Join Adeline DeYoung, CCL Government Affairs Coordinator, and Sara Wanous, CCL Membership Coordinator, for a coaching session on responding to challenging questions about the Energy Innovation Act

Join Adeline DeYoung, CCL Government Affairs Coordinator, and Sara Wanous, CCL Membership Coordinator, for a coaching session on responding to challenging questions about the Energy Innovation Act (H.R. 763) in lobby meetings. They will equip you with information to address common concerns, from regulatory language to cost of living impacts.

The session will cover the "Handling Challenging Questions" resource, offer practical examples, and include breakout rooms for partner practice.

Access the [Handling Challenging Questions Resource](https://tinyurl.com/ChallengingQs), find more [CCL2020 Presentations](http://cclusa.org/presentations), or [Join CCL](https://cclusa.org/join).

Sara Snyder Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Cherokee Language Program at Western Carolina University, advocates for preserving Native languages. She shares her

Sara Snyder Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Cherokee Language Program at Western Carolina University, advocates for preserving Native languages. She shares her personal journey from supporting assimilation to championing the endangered Cherokee language, highlighting reasons for saving dying languages and how non-Natives can contribute.

An ethnomusicologist and linguistic anthropologist, Hopkins previously taught at New Kituwah Academy, a Cherokee language immersion school. This talk was presented at a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

Sara serves her community as a "bridge of communication" for those without resources to learn about climate change. Her work is supported by