NCAI

Organizational Reports on Welfare Reform in Indian Country: A National Forum

Sunday, October 18, 1999
Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Agenda

8:00 a.m. Registration No Cost Sign-In / Complementary Coffee

9:00 a.m. Invocation The Honorable Gilbert Blue, Chairman, The Catawba Indian Nation

Welcome The Honorable W. Ron Allen, President, National Congress of American Indians

National and Regional Tribal Welfare Reform Grantees Report on the State of Welfare Reform in Indian Country

Moderator: The Honorable Eddie Tullis, Chairman, Poarch Band of Creek Indians

Administration for Native Americans Welfare Reform Grantee Reports

~ Catawba Indian Nation
~ Cook Inlet Tribal Council
~ California Indian Manpower Consortium
~ Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
~ Oklahomans for Indian Opportunity

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch On Your Own

Identifying Statistical Impacts of Welfare Reform on Tribal Communities

~ American Indian Higher Education Consortium
~ The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
~ Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington              University, St. Louis, MO
~ National Indian Council On Aging
~ Tribal Data Resources

Addressing the Effects of Welfare Reform on Indian Children

~ National Indian Child Care Association
~ National Indian Child Welfare Association

Tribal Work Force Development and Training Under Welfare Reform

~ Indian and Native American Employment and Training Coalition

Open Discussion The Future of Welfare Reform in Indian Country

5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks The Honorable Eddie Tullis, Chairman, Poarch Band of Creek Indians