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NASTaP's 2026 Conference: Friendship Among the Trees

  • 31 Jul 2026
  • 5:00 PM
  • 2 Aug 2026
  • 11:00 AM
  • La Foret Conference and Retreat Center
  • 49
  • 10 registrants

Registration

  • If you're not a member, join at NASTaP.org for this special offer. Through May 15, receive full registration and meals in the dining hall. Choose this option if you are not staying overnight or are staying in a hotel onsite or offsite or camping. See following ticket for shared lodging in one of our reserved cabins.
  • If you're not a member, join at NASTaP.org for this special offer. Through May 15, receive full registration and meals in the dining hall. Choose this ticket for shared lodging (two nights, single or double occupancy) in one of our reserved cabins.
  • Choose this ticket if you are not a member of NASTaP or a Native American tribe. We welcome all those who want to learn about sacred places, trees and Native American culture. Lunch and dinner on Saturday are included. There is no lodging included. You may make lodging arrangements with La Foret for camping or hotel, or with local hotels or B&Bs.
  • For those making a presentation or leading/guiding an activity, registration is complementary. Let us know if you would like your shared lodging and/or meals comped too and we will cancel those charges. Thank you for contributing to the success of our conference!
  • Even if you are not able to attend personally, you can sponsor a tribal elder or youth to attend the conference. Thank you for your generosity. Your contribution is fully deductible as NASTaP is a 501(c)(3) organization. If you are attending the conference and can also sponsor someone, even better! We'll thank you in person.
  • If you are a member of any tribe, your registration is complementary. You only need pay for meals and lodging. Select the next ticket to choose lodging in our shared cabins where you can have your own room (single or double occupancy) with shared living space and bathrooms.
  • If you are a member of any tribe, your registration is complementary. You only need pay for meals and lodging. Select this ticket to choose two nights' lodging in our shared cabins where you can have your own room (single or double occupancy) with shared living space and bathrooms.
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From Friday, July 31 through Sunday morning August 2, a transformative experience will be offered in the primordial woods of the spiritual and family retreat center of La Forêt in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The weekend will begin with a potluck dinner, campfire, storytelling and music on Friday starting at 5 pm. On Saturday, a full day of talks and group discussions interspersed with activities and three meals will take place. We will wind up on Sunday with a re-dedication at our late president, Dr. Jefferson’s memorial tree and wrap up by 11 am so people can make their way home. 

Confirmed speakers include Don Wells, Mountain Stewards; Donald Whyte, Ute Mountain Ute and retired National Park Service; and Farley Ketchum, ethnobiologist with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. More details to come. 

A range of lodgings are available. Shared lodging in cabins, either double or single occupancy, is available for $70.50 per night, per room, and hotel-style lodging and camping are available by contacting La Foret directly or call one of the local hotels or B&Bs. New this year: If you want to bring a guest, you only need to pay for their meals ($64). If they are staying in the same room with you in the cabins, they don’t need to pay for lodging, either. 

Early Bird registration: for a limited time, members save $60 on registration. Shared lodgings are also limited, so please respond asap. 

There are more ways to participate by sponsoring a tribal elder or youth to come to the conference, donating school supplies to be distributed at the reservations and underwriting our presenters’ expenses and honoraria. 

For questions, please contact: lee.recca@gmail.com or call at 303834-0320. 

For registration to the 2026 Conference:  https://nastap.org/event-6643182

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