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Time | Scheduled Event | 1:00-3:00 | Volunteer Orientation & Bag Stuffing - Ontario | 1:00-5:00 | NCAI Executive Committee Board Meeting - Spruce |
Sunday, June 18
Time | Scheduled Event | 9:00-Noon | Federal Recognition - Birch
The Federal Recognition Task Force will use this meeting as a workshop on the development of Talking Points that may be used for Congressional education and outreach. We will also develop an Informational Booklet that will contain a one-pager from each tribe seeking federal recognition as well as recommendations for improving the recognition process. | 9:00-Noon | DOI Trust Regulations - Cedar
The Department of Interior is revising a significant number of its regulations related to management of trust property and accounts. The proposed changes would cover everything from technical changes to critical policy decisions and cover a broad range of issues - land to trust, leasing, probate, trust accounts, fees, etc. Interior began consulting with tribal leaders early this year and has focused its initial efforts on the probate related regulations necessary to implement the American Indian Probate Reform Act. This session will focus on the probate and land conveyance regulations which will soon be in a formal comment period. The discussion will continue on Monday afternoon with the upcoming regulations on land to trust, leasing and fees. | 9:00-5:00 | Native Vote/ Election Protection - Native Vote/ Election Protection
At this meeting, we will convene the state leads from all of the Native Vote/Election Protection key states for a training on Get-Out-The-Vote, Voter Registration and Election Protection. Tribal leaders and staff will also discuss strategies for implementing successful programs in tribal communities and reservations. Additionally, we will provide models for successful statewide Voter Registration and GOTV plans. This meeting will be an exciting kick off for NCAI's Native Vote 2006 field work. | 9:00-5:00 | Native Youth Suicide Prevention - Spruce
The NCAI Policy Research Center, the National Indian Child Welfare Association, and Georgetown University are convening a group of practitioners, researchers, and curriculum developers with considerable experience in Native youth suicide prevention. After a series of presentations, participants will identify what we know about Native youth suicide prevention, what we need to know more about, and what resources are available to move the work on this critical topic forward. | 9:00-5:00 | Indian Country Meth Initiative - Whitefish Point
Please join us for a National Summit on NCAI’s Indian Country National Meth Initiative & Working Group. NCAI has joined forces with all federal governmental agencies through the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and all national native organizations (including NIHB, NNALEA, and NAIHC) to create the National Indian Country Meth Initiative. We will review some of the major issue areas in the fight against meth (Education, Treatment, Law Enforcement & Lab Clean Up) and conclude with an extensive task force discussion on what is already being done and what tribal leaders want to see accomplished. In addition, we will be formulating Tribal leader membership on the National Meth in Indian Country Task Force. Please join us in setting NCAIs national agenda on the Indian Country Meth Initiative. | 11:00-5:00 |
NCAI Task Force Violence Against Women - Ontario 1
The NCAI Task Force on Violence Against Indian Women will be meeting to discuss the upcoming consultation with the Department of Justice and recent legislative and agency developments. The NCAI Task Force will also be joined by the International Indigenous Women's Joint Task Force to address the issues of the Indigenous women of North America and the Pacific Rim.
| 1:00-5:00 | National Tribal Education Departments Forum - Birch
The Tribal Education Departments National Assembly will hold its general business meeting. Anyone interested in tribal education is invited to attend. | 1:00-5:00 | NCAI/NIGA Joint Task Force Meeting - Cedar
The NCAI-National Indian Gaming Task Force meeting is a gathering of tribal leaders to discuss national policies' impact on tribal gaming and tribes' governing authority. | 1:00-5:00 | Trade Show Move In | 1:00-5:00 | Registration / Rules & Credentials Open | 6:00-8:00 | Strawberry Moon Welcome Reception - Dream Maker's Theater
Come and enjoy the hospitality of Bahweting! A full evening of food and fun. First class entertainment will follow the reception with the 2006 NAMMY Award nominee; Keith Secola & The Wild Band. | Note: | Resolutions will not be considered at the Mid-Year Conference unless they are determined by the Executive Committee to be of an extraordinary emergency nature and national in scope (Sec. XIII, Standing Rules of Order). This designation is reserved for resolutions dealing with issues that cannot wait until the Annual Session to be addressed. Resolutions must be of a general nature, advocating the best interests of all American Indians and Alaska Natives. Resolutions taking one side between two conflicting tribes are not in order. The deadline for emergency resolutions at Mid-Year is May June 2, 2006. |
Monday, June 19
Time | Scheduled Event | 9:00-5:00 | Exhibits Open | 7:30-5:00 | Resolutions Office - Woodlands | 7:30-5:00 | Registration / Rules & Credentials Open | 8:00 - Noon | Youth Commission - Maple Island | 8:00 - Noon | First General Assembly - Dream Maker's Theater | 8:00-Noon | First General Assembly |
8:00-8:30
| - Call to Order - Joe A. Garcia, NCAI President
- Color Guard - Sault St. Marie Tribe Eagle Staff Carriers - Ed Cook, Richard Lee, Lesley Ailing, Graz Shipman
- Sault St. Marie Tribal Flag Carriers - James Young, Clarence Cadreau, Micky Frechette
- Invocation - Cecil Pavlat, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
| 8:30-8:40 | Welcome from Host Tribe - Aaron A. Payment, Chairperson, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe | 8:40-9:00 | Welcome - The Honorable Governor Jennifer Graholm (Invited) | 9:00-9:15 | Welcome - The Honorable Mayor Anthony Bosbous (Invited) | 9:15-9:30 | - Rules of the Convention - Mamie Bohay, Credentials Committee Chair
- Resolutions Process Report - Juanita Ahtone, Resolutions Committee Chair
| 9:30-9:45 | President's Report - Joe A. Garcia, NCAI President | 9:45-10:00 | Executive Director's Report - Jacqueline Johnson, NCAI Executive Director | 10:00-10:15 | Recognition of Native State Legislators - Joe A. Garcia, NCAI President | 10:15-10:45 | Secretary of Interior Designee - Dirk Kempthorne (invited)
A room has been set aside for DOI officials to meet with NCAI attendees, contact Nedra Darling at nedra_darling@ios.doi.gov to schedule an appointment - Sugar Island
| 10:45-11:00 | Tribal Borders in the Era of Homeland Security - Norman Deschampe, Chairman, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | 11:00-11:20 | Tribal Engagement in International Commerce - Christina R. Sevilla, Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative, Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President, US Trade Representative. | 11:20-11:30 | AFN/NCAI Declaration - Joint Collaboration Status Report | 11:30-11:50 | Energy Rights of Way - Ben Nighthorse Campbell | 11:50-Noon | Tribal Leaders Discussion | 12:00 Noon | Lunch Recess | 12:30
| NCAI Press Conference
| 1:30-4:00 | Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
International Commerce: Foreign Markets No Longer - Birch
International commerce may provide a great economic development opportunity for tribes, and this breakout session will present aspects of it that are important to consider. The session will touch on the frameworks that are necessary to engage in when participating in international trade and commerce such as: trade laws, partnerships, marketing, and business development. The panel will consist of academics and members of organizations who work in these areas who will give short presentations and then discussion will follow each presentation. The aim of the session is to provide useable information and ideas to tribes that may help them to initiate international commerce and provide a forum for discussion about relevant topics.
Pandemic Influenza Update for Indian country. Are we prepared? - Cedar
This workshop discussion will summarize the HHS and IHS national Pandemic Influenza activities and showcase some tribal emergency and pandemic planning strategies. Tribal representatives will highlight some of the policies that have worked for their tribes and the Indian Health Service will provide technical assistance for developing a pandemic plan that is tribally appropriate. Additionally, the IHS will use this opportunity to review the comprehensive IHS plan which will be presented at this time.
The presenters will be: Dr. Richard Church and Dr. Mary Beth Skupien, IHS, Office of Public Health Support.
The Importance of Intergenerational Teaching - Oak
This session will take a look at the importance of elders teaching today's youth in ensuring that tribal cultures and traditions are incorporated into curriculum. Throughout Indian Country, the importance of intergenerational teaching has become an important aspect of keeping Native traditions and cultures alive while combating modern-day issues that impact our youth, such as methamphetamine abuse and suicide. Through discussions led by communities that employ intergenerational teaching to integrate culture into the curriculum, participants can gather information on what programs are successful and could be mimicked in their own communities.
DOI Trust Regulations and Land into Trust - Spruce
The Department of Interior is revising a significant number of its regulations related to management of trust property and accounts. The proposed changes would cover everything from technical changes to critical policy decisions and cover a broad range of issues - land to trust, leasing, probate, trust accounts, fees, etc. This session will continue the discussion of the Department of Interior's trust regulatory initiative with the land to trust, leasing and fee regulations. All of these regulations are currently in unpublished draft form and are critically important for Indian tribes.
Enhancing Public Safety: Preparing for Consultation with the Department of Justice - Ontario I
Congress recently established a flexible grant program for tribes with substantial authorized appropriations. In July of this year, the Department of Justice will be holding a consultation to discuss implementation of this program. Under provisions included in the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, tribal governments will be able to apply for grants for a number of purposes, including: 1) Strengthening tribal justice systems including law enforcement, prosecution, courts, probation, and correctional facilities; 2) Increasing tribal capacity to respond to crimes; 3) Enhancing services to Indian women who are victims of violent crime; 4) Developing education and prevention programs and strategies directed toward curtailing domestic violence; 5) Providing transitional housing, including rental assistance, to victims of domestic violence.
In addition to the new tribal government grant program, the legislation also authorizes two studies and includes provisions related to criminal information sharing such as:1) Tribal Access to the Federal Criminal Information Databases: the statute permits Indian Law Enforcement Agencies to access the federal criminal information databases in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 2) Tribal Registry: the statute authorizes the creation of a national tribal sex offender registry and a tribal protection order registry.
Please join us at this important session to learn about the new legislative provisions in preparation for consultation with the Department of Justice.
Jacque Agtuca, Clanstar
Juana Majel-Dixon, Chair NCAI Task Force on Violence Against Indian Women
Dr. Venida Chenault, Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Haskell Indian Nations University (invited)
Tribal Homeland Security Border Crossing and Community Protection Issues Workshop - Ontario II
Despite treaties and agreements governing the matter, native peoples of the North American continent whose territory has been divided by international borders have been subjected to an inconsistent policy for border crossing protocols. Until recently, tribal consultation has been absent in proposed federal programs including The White House Travel Initiative, which incorporates a passport system and identification cards for border. In the federal government's attempt to balance cross border movement and threats and the need for tighter security, tribal leaders are concerned that the current problems of restricted passage and desecration and confiscation of sacred items are likely to worsen for tribal citizens throughout country. The workshop presenters will discuss integrated international multi-jurisdictional law enforcement challenges; comprehensive tribal community emergency management; inclusiveness of tribal consultation in implementation of federal border management initiatives by the United States, Canada and Mexico; and homeland security compliance strategic planning requirements for tribal governments and consequences for non-compliance.
Media Training - Whitefish Point | 4:30-6:00 | Full Committee Meetings | Monday Evening | Receptions | |
Tuesday, June 20
Time | Scheduled event | 7:30-8:30 | Regional Caucus Meetings - Regional Caucus Meetings
- Alaska Area - Birch
- Eastern Oklahoma Area -Neebish Island
- Great Plains Area - Oak
- Midwest Area - Spruce
- Northeast Area - Ontario I
- Northwest Area - Rapids Lounge
- Pacific Area - Ontario II
- Rocky Mountain Area - Whitefish Point
- Southeast Area - Drummond Island
- Southern Plains Area - Maple Island
- Southwest Area - Cedar
- Western Area - Sugar Island
| 7:30-5:00 | Resolutions Office - Woodlands | 7:30-5:00 | Registration / Rules & Credentials Open | 9:00-5:00 | Exhibits Open | 8:30-Noon | Second General Assembly - Dream Maker's Theater | 8:30-8:40 | - Call to Order –Jefferson Keel, NCAI First Vice-President
- Invocation
- NCAI Announcements
| 8:40-8:50 | Native Vote 2006 - Frank Ettawageshick, Chairman, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians | 8:50-9:00 | Policy Research Center Update
Introduction to 1st Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum - Sarah Hicks, Director, NCAI Policy Research Center | 9:00-9:15 | Toward a New Realism in Federal Indian Law
Professor Phil Frickey, Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law, University of California- Berkeley
Riyaz Kanji, Attorney, Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C. (invited)
| 9:15-9:30 | Testing U.S. Supreme Court Assumptions Regarding Tribal Sovereignty - Professor Bethany Berger, Associate Professor Designate, University of Connecticut and Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Law School | 9:30-9:45 | The Relationship Between Legal Sovereignty and De Facto Sovereignty in the American Indian Nation Context
Professor Sarah Krakoff, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law School | 9:45-10:00 | Tribal Leader Discussion | 10:00-10:15 | Solving the Growth Puzzle: Understanding Variation in Socioeconomic Change on American Indian Reservations
Dr. Miriam Jorgensen, Associate Director for Research, Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona (invited) | 10:15-10:30 | An Impact Analysis of Tribal Government Gaming in California
Dr. Kate Spilde Contreras, Managing Director, Center for California Native Nations, University of California - Riverside | 10:30-10:45 | Off-Reservation Fiscal Effects of Indian Enterprise: Evidence from Casinos in Washington State
Jonathan Taylor, President, The Taylor Policy Group, Inc. | 10:45-11:00 |
Tribal Finance: Discrimination Against Tribes in the Tax Code and the Capital Markets
Dr. Gavin Clarkson, Visiting and Adjunct Faculty, University of Michigan School of Law (invited)
| 11:00-11:15 | Tribal Leader Discussion | 11:15-11:30 | Violence and Abuse Against Indigenous Women
Dr. Venida Chenault, Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Haskell Indian Nations University (invited)
| 11:30-11:45 | Tribal Sovereignty and Self-Determination through Evaluation
Nicole Bowman, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin - Madison | 11:45-12:00pm | Tribal Leader Discussion | 12:00-1:30 | Lunch Recess | 1:30-4:00 | Tribal Leader/Scholar Breakout Sessions: Using Research to Improve Policymaking and Directions for Future Research
Toward a New Realism in Federal Indian Law - Birch
As Professor Frickey has written, the conceptual approach to federal Indian law has, to some extent, run its course. There is a great need for practical legal research- accurate, scholarly assessments of "the law in action" in Indian Country. This work has significant potential to impact federal courts and influence perceptions of tribal justice systems. This breakout will address the emerging trend toward new realism in federal Indian law, focusing discussion on the strengths, challenges, and future directions of this work.
Prof. Bethany Berger, Associate Professor Designate, University of Connecticut and Assistant Professor, Wayne State University
Prof. Phil Frickey, Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law, University of California- Berkeley
Riyaz Kanji, Attorney, Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C. (invited)
Prof. Sarah Krakoff, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law School
Community-Based Research and Empowerment Methodologies - Cedar
The role of tribal governments and communities in research and evaluation focused on their citizens, programs, and resources are issues of increasing interest to tribes. This breakout session will offer an opportunity for participants to discuss the methodologies and findings of two research projects conducted in collaboration with tribal partners and to identify additional strategies and mechanisms for community-based research. Tribal research policies, institutional review boards, and other tools that protect tribal sovereignty as well as human and cultural resources, will be highlighted. Directions for future research will also be discussed.
Nicole Bowman, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin- Madison
Brandy Moran, Project Coordinator, Western Tobacco Prevention Project, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Finance and Tax Research - Oak
There is a growing body of research on tribal finance and tax issues. Because these issues are so fundamental to tribal economic development, they warrant serious attention. This breakout session will allow for dialogue about two studies that examine various aspects of tribal finance and tax, including policy implications and considerations and directions for future work.
Dr. Gavin Clarkson, Visiting and Adjunct Faculty, University of Michigan School of Law (invited)
Jonathan Taylor, President, The Taylor Policy Group, Inc.
Economic Research: Getting a More Comprehensive Tribal Economic Picture - Spruce
This breakout session will allow for discussion of tribal economic trends and existing economic research. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss tribal economic diversity and identify strategies to broaden economic research efforts, including directions that will yield a more comprehensive picture of the economic development strategies that tribes are using and an assessment of considerations and outcomes of various economic development activities.
Dr. Miriam Jorgensen, Associate Director for Research, Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona (invited)
Dr. Kate Spilde Contreras, Managing Director, Center for California Native Nations, University of California- Riverside
Emerging Issues and Areas of Future Research - Whitefish Point
Tribal leaders are eager to become more engaged in proactive policy development and to shift the discourse in Native policy from a problem-focused approach to future-thinking strategy development. Instrumental in this shift is the identification of emerging issues and establishment of the information base necessary to facilitate earlier tribal involvement in policy discussions. In this breakout session, members of the NCAI Policy Research Center Advisory Council will facilitate discussion about key emerging policy issues and the data and analysis necessary to put Indian Country in a forward-thinking policy development position.
Dr. Eddie Brown, Professor and Director of American Indian Studies, Arizona State University
Keller George, Wolf Clan Representative to the Oneida Nation Men's Council, and President, United South and Eastern Tribes (invited)
Greta Goto, Senior Vice-President and Director, Alaska Native Policy Center, First Alaskans Institute (invited) | 4:30-6:30
| Subcommittee Meetings | 6:30-8:30
| Focus Group: Tribal Research Capacity and Support Needs
| 5:00- | Traditional Feast and Three Fires Culture Demonstration
A traditional feast at Niigaanaagiizhik (the Ceremonial Building) near Big Bear Arena serving from 5 PM to 6:30. A shuttle will be provided from the Convention Center. At the Pow Wow grounds, will be Ojibwe Artisans on hand demonstrating a variety of traditional Native artwork, in various mediums. At 7 PM there will be drumming and dance demonstrations.
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Wednesday, June 21
Time | Scheduled event | 7:30-8:30 | Regional Caucus Meetings
- Regional Caucus Meetings
- Alaska Area - Birch
- Eastern Oklahoma Area - Cedar
- Great Plains Area - Oak
- Midwest Area - Spruce
- Northeast Area - Ontario I
- Northwest Area - Ontario II
- Pacific Area - Agawa Canyon
- Rocky Mountain Area - Whitefish Point
- Southeast Area - Upper Tahquamenon
- Southern Plains Area - Maple Island
- Southwest Area - Neebish Island
- Western Area - Sugar Island
| 9:00-Noon | Exhibits Open | 8:30-Noon | Third General Assembly - Dream Maker's Theater | 8:30- 8:40 | - Call to Order - Juana Majel, NCAI Recording Secretary
- Invocation
| 8:40-8:55 | Treasurer's Report/ Embassy Update W. Ron Allen, NCAI Treasurer | 8:55-9:15 | Child Welfare Update - Honorable Justice William Thorne, Utah Court of Appeals and Tribal Court Judge | 9:15-9:35 | Gaming Legislation Update - Chairman Ernie Stevens Jr. , Executive Director, Mark Van Norman | 9:35-9:55 | Trust Settlement Update - David Mullon, General Counsel, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs | 9:35-10:15 | Tribal Leader Discussion | 10:15-12:15 | Committee Reports
- Economic, Finance & Community Development Committee
- Human Resources Committee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Veterans Committee
- Litigation & Governance Committee
| 12:15 - 12:25 | Retire Colors / Closing Prayer | 12:30 | Adjourn 2006 Mid-Year Conference | | Other Meetings & Events |
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