ATNI Mid Year Convention 2021

During World War I and World War II, American Indians made a unique contribution to the U.S. Armed Forces by using their tribal languages in secret battle communications.


Watch author and anthropologist/historian William C. Meadows of Missouri State University revealing how these Native American “code talkers” played a key role in important battles and campaigns—and helped save many American and allied lives. Following Meadows’s talk, Alexandra Harris, National Museum of the American Indian senior editor and co-author of "Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces," will host a question-and-answer session with attendees.



Native American Code Talkers: A Lasting Legacy

The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC) is excited to announce an upcoming virtual conference, Intersecting Roots to Wellness. This conference is focused on the intersections of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), and Substance Use Disorder (SUD). The goal of this conference is to increase knowledge of the intersections of HIV, IPV, and…

Intersecting Roots to Wellness Conference

We are thrilled to announce the dates of our annual We Are EMILY conference, which will take place virtually in the afternoon on Monday May 17th and Tuesday May 18th. We hope you can join us as we celebrate women breaking ground and making history! In addition to hearing from candidates and elected officials from across the country, we look forward to honoring former EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock with the 2021 We Are EMILY Award. Please visit: 

We Are EMILY Conference

This one-of-a-kind educational conference provides help for tribal entities interested in securing funds for affordable housing and economic developments in Native communities. We share tips and tools for using the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. These two federal tax credit programs have directly led to more than $1.5 billion of new and rehabilitated homes, businesses and services in Indian Country.

What to expect: Travois staff, experienced tribal developers and industry partners will share best practices on developing homes and businesses in Native communities — planning, securing financing, architectural design, construction monitoring, asset management and compliance and more. We will use the platform Zoom to provide live instruction to your homes or offices.

Who should attend: We invite those working in housing, community or economic development and who serve American Indian, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian communities to join us.

21st Annual Travois Indian Country Affordable Housing & Economic Development Conference

NCAI will host a webinar on Redistricting 101 for Tribal Nations. The webinar includes an introduction to redistricting, coalition building, utilization of community mapping tools, and providing testimony. We will share resources from multiple partner organizations and encourage attendees to share information about redistricting work in their respective communities.

Redistricting 101 for Tribal Nations

This webinar will be focused on the findings of the Status of Women in Arizona 2020and the multiplying consequences of COVID-19 complete by the Arizona Foundation for Women and will incorporate research and personal experience of women within the community. How the pandemic has impacted their day to day lives at work and within the family unit. We will have a diverse panel from these organizations... The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, NABEDC, University of Phoenix, and Arizona Foundation for Women. It's free and open to the public. https://phoenixedu.zoom.us

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For contact information, please contact: 

Mujeres de Resiliencia: Arizona Women and the Spirit of Overcoming the Challenges of COVID

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Task Force on Violence Against Women invites you to join our Sexual Assault Awareness Month webinar on April 28 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Webinar attendees will learn about the successes of survivors, advocates, and tribal leaders who worked to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 2013. VAWA in 2013 reaffirmed tribal jurisdiction over certain domestic violence cases. Speakers will share how attendees can mobilized today to help in the efforts to reauthorize VAWA in 2021 with important tribal provisions.

Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, April 28
Time: 1:00 p.m. EDT

The Road to Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act in the 117th Congress

National Tribal Public Health Summit (TPHS)

 is the premier American Indian and Alaska Native specific annual gathering focused on public health policy, systems, and infrastructure. The summit highlights best, evidence-based, emerging, and promising practices developed by Tribes for Tribes. It also explores public health policy and its impact on Tribes, and serves as a forum for practitioners, researchers, and policy experts to mobilize in the arenas of public, behavioral, and environmental health.

For further information, please contact: Kelsey Woody (

2021 National Tribal Public Health Summit

This is Marielba Alvarez from the National Museum of the American Indian. We wanted to let you know that we are doing a 

Native American Women Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

 to increase the representation of Native American women on Wikipedia.

The event is a free online training scheduled on 

Friday, April 23, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. ET

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/native-america-women-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets-147648724309

, attendees of all experience levels will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by updating articles related to the history of Native American women. 

No prior Wikipedia experience is required; training will be provided.

As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many individuals looking to learn about art, history, and science.

However, less than 19% of Wikipedia biographies in English represent women, and less than 10% of Wikipedia editors identify as women. By increasing representation of Native American women on the site, your impact can spark the curiosities of future generations.

This event is planned in conjunction with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, a multiyear undertaking to document, research, collect, display, and share the history of women in the United States.

Virtual open house. Will be hosted by National Park Service and NATHPO.

The National Park Service (NPS) invites Tribes & THPOs to "save the date" for a virtual open house regarding implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) in the National Park Service on Friday, April 23, 2:00-3:30 pm (Eastern). Planned speakers will include Associate Directors and GAOA leads from NPS Directorates: Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science; Park Planning, Facilities and Lands; Partnerships & Civic Engagement; and the Office of Native American Affairs. ZOOM information will be emailed to Tribes & THPOs in early April. Submit questions in advance, or to request ZOOM open house information, email: 

NPS-GAOA Open House for Tribes & THPOs

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Each year, NICWA hosts the largest national gathering on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) child advocacy issues. With over 1,500 attendees—and growing every year—this four-day conference has become the premiere national event addressing tribal child welfare and well-being. Keynote speakers range from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems.

NICWA provides meaningful programming to conference attendees, creating a space where participants can learn about the latest developments and best practices from experts in the field and from one another. Participants represent a cross-section of fields and interests including child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice service providers; legal professionals; students; advocates for children; and tribal, state, and federal leaders.

Contact Lauren Shapiro for registration information (

39th Annual Protecting Our Children Conference

You are invited to the Prevent Cancer Dialogue

, featuring Analisa Garcia-Rockbridge (Diné) of Mother of Sage Yoga (copied below). Analisa will be leading a session entitled 

Breathing throughout the Day: How to Link Breath to Movement with the Perspective of Indigenous Yoga.

We are also excited to have Marc Mason, RN from the Confederated Tribes of Warms Springs for his presentation 

Sharing Our Success in Vaccinating American Indians and Alaska Natives against HPV-Related Cancers in the Warm Spring IHS Service Area.

 Marc will speak as part of the last panel on community-level cancer prevention programs.

To attend live or view the recording afterward, here is the link to register for 

 and access the sessions, as well as view the rest of the agenda: 

https://2021preventcancerdialogue.vc.commpartners.com/

We would love it if you can join us and help spread the word about this year’s virtual 

. If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

2021 Virtual Prevent Cancer Dialogue!

EMPOWERING INDIGENOUS YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT

Virtual Session III will provide a forum to discuss the important role Indigenous youth can and should play in broader efforts of the climate movement. The aim is to both inspire youth advocacy, provide empowering information through a panel discussion on what works in youth advocacy, and share ways to build programs to introduce youth to culture and traditions. The aim is to invest in our Indigenous youth now as a forward-looking strategy for effecting long-term change.

 but you must register.
Note: Although this is a virtual session, participants may call into the session if they do not have internet access.
More event details can be found on the meeting agenda.

SESSION OBJECTIVES
>> Learn what works in Indigenous youth advocacy.
>> Share successes on building programs that introduce youth to culture and traditions – learning through examples.
>> Learn for youth who have gone through climate internships and training programs: what they learned, how they put that information to use, where are they now.
>> Create a resource list of organizations and communities doing good work in the youth advocacy realm.
>> Make case for funding and re-funding programs to build youth capacity.
>> Use in-ward facing Youth-only event for training, skills development, networking, ongoing dialogue.

SESSION FORMAT
>> 3-hour online session using Zoom Webinar
>> Keynote address
>> Panel discussions with leaders on 4 topic areas

INTENDED AUDIENCE
>> Tribal leaders, Indigenous youth, students (including tribal colleges)
>> Native Youth-led and serving organizations and programs
>> Participants from the previous two Climate Policy Summits

More event details and a list of guest speakers will be announced soon. See Less

National Tribal Leadership Climate Change Summit >> Virtual Session III: Empowering Indigenous Youth

More event details and a list of guest speakers will be announced soon. 

Seven Generations Architecture + Engineering

16-minute film exploring the importance of the tribal peacemaking process and the creation of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Court and Peacemaking Center.



Following the screening, join us for a brief Q&A with architects Steve VandenBussche and J. Scott Winchester about the design of the tribal court and peacemaking center.

: Is your Federally Recognized Tribe seeking assistance to implement an ETC Program? Do you want to learn the history and steps behind program development? If so, join Sacred Path as we present, “An Inside Look to Secure Tribal Identification”. Visit our webpage to register for this free webinar, 

Enhanced Tribal Card Informational Webinar - Sacred Path

. Please email any questions to Shanti Gomez, 

In “I’m Not a Virus,” actor, comedian, and lifelong advocate for social justice Margaret Cho tells her personal story and challenges us to rethink “model minority” stereotypes. Sean Metzger (UCLA) discusses the ways in which gender and sexuality intersect with race in acts of hate. Historian Jack Tchen (Rutgers) will guide us through a history of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. Mitzi Carter (FIU) offers a personal reflection on the ways in which racism - both anti-Black and anti-Asian - reverberates across generations. Mia White (New School) will inspire us to reimagine “freedom” as rooted in cross-racial solidarity. And Cyra Choudhury (FIU) will examine how South Asian experiences relate to other AAPI groups by looking closely at the construction of “Asian” in the United States. The program opens with a statement on mindfulness by Joy Lidu Yi (FIU) and concludes with a call for love and care by Joanne Li, Dean of FIU Business.

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