The Inetnon Amot Natibu\/Ammwelil Safeyal Faluwasch issued yesterday the program for the Native Medicine Symposium, to be held tomorrow, Aug. 9, 2008, at the Man\u2019amko Center in Garapan, Saipan. <\/p>\n
The Symposium will start at 8:30am and will end at 4pm. (Because of road closure, take the Sugar King Road and turn right on Husga Avenue to the Man\u2019amko Center.)<\/p>\n
The Saturday Native Medicine Symposium Program is as follows:<\/p>\n
8:30am\tSinging of US and CNMI National Anthems
\n8:40am\tBrief Remarks<\/p>\n
-Isidoro T. Cabrera, President of Inetnon \u00c5mot Natibu\/Ammwelil Safeyal Faluwasch<\/p>\n
-Benigno R. Fitial, Governor, CNMI<\/p>\n
-Juan B. Tudela, Mayor of Saipan<\/p>\n
-Valentin Taisakan, Mayor of the Northern Islands<\/p>\n
-Howard Macaranas for Community and Cultural Affairs Secretary Melvin Faisao<\/p>\n
Presentation of “Fusi\u00f1os” to the Man\u2019amko Center<\/p>\n
9am\tIntroduction of Healers by Manny F. Borja, ANA Grant Project Director<\/p>\n
9:10am\tPanel Discussions. Lino M. Olopai, moderator<\/p>\n
10am – 10:30am\tBreak<\/p>\n
10:30am\tContinuation of Panel Discussions to be followed by questions and answers<\/p>\n
11:30 – 12:30pm\tLunch break<\/p>\n
12:30pm\tPresentations\/demonstrations by Rota healers<\/p>\n
1:30pm\tPresentations by Tinian healers<\/p>\n
2pm\tPresentations\/demonstrations by Saipan healers<\/p>\n
3pm\tPowerPoint Presentation on Traditional Medicine Artifacts by Noel B. Quituqua<\/p>\n
3:15 – 3:25pm\tShort break<\/p>\n
3:25 – 3:50pm\tBreak-up into small working groups<\/p>\n
3:50 – 4pm\tReport from small working groups<\/p>\n
4pm\tAcknowledgment by Manny F. Borja, ANA Grant Project Director<\/p>\n
The Mistress of Ceremony is Anicia Q. Tomokane.<\/p>\n
The panelists include Sen. Maria Frica Pangelinan, Dr. Daniel C. Lamar, Rafael Rangamar, Lourdes Manglona, Ignacia T. Demapan, Juan Q. Kapileo, and representatives from the Commonwealth Health Center, and the Agriculture Division. <\/p>\n
The breakout sessions are to visit the issues of 1) How can we have legislation to protect CNMI medicinal plants locally? 2) How can we make traditional medicine practices a part of the CNMI Public Health System? 3) What are the impacts that developers have on CNMI medicinal plants? 4) The future of Native Medicine Association.<\/p>\n
There is also an evaluation of the Symposium and attendees are asked to hand in the evaluation form before they leave.<\/p>\n
This Symposium is presented by the Offices of the Mayors of Saipan and the Northern Islands, in partnership with the Inetnon Amot Natibu\/Ammwelil Safeyal Faluwasch. This Symposium is funded, in part, by a grant from the Administration for Native American, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n
For more information, call 322-0278, or fax 322-0378. You may also visit www.amot-safey.org. [B][I](PR)[\/I][\/B]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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