b'Program, Saginaw Chippewa Indian TribeModerator: Teresa Nord Training and Technical Assistance Specialist, Tribal Youth Resource CenterSession Description: The Tech Boom of the 1990s and 2000s brought an economic demand to the forefront that required national education policy makers, leaders, and organizations across the country to build pro-grams that provide expanded opportunities for youth to advance their interests and competencies in the Science, Technology and Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. This session illuminates two OJJDP-funded Tribal Youth ProgramsPueblo of Acoma & Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribewho launched and utilized innovation, Tribal traditions, and Indigenous environmental protection strategies by integrating STEM & STEAM into their Tribal Youth Programs educational and cultural offerings. Both programs mirror a nexus of prevention and intervention approaches that advance academic, social, and emo-tional success, leadership, and positive self-efficacy, and instill the values of protection of the natural environment.Breakout Session E4 E4National Native Childrens Trauma Center Westcoast (NNCTC) Session 3: Trauma in Context and CopingPresenter: Marilyn Zimmerman Senior Director of Policy and Programs, National Native Childrens Trauma Center Session Description: This session provides an overview of the familial and societal context that leads to Tribal youths coping behavior when dealing with trauma. Participants will better understand the behaviors that Tribal youth develop to survive traumatic events, and what hap-pens when these ways of coping are no longer appropri-ate. There will be an introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences and the impact they have on youths expec-tations. Participants will also learn about positive coping strategies and trauma-informed safety planning. This is the third module adapted from the National Child Traumatic Stress Networks curriculum, Think Trauma: A training for working with justice-involved youth. Any professional working with justice-involved Tribal youth and their families will benefit from understanding how people 31'