Each year, the President of the National Congress of American Indians presents the State of Indian Nations address to members of Congress, government officials, tribal leaders and citizens, and the American public. Delivered during the week that the President of the United States delivers the State of the Union, the State of Indian Nations is a speech that shares the positive and future-oriented vision of tribal nations. The speech outlines the goals of tribal leaders, the opportunities for success and advancement of Native peoples, and priorities to advance our nation-to-nation relationship with the United States.

The speech is delivered to a live studio audience in Washington, DC and broadcast across the nation and around the globe to policymakers, citizens, and students. Recent speeches have reached audiences of over 20,000 people. The speech reflects on the state of our nation-to-nation relationship and offers concrete recommendations where Congress and the Administration can partner more closely with tribal nations.

To facilitate direct engagement between Congress and tribal nations, a member of Congress is invited each year to deliver a Congressional response to the State of Indian Nations. Previous Congressional speakers have included Senator Maria Cantwell, Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Representative Tom Cole, among others. The event concludes with a live, interactive Q&A session with the audience, press, and those engaging via social media.



State of Indian Nations 2024

The 2024 Executive Council Winter Session is the annual meeting of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Executive Council, one of NCAI’s three main governing bodies. This meeting presents an opportunity for Tribal delegates to hear from members of Congress and the Administration and helps to further the government-to-government relationship between Tribal Nations and the federal government.

Executive Council Winter Session 2024

Why Native Small Businesses Matter and How to Grow Them

This webinar series hosted by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) formally launches NCAI’s “Why Native Small Businesses Matter and How to Grow Them” video curriculum. NCAI designed this comprehensive series of three animated “explainer” videos to educate current and future tribal leaders, key decision-makers, citizens, other Indian Country stakeholders, and non-Native policymakers about the vital importance of Native-owned small businesses to the rebuilding of vibrant Native economies, and how tribal governments can best support the cultivation of a vibrant small business ecosystem in and around tribal lands.

Tuesday, January 23, 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. ET



WEBINAR #1 - TraditionalNative Economiesand the Critical Importance of Native Entrepreneurs



The first webinar in NCAI’s four-part series formally launches the “Why Native Small Businesses Matter” video
curriculum with a viewing of the three videos, followed by a robust discussion about traditional Native economies with two leading
experts on the subject.




Thursday, January 25, 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. ET



Webinar #2: Understanding Your Native-Owned Small Business Ecosystem and How to Strengthen It



The second webinar in NCAI’s four-part series focuses on how Native nations should assess the current state of their small business development environments to identify and implement solutions that will strengthen the institutional, infrastructural, and resource systems that Native-owned small businesses need to flourish.



Tuesday, January 30, 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. ET



Webinar #3: Why Native Small Businesses Matter and How to Grow Them: Effective Approaches

The third webinar in NCAI’s four-part series presents two leading approaches among Native nations for methodically developing a multifaceted and vibrant ecosystem capable of fostering Native-owned small business development and growth.

Thursday, February 1, 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. ET

Webinar #4: Forging Partnerships to Cultivate Native-Owned Small Businesses

The final webinar in NCAI’s four-part series focuses on the importance of tribalgovernments developing a robust constellation of partnerships with various non-governmental entities –such as Native community development financial institutions, tribal colleges and universities, Native business alliances and chambers of commerce, otherNative non-profit
organizations, and non-Native entities –to create a comprehensive system of supports for existing and aspiring Native entrepreneurs.

FOUR PART WEBINAR SERIES: Why Native Small Businesses Matter and How to Grow Them

80th Annual Convention & Marketplace

To celebrate and honor the historic and cultural contributions of California Native Americans, the 52nd Annual California Native American Day will take place on the west steps of the 

Native American Day began in California in 1939, when Governor Culbert Olson dedicated October 1st as “Indian Day.”

In 1968, California Tribal Leaders and Governor Ronald Reagan declared the fourth Friday of September as “California Indian Day.”

The “Native American Day” celebration on September 25, 2015, is an official State holiday, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1953 (Baca) and signed into law by Governor Pete Wilson on September 21, 1998. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., in 2011 wrote a Governor’s Proclamation highlighting this momentous and important day.

The Native American Day Celebration has become a time honored tradition in the Native American community.

URL: https://californianativeamericanday.com/news-releases/

52nd Annual California Native American Day

 is hosting a national webinar with federally recognized tribes across the country. This webinar is part of the Census Bureau’s ongoing efforts to improve and maintain a government-to-government relationship with tribes. This consultation is to discuss our proposed 2020 Census data products and the 2020 Disclosure Avoidance System (DAS). The DAS is a new, advanced, and far more powerful confidentiality protection system than previously used that employs a rigorous mathematical process to protect respondents’ information and identity.

This national webinar will provide a forum for the tribes to share insights, make recommendations, and discuss concerns with the Census Bureau, related to the transition to a new DAS to protect information provided by respondents on the 2020 Census, and publishing detailed race and ethnicity data from the 2020 Census, including detailed data on the American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

The 2020 Census Tribal Consultation National Webinar will be held at the following date and time:

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. EST

DAS, 2020 Census data products URL to participate in webinar: 

https://censusevent.webex.com/censusevent/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0e21564092e8928ab763dd02ba6e40f7

 Dial-in Information to join the audio conference portion of the webinar: 800-857-8887 | Passcode: 5484613 

If you have any questions prior to the webinar, please contact Dee Alexander at 

Tribal Consultation National Webinar

Positive Youth Development In Indian Country Workshop

More information regarding this next meeting will be posted as it is developed.

Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes Meeting

 for a special conversation on the #UntoldStory of America, discussing the true history of the nation, and determining what restorative justice looks like collectively and within our respective communities.

We will be livestreaming and available to the public on:

PUSH Coalition Event

SAIGE (the Society of American Indian Government Employees): 20th National Training Program "Tribal Nations Soaring to New Heights"

"Tribal Nations Soaring to New Heights" refers to the unprecedented number of native people in high level government positions, as well as professions that serve tribes and their members.

Formed in 2002, SAIGE is the first national non-profit organization representing American Indian and Alaska Native Federal, Tribal, State, and local government employees.

SAIGE hosts an outstanding Annual National Training Program, open to all, focused on professional development, leadership and topics related to the complex Federal Indian Trust Responsibility. Integral to this, SAIGE provides specialized training sessions for Veterans and college-aged Youth.

The cost for registration is $700 and the hotel rooms are all at the government per diem rate of $98 per night. For more information and to register, go to 

SAIGE 20th National Training Program

2023 Mid Year Convention & Marketplace

Please join us on Friday, May 29, 2020 from 12-1 p.m. EDT (UTC -4) to discuss the challenges faced by Native American communities with regard to their participation in local, state and federal elections.

These challenges are likely to be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As we enter the final months before the November 2020 elections, this roundtable will explore the continued barriers to Native American participation, including those posed by the pandemic, as well as key policy recommendations for promoting and protecting the electoral rights of Native Americans.

- Kim Wyman, Washington Secretary of State
- Ruth Anna Buffalo, North Dakota House of Representatives District 27
- Natalie Landreth, Native American Rights Fund
- Tammy Patrick, Democracy Fund

The Carter Center's Avery Davis-Roberts will moderate the discussion.

Forum members may participate in the live chat and questions will be passed along to the panel. Register for a membership by clicking 'Join The Community' at top right.

Native American Participation 2020 Roundtable

Does your Tribe currently need a more secure form of identification for members?

Would an identification card equivalent to the United States Passport Card facilitate travel easier?

Join this one-day informational session as you will hear from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC) Program experts and the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection (DHS/CBP), about how your Tribal Nation can have an ETC Program operating in less than one year!

Walk-away with the necessary knowledge, an action plan, and key resources to guide your ETC Program to full implementation.

For registration information click the link 

7th Annual Enhanced Tribal Card Informational Session

This spring, the Native Farm Bill Coalition is organizing a series of “fly-ins” for Tribal leaders and Native producers across the country to talk directly with members of Congress, their staff, and the Biden Administration. By participating in these fly-ins, Coalition members will have the opportunity to advocate for policy changes that would positively impact Indian Country, such as strengthening tribal self-governance, allowing Tribes to manage nutrition programs, investing in economic development opportunities in rural communities, and much more.

Native Farm Bill Coalition Fly-in Opportunities

Native Farm Bill Coalition Regional Fly-In - Southwest Tribes and Navajo Region

Native Farm Bill Coalition Regional Fly-In - Indian Country in conjunction with the Native American Food Fair

Native Farm Bill Coalition Regional Fly-In - Eastern Tribes

This class will provide resources for students who think college may not be for them, but want to learn a trade to enter the workforce.

Vocational Training Programs

Native Farm Bill Coalition Regional Fly-In - Northwest Tribes

THIS CLASS IS FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO LEARN HOW TO ACCESS HIGHER EDUCATION WITHOUT GOING INTO DEBT AND NEED FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO FUND COLLEGE.

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