NCAI

Addressing Tribal Employment Responsibilities
Under Welfare Reform: A National Forum
Sunday, June 14^th, 1998
Great Lakes Complex
Radisson Inn, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Agenda

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

9:00 a.m. Invocation Leander Danforth, Cultural Advisor to the Oneida Business Council, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

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

Creating Employment Opportunities for Welfare Recipients ~ A Synopsis of Welfare Reform Issues In Indian Country Moderator: Honorable Bobby Whitefeather, Chairman, The Red Lake Nation

Overview ~ Tribal Employment Requirements and Responsibilities Under Welfare Reform

• Norm DeWeaver, Director, Indian and Native American Employment and Training Coalition
  

Panel 1 ~ Employment and Training Experiences and Program Resources of TANF and non- TANF Tribes

Employment and Training Experiences of TANF Tribe

• Frank Peterson, Tribal Programs Manager, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
• Richard Keeble, Employment Training Demonstration Manager, Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux
  

Employment and Training Experiences of non-TANF Tribes

• Honorable Henry Cagey, Chairman, The Lummi Nation
• Angie Eagle Bull, JTPA/NEW Director, Oglala Sioux Nation
• Leo Cummings, 477 Administrator, Employment and Training Department / 477 Program, Three Affiliated Tribes

Employment and Training Program Resources

• James Henry, Manpower Development Specialist, Division of Indian and Native American Programs, U.S. Department of Labor
• JaNa Oliver, NEW Team Leader, Division of Tribal Services, Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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

1:00 p.m. Panel 2 ~ Job Creation, Economic Development and Infrastructure Needs

Tribal Job Creation

• Lorenda Sanchez, Executive Director, California Indian Manpower Consortium
• Robert Louie, Education/Employment Committee Chairman, Employment and Training Department, The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
• Clif Saunders, Administrative Assistant for Tribal Programs, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

Economic Development Opportunities

• Veronica Tiller, President, Tiller Research Incorporated
• Pete Homer, President/CEO, National Indian Business Associatio
• Laurie Thompson, Director of Technical Assistance and Education, First Nations Development Institute

Administrative and Physical Infrastructure Needs

• Barbara Warner, Executive Director, Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission
• Iola Hayden, Executive Director, Oklahomans for Indian Opportunity

Panel 3 ~ Adult and Vocational Education Needs

Adult Education Programs

• Yvonne Novack, President, National Indian Education Association
• Dr. Carty Monette, President, American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Vocational Education Programs

• Dr. David Gipp, President, United Tribes Technical College
• Gary Bibb, President, G.R. Bibb & Associates

Open Discussion ~ Strategies for Success: Preparing to Meet the Future Tribal Employment Needs Under Welfare Reform

4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks The Honorable Bobby Whitefeather, Chairman, The Red Lake Nation