Firekeeper Alliance Presents the Workshop Series at FITM
We are beyond excited to finally unveil the full lineup of workshops and panel discussions that we’ll be curating at Fire in the Mountains this July. This beautiful and brilliant assortment of Pikunni knowledge holders, local clinicians, and world renowned musicians and thinkers has graciously accepted our invitation to share their passions and expertise with all festival attendees. Every presenter has unequivocally aligned with our intention to create safety, protection, and lasting connections to fight suicide in Indian Country (and beyond!).
Below, we present to you the full rundown of workshops and panels, and we are humbled and honored to host you all in the Blackfeet Nation at Fire in the Mountains - 2025.
See you in the mountains!
Friday, July 25
Blackfeet Tribal Business Council - Welcome and Introductions.
Indigenous Voices around the World: Palestinian and Pikunni Sources of Strength and Resilience with Mehra Gharibian, Michelle Nazzal, and Jake ArrowTop.
Pikunni History, Land Issues, and Place Names: A guided walk through Red Eagle with Dylan DesRosier and Loren Racine.
Tribal Sovereignty, Historical Trauma, and Cultural Resilience - Panel Discussion with Kurator of War, Robert Hall, and Nick Rink. Moderated by Jake ArrowTop.
Weaving New Sounds with Sources of Ancient Nordic Musicology with Einar Selvik.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons - Keep the fire burning with Haley Omeasoo.
Saturday, July 26
Transmuting Grief in the Body - Healing Movement on the Lake Shore (Yoga) with Ashley Sherburne.
Sami Culture and Wisdom with Vicki Mikkalsen.
Maintaining the Sacred Bond with Lost Loved Ones/Land Based Meditation - (fostering regulation with neural anchors) with Sienna Speicher, LCPC.
The Heavy Music Symposium: Bringing Metal, Punk, and Hardcore into the Classroom at Browning Public Schools (Heavy Music Heals) - Panel Discussion with Colin Sibbernsen, Chris Lewis, Robert Hall, and BPS students. Moderated by Charlie Speicher.
Animism and Culture as Expressed Through Language - Panel Discussion with Vicki Mikkalsen, Haley Running Crane, and Robert Hall. Moderated by Mathias Nordvig.
Fighting for Sacred Spaces: Tribal Law, Sovereignty, and Public Advocacy with Evan Thompson and Sterling HolyWhiteMountain.
By Norse Music Workshop with Ivar Bjørnson and Simon Fuelleman.
The Backbone of the World - Bathing in the Healing Power of the Mountains (Land Based Protective Factors) - Panel Discussion with Helen Carlson, Latrice Tatsey, and Dylan DesRosier. Moderated by Colin Sibbernsen.
Stick Game Songs with Donovan Aimsback.
Supporting At-risk Adolescents in Indian Country with Empathy and Compassion with Matthew Johnson.
Sunday, July 27
Transmuting Grief in the Body - Healing Movement on the Lake Shore (Yoga) with Ashley Sherburne.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons - Advocacy and Awareness with Haley Omeasoo and Rhonda Grant. Moderated by Robert Hall.
Finding Sacred Spaces - Physical, Land Based Grief Interventions (A guided walk to the lake to honor and remember) with Daniella Rhinehardt, LCPC.
The Power of Native Song with Kevin Kicking Woman.
FAST Blackfeet Workshop (Mission, Impact, and Scope of Work) with Danielle Antelope and Crew.
Blackfeet Artists and Writers - Identity as Expressed Through Art with Stephen Graham Jones, Jake ArrowTop, and Dylan Running Crane. Moderated by Sterling HolyWhiteMountain.
Voice and Rhythmic Improvisation with Lindy Fay Hella and Sondre Veland.
Pikunni Ethnobotany and Place Names: A guided walk through Red Eagle with Loren Racine, Latrice Tatsey and Pikunni Lodge Health Institute Staff.
Music as Medicine - The Healing Power of Heavy Music Panel Discussion (Catharsis, Connectivity, and Coping) with Steve Von Till, Ivar Bjørnson, Chelsea Wolfe, Nate Newton, and Kurator of War. Moderated by Charlie Speicher.
Traditional Songs with TJ Lafromboise.
Suicide in Indian Country - Why the world needs to care and help us do something about it - with Sienna and Charlie Speicher.
This is surely going to be a once in a lifetime experience, and we hope to see you there. Please join us in our mission to create a safer world for those that struggle with suicidal distress by helping us spread the word about this festival. If you have been profoundly impacted by suicide or other complicated losses, or you are simply wanting to align with some like-minded individuals in a majestic setting, the Fire in the Mountains festival is for you. 3 day and single day tickets to FITM are available…..here.
Keep the fire burning 🔥
