Monday, February 10 |
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8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Registration Open |
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10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | State of Indian Nations Address National Congress of American Indians President Mark Macarro will deliver the annual State of Indian Nations Address.
-Youth Commission Speech- NCAI Youth Commission Co-Presidents Madison Brown and Angelina Serna
-Congressional Response Speech- Congresswoman Betty McCollum | Potomac Ballroom Salon 2 & 3 |
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | BREAK
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NCAI Task Force Sessions Task Force and Working Group sessions are open and do not require registration for NCAI’s Executive Council Winter Session. |
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Native Languages Task Force Developments in Native languages have taken place at the tribal, state, and federal policy levels. Tribal nations are taking innovative approaches to revitalizing their languages, and states are adopting Native languages as official state languages. This is an open session of the Native Languages Task Force to discuss Native American language protection and revitalization from tribal leaders’ perspectives. | Anacostia F |
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Climate Action Task Force The working mission of the Climate Action Task Force is to “document, inform, and support the climate action efforts of Tribal Nations and native organizations, and identify and advocate for policies and funding designed to empower their ability to engage in effective, sustainable climate action.” This task force meeting will provide an overview of administrative and congressional updates to improve and expand federal support for tribal climate actions. | Meeting Room 3 |
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Federal Recognition Task Force The Federal Recognition Task Force was established to address the interests of all tribal nations, both federally and non-federally recognized, regarding changes to the tribal acknowledgment process. | Meeting Room 12 |
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | TANF Task Force The NCAI Tribal TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Task Force will discuss current tribal, Administrative, and Congressional priorities with the goal of improving the function of TANF programs for Tribal Nations across Indian Country. The TANF task force was established to support efforts to increase tribal authority to administer family support and work readiness programs to serve tribal children and families. | Meeting Room 13 |
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Technology Task Force The NCAI Technology Task Force will hold an open meeting to discuss work in the fields of technology and telecommunications in Indian Country. The Task Force is composed of tribal leadership, tribal telecommunications companies, Information Technology experts, entrepreneurs, and representatives from tribal organizations. | Meeting Room 4 |
4:30 - 5:30 | Working with Congress 101 Get the most out of your Congressional meetings by attending this training session for tribal leaders. Participants will learn proven strategies for how to have effective Congressional meetings. Information will also be shared about key Congressional leadership changes, priorities for the 118th Congress, and educating new members of Congress about tribal governments. |
Closed to Press
Anacostia F |
Tuesday, February 11 |
TIME (EST) | EVENT | ROOM |
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
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8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Morning Plenary Session | Potomac Ballroom |
| START : Procession with Color Guard & Drum Group |
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| Call To Order & Welcome
NCAI President Mark Macarro |
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| Invocation Raymond Aguilar, Pueblo of Santo Domingo, NCAI Southwest Region Vice President |
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| President's Report NCAI President Mark Macarro |
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| Congressional Update Sen. Tina Smith |
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| Executive Directors Report NCAI Executive Director Larry Wright, Jr. |
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| Congressional Update Sen. Lisa Murkowski |
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| USDA Remarks Pedro Torres |
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| Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Update Amber Ebarb |
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| Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Update
Jennifer Romero |
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| Congressional Update Rep. Frank Pallone |
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Congressional Update Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) |
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| Video Remarks Representative Chuck Shumer (D-NY) |
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| Video Remarks Representative Angie Craig (D-MN) |
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| PANEL: Treasury, Taxation & GWE
Shannon Holsey, President, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians
Rodney Butler, President, NAFOA & Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Jason Giles, Executive Director, National Indian Gaming Commission
Sam Cohen, Government and Legal Specialist, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians |
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| Tiwahe Initiative Program
Crystal Keung, Principal for Whānau Tahi USA
Rosa Alvarez, Tribal Council Secretary for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe |
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| Closing Remarks NCAI President Mark Macarro |
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12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Break |
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2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m | Afternoon Plenary Session In light of the unprecedented and historical circumstances arising from the recent executive orders, the funding freeze impacting Indian Country, and the looming threat of a Government Shutdown, The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is hosting special extended Plenary Sessions to accommodate a series of targeted panel discussions in key focus areas in order to provide Indian Country an opportunity to hear from subject matter experts and help ensure our tribal leaders are prepared for crucial meetings on The Hill. | Potomac Ballroom |
| Tribal Leaders Panel Leonard Fineday, NCAI Acting Recording Secretary, Secretary/Treasurer of the Leech Lake Reservation Business Committee Jennifer Finley, NCAI Rocky Mountain Regional VP, Tribal Councilwoman at the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
Ryman LeBeau, NCAI Great Plains Regional VP, Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe |
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| Inter-tribal Organizations Panel
Geoffrey Blackwell (Moderator), General Counsel and Chief of Staff, NCAI
Kitcki Carroll, General Counsel, United South and Eastern Tribes Bryan BainBridge, CEO, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council
Amber Schulz-Oliver, Executive Director, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Education Priorities Panel
Julia Wakeford, Moderator, Policy Director, National Indian Education Association Danelle Springer, Legislative Associate, American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)
Jason Dropik, Executive Director, National Indian Education Association
Meagan Beaver, President, National Johnson O'Malley Association
Quinton Roman Nose, Executive Director, Tribal Education Departments National Assembly
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4:00 | Conclusion |
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NCAI Task Force Sessions Task Force and Working Group sessions are open and do not require registration for NCAI’s Executive Council Winter Session. |
4:15p.m - 5:45 p.m. | Peyote Working Group The NCAI Peyote Task Force will discuss the current landscape of Peyote conservation and preservation. This task force will focus on barriers to American Indian Religious Freedom and challenges the Native American Church faces. | Meeting Room 3 |
4:15p.m - 5:45 p.m | Budget Task Force The NCAI Budget Task Force is focused on discussing the Federal Government’s budgets and appropriations processes. The Budget Task Force exists to identify and develop consensus strategies for advocacy on tribal budget priorities, as well as finding ways to overcome barriers to funding increases for tribal programs and to the implementation of federally funded programs in tribal communities. | Meeting Room 4 |
4:15p.m - 5:45 p.m. | IGA-NCAI Joint Task Force The Joint Indian Gaming Association (IGA) and National Congress of American Indians (NCIA) mTask Force was reinstated this year to discuss the current legal threats to tribal sovereignty and formulate responses to defend against continued attacks on sovereignty, particularly in the courts. | Meeting Room 14 |
4:15p.m - 5:45 p.m | Cannabis Task Force | Meeting Room 12 |
4:15p.m - 5:45 p.m | Transportation Task Force The NCAI-ITA Joint Transportation Task Force is focused on building a unified advocacy approach to tribal transportation development and legislative reauthorization to promote safety and prosperity in tribal communities and to ensure the United its government-to-government relationship with Tribal Nations. | Meeting Room 13 |
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | NCAI Youth Commission/CNAY Reception | Anacostia D&E |
Wednesday, February 12 |
TIME (EST) | EVENT | ROOM |
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
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8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Morning Plenary Session | Potomac Ballroom |
8:30 | Call to Order Mark Macarro, President, National Congress of American Indians |
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| Invocation Thomas Moquino , Governor, Santo Domingo Pueblo |
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| Tribal Education Department National Assembly Update Quinton Roman Nose, Executive Director |
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| Congressional Update Representative Val Hoyle (D-OR) |
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| Farm Bill Update Chairman Cole Miller and Kari Jo Lawrence |
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| International Affairs Update Councillor and NCAI Eastern Regional VP Joe Deere |
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| Opportunities for Collaboration across the Medicine Line National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Woodhouse Nepinak |
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| Economic Development Priorities Panel
Jason Giles-Moderator, Executive Director, Indian Gaming Association
Cory Blankenship, Executive Director, NARF
Derrick Watchman, President and CEO, NCAIED
Aurene Martin, Managing Partner, Spirit Rock Consulting LLC
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| Congressional Update Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) |
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| Two Spirit Panel The new administration has taken target on LGBTQIA+ persons, their protections, and the programming that serves their community. Our Two Spirit relatives, especially the youth, are feeling the impacts. This panel will share actionable steps that tribal leadership can take to support our Two Spirit relatives.
Mel Willie, International Two Spirit Ambassador
Tyson Johnson (Moderator),Tribal Council Member, Quinault Indian Nation
Elton Naswood ,Executive Director, Two-Spirit/Native LGBTQ+ (2SLGBTQ+) Center for Equity
Sedelta Oosahwee, (Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation), Senior Program/Policy Analyst/Specialist, National Education Association
Mattie Jim, (Navajo), Board Member Emeritus, Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico |
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| Healthcare Priorities Panel
A.C Locklear, Interim Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board
Francys Crevier, JD, Chief Executive Officer - National Council of Urban Indian Health
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| U.S. Department of the Interior Update Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum |
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| Closing Remarks Mark Macarro, NCAI President |
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12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m | BREAK | Potomac Ballroom |
| Afternoon Plenary Session
In light of the unprecedented and historical circumstances arising from the recent executive orders, the funding freeze impacting Indian Country, and the looming threat of a Government Shutdown, The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is hosting special extended Plenary Sessions to accommodate a series of targeted panel discussions in key focus areas in order to provide Indian Country an opportunity to hear from subject matter experts and help ensure our tribal leaders are prepared for crucial meetings on The Hill. |
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| NARF Supreme Court Update Melody McCoy, Staff Attorney, NARF |
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| Legal Priorities Panel
Geoffrey Blackwell, Moderator, General Counsel and Chief of Staff, NCAI
Matthew Campbell, Deputy Director, NARF
Katie Klass General Counsel, United South and Eastern Tribes
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| Tribal Law Enforcement Panel
Geoffrey Blackwell, Moderator, General Counsel and Chief of Staff, NCAI
Leonard Forsman, NCAI Northwest Regional VP, President of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Chairman of the Suquamish Tribe
Leonard Fineday, NCAI Acting Recording Secretary, Secretary/Treasurer of the Leech Lake Reservation Business Committee
Melanie McFalls, Tribal Chairman, Walker River Paiute Tribe
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1:45 - 3:15 | SMSC Farm Bill Presentation | Meeting Room 14 |
1:45 - 3:15 | Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative | Meeting Room 4 |
NCAI Task Force Sessions Task Force and Working Group sessions are open and do not require registration for NCAI’s Executive Council Winter Session. |
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | VAWA Task Force The Task Force on Violence Against Women (VAWA) serves as a unified tribal voice opposed to violent crimes perpetrated against American Indian and Alaska Native women. Today task force members will highlight tribal programs that prevent and address violence against women in Indian Country, examine national and international violence against women policy work, and coordinate efforts to strengthen future reauthorizations of the Violence Against Women Act. |
River Birch A
Closed to Press
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1:45 p.m - 3:15 p.m | Two-Spirit Breakout Session | Meeting Room 3 |
1:45 p.m - 3:15 p.m. | Tribal Border Caucus Tribal citizen crossing of the United States-Canada and United States-Mexico borders for traditional, cultural, or religious purposes has been a paramount concern for Tribal Nations split by the invisible lines that divided their homelands and relatives. The Tribal Border Caucus invites all northern, southern, and Alaska border Tribal Nations to provide updates and discuss ongoing issues such as navigating travel visas, treaty rights, and searches of tribal regalia or cultural items. | Anacostia F |
Hill Meeting Preparatory Sessions |
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. | Hill Meeting Preparatory Session - Health | Meeting Room 3 |
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.. | Hill Meeting Preparatory Session - Public Safety & Justice | Meeting Room 4 |
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. | Hill Meeting Preparatory Session - Gaming & Taxation | Meeting Room 12 |
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.. | Hill Meeting Preparatory Session - Farm Bill | Meeting Room 13 |
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. | Hill Meeting Preparatory Session - Environment / Natural Resources | Meeting Room 14 |
