Thank You

Thank you to everyone who attended the Gathering for Native American Cancer Care. Your presence honored our commitment to our Native communities and helped strengthen the bridge between traditional knowledge and Western medicine.

A special appreciation to all our presenters, whose insight and generosity provided invaluable guidance to patients, caregivers, and medical professionals alike. Your voices enriched this gathering of education, empowerment, and hope.

Together, we reaffirm our dedication to eliminating cancer burdens in Indigenous communities –  your support makes that mission possible.

Please join us again next year!

Blessing & Welcome
10:00 am
Representative from Pojoaque Pueblo

Eliminating the Cancer Burdens of Indigenous People
Melissa Buffalo (Meskwaki), CEO, American Indian Cancer Foundation

Integrating Traditional and Western Medicine
Joseph Brophy Toledo, Traditional Healer, Jemez Pueblo

This is Living with Cancer
Kerri Hale, MBA
Patient Education and Empowerment, Pfizer Oncology

Lunch & Info Table

Understanding Genetic Testing and Clinical Trials: What You Need to Know
Dr. Ursa Brown-Glaberman, MD, Breast and GI Medical Oncology
Director of Research; CHRISTUS St. Vincent Cancer Center

Native Patient Navigation
Shayna Grandbois-Herrera (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), Native Health Navigator
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Cancer Center

Support Resources and Interactive Panel Discussion
Cancer Foundation for New Mexico:
Sonja Thorpe Bohannon; Stacey McMullen, MSW
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Cancer Center:
Hannah Emery, DOM; Acupuncturist; Shayna Grandbois-Herrera; Native Health Navigator
Todd Hultman, ACNP; Supportive Care; Ruby Morúa; LMSW; Social Worker

Closing Blessing
3:00 pm