joining us in person, the event space in Maine will open at 7:30 AM daily. For those joining virtually, the Zoom meeting will start at 8 AM each day. We will end at 5 PM each day.
All presentations will be recorded for later viewing by attendees. All attendees will receive free access to all recorded presentations for one month following the conference. Lifetime access to all recorded presentations is available for an additional fee.
Early bird tickets for this highly-anticipated conference are on sale now. We offer a tiered pricing model to allow for greater accessibility across audiences of all backgrounds and income levels.
Conference Pricing:
MD/DO
MD/DO Early Bird (includes CME): $400
MD/DO Regular (includes CME): $450
Other Licensed Practitioners
OLP Early Bird (includes CE): $250
OLP Regular (includes CE) $300
General Public, Students and Residents
GP Early Bird: $125
GP Regular: $150
Lifetime Access to recordings (Add-on only): $100
CE/CME Details:
The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the Maine Medical Association (MMA) Council on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UNE COM has requested that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for a maximum of 19 hours of AOA Category 2-A CME credits. UNE COM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 19 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM and 19 University of New England contact hours for non-physicians. Contact hours may be submitted by non-physician, non-PA health professionals for continuing education credits
If cost of attendance is a barrier, limited scholarships may be made available. Please contact us for details.
Two Eyed Seeing Conference 2025 Full Schedule
Day 1: Friday Jan 24, 2025
8 - 8:30 AM: Welcome and Opening Prayer
8:30 - 9:15 AM: On Two-Eyed Seeing with Albert Marshall interviewed by Lewis Mehl- Madrona, MD, PhD. (Maine, USA)
9:15 -10:00 AM: The Current of Affairs: The Wabanaki and The State of Maine with Darren Ranco, PhD (Maine, USA)
10:00 - 10:30 AM: Break
10:30 - 11:30 AM: Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness: Developing an Organization with a Two-Eyed Seeing Approach with Lisa Sockabasin, MS, RN (Maine, USA)
11:30 AM-12:15 PM: Weaving narratives of ordinary people and indigenous wisdom to illustrate the art of caregiving for seniors with Marquis Bureau, Professor (ptp) Saint-Paul University and Community Caregiver Wellness Coordinator at Connexions (Quebec, Canada)
12:15 - 1:45 PM: Lunch
1:45 - 2:45 PM: It Takes a Village: Forming a Pod of Healing Supporters with Barbara Mainguy, LCSW and Sharon Jordan, LCSW (Maine, USA)
2:45- 3:00 PM: Break
3:00- 4:00 PM: My Tribe Is The Jews From the Bronx: What I learned from Picuris Pueblo Mystic and Visionary Joseph Rael with Peter Blum, C.Ht, C.I, M.S.C. (New York, USA)
4:00- 5:00 PM: In the Eye of the Storm: Community-led Indigenous Informed Healing Responses to Disaster Recovery with Caroline Atkinson, PhD (New South Wales, Australia)
Day 2: Saturday Jan 25, 2025
8 - 8:15 AM: Welcome
8:15-9:15 AM:Ancient Life Philosophies – an overlooked and untapped source for deeper wellness with Pratibha Shah, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda), MPH (India and Connecticut)
9:15-10:00 AM: The Cynefin Framework for (Re)Integrating Indigenous Body Representations in Manual Therapy with Rafael Zegarra- Parodi, DO (UK), MEd (Paris, France)
10:00 - 10:15 AM: Break
10:15-10:45: Creating Waning Moon with Two-Eyed Seeing: A Menopausal Transition Health Promotion Intervention with Indigenous, Integrative, and Conventional Health Education Developed with Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Women with Lisa J. Taylor-Swanson PhD, MAcOM, LAc, Dipl OM (Utah, USA)
10:45 - 11:30 AM: Reclaiming Menstrual Sacredness: Transforming Shame into Empowerment Through “The Descent of Inanna” Myth with Annalisa Derr, PhD (Athens, Greece)
11:30 AM-12:15 PM: 60 years of bridging Indigenous and Integrative Medicine with Flo LaVallie, Clinical Herbalist (Saskatchewan, Canada)
12:15 - 1:45 PM: Lunch
1:45 - 2:30 PM: Violence and Health: Moving Toward Decolonizing with Patrick McFarlane, MSN, MSW, MA, PhD (c) (Maine, USA)
2:30- 3:15 PM: Conversations between East and West: An Integrative Approach to Fibromyalgia with Josie Conte, DO with Pratibha Shah MD (Ay), MPH Kim Valeri Povey CAP and 2024 Ay Doctor Candidate and Lorlene Hoyt, PhD (Maine, USA)
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30-5 PM: He Whaiwhakaaro: in pursuit of a philosophy of voices and visions in Māori Healing and Psychiatry with Allister Bush, MD and Wiremu NiaNia (Wellington, NZ)
Day 3: Sunday Jan 26, 2025
8 - 8:30 AM: Welcome
8:30-9:30 AM: Awake and Listening: Growing into Attunement Through Embodied Practice with Josie Conte, DO DO, NAMA Cert. Ayurveda Health Counsellor and Magili Quinn, DO (Maine, USA)
9:30-10:15 AM: Medicine Disguised as Wellness: The Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to Integrating Indigenous Plants in Clinical Practice with Bhaswati Bhattacharya MPH, MD, PhD (Pharmacology, Ayurveda) (New York, USA)
10:15 - 10:45 AM: Break
10:45 - 11:15 AM: Soul Medicine with Patricia StandTal Clarke, MD, DMin (Phoenix, AZ)
11:15 AM-12:15 PM: Blending Western Healing Tools with Indigenous Ways of Approaching the Body and Story with Lewis Mehl- Madrona, MD, PhD; Barbara Mainguy, MSW, LCSW; Josie Conte, DO and Magili Quinn, DO (Maine, USA)
12:15 - 1:45 PM: Lunch
1:45 - 2:45 PM: Application of a Two-Eyed Seeing Approach During Data Analysis with Aric Rankin BScN, NP-PHC, MN, PhD (Ontario, Canada)
2:45- 3:45 PM: Looking for the Wood amongst the Trees with Adrienne Giacon, LMT (New Zealand)
3:45-4:15: Break
4:15- 5:00 PM: Conceptualizing Psychiatry from an Indigenous Perspective with Lewis Mehl- Madrona, MD, PhD (Maine, USA)