
Gathering for Native American
Cancer Care 2026
Cultivating Cancer Connections
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Buffalo Thunder Resort • 30 Buffalo Thunder Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87506
Check-In & Breakfast Start at 9:30 AM
Free Event • 10 AM–3 PM
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
MORNING
• Registration Check-In & Breakfast • 9:30–10:00 AM
• Welcome & Blessing • 10:00 AM
• The Legacy of New Mexico’s Downwinders
Tina Cordova, Co-founder, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium
• Navigating RECA (Radiation Exposure Compensation Program): Information and Q&A
Gina Grimes, Nuclear Workers Advocacy Office, New Mexico Environment Department & Tina Cordova, Co-founder, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium
LUNCH
• Lunch, Resource Tables, & Community Connection
AFTERNOON
• My Healthcare Finances: Care Options, Considerations, & Support
Kerri Hale, MBA, BCPA, Patient Education & Empowerment Lead, Pfizer Oncology
• Native Survivorship 101 and Thrivership
Linda Burhansstipanov, MSPH, DrPH, CEO,
Native American Cancer Initiatives, Inc.
• Patient Resource Panel
Moderated by Shayna Grandbois-Herrera, Native Health Navigator, CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center
• Cancer Patient Panel
Moderated by Dr. Douglas Zang
• Closing Blessing • 3:00 PM
PLUS
• Free self-care gift bags
• Giveaways for exciting prizes (must be present to win)







