Native Action Network (NAN) is requesting proposals for presentations at the upcoming Native Women's Leadership Forum (October 24-25, 2024) and Young Native Women's Leadership Academy (October 23-25, 2024) at Muckleshoot Resort Casino in Auburn, WA. 

The Native Women's Leadership Forum is an annual event full of workshops, breakout sessions, keynote speakers, and panels. The forum is designed with our mission in mind and encourages participants to make a positive impact in their community. Each year, the forum takes a new theme, and with it new educational and training opportunities. Feedback tells us that attendees leave feeling empowered, recharged, and renewed. In conjunction with the forum, we host a special luncheon to celebrate our Enduring Spirit Award honorees, a Youth Academy, and other affiliated programs each year. Anyone interested in issues impacting Indian Country and uplifting Native women leaders is welcome to attend. The forum is open to the public, and registrants come from many gender identities, cultural backgrounds, and professional affiliations.

Each year since 2010, young women attend our Young Native Women's Leadership Academy that prepares the next generation of Native leaders by combining cultural values with modern tools and services. Spread across three days of challenging and inspiring leadership training, participants’ understandings of money, popular media, personal development, goal setting, leadership, tribal sovereignty, Indian law, networking, and self-expression are strengthened. Through debate and discussion with their peers under the guidance and instruction of honored elders and national experts in their fields, young women leave transformed, empowered, and prepared to make a positive difference in their communities. Academy participants represent a strong, diverse, and promising group of women who are ready to take their leadership journey to the next level. As a part of the program, young women will be introduced to our community and connect with those with the power and support to mentor these students as they pursue their goals. Together, we declare their power and define their future. Target ages are 18-25.

This year's theme, "Legacy of Leadership," celebrates our 20th year of reinforcing our mission to "enhance the beauty, strength, and integrity of American Indian and Alaskan Native communities through personal empowerment and civic participation." Proposals should fall align with NAN's Mission and Vision Statements, available to view at https://nativeactionnetwork.org/aboutus. 

If you have questions, please e-mail info@NativeActionNetwork.org. We look forward to receiving your submission.

2024 NAN Call for Proposals Criteria

Timeline:

• Submission Notification: Submissions will be considered on a *Rolling Basis*  
• Dates of Workshops:  October 23-25, 2024 (Native Women's Leadership Forum October 24-25, 2024 and Young Native Women's Leadership Academy October 23-25, 2024) 

General Information:

• The Women's Leadership Forum has three tracks for break-out sessions: Leadership, Wellness, and Empowerment.
  
• Breakout sessions are 1-2 hours long. Please let us know how long you propose to present in workshop description. 
  
• Each session should have handouts or take-home materials. 
• If selected, you will be asked to provide a draft brief session description for the agenda and an agenda for this session.
• AV equipment will be provided if requested and scheduled at least 30 days before the session.
• Rooms will be set classroom style.