AIPI recently hired Bartley Harris, our new Research Analyst who started in late June. Bartley joins the American Indian Policy Institute from private practice of law in Arizona where he provided legal counsel to tribes and tribal corporations. Bartley’s professional experience includes working for tribes in the United States and Canada. While in Canada, Bartley served as the Director of Gaming Development for a political organization representing the interests of 63 First Nations in Manitoba. In addition, Bartley worked for Canada’s largest financial institution as a Senior Officer, Trust overseeing the management of First Nation trusts in the Manitoba and Ontario regions.

Bartley received his LL.M. from the University of Manitoba with a research focus in Indigenous jurisdiction over gaming. Bartley is also a graduate of Arizona State University having received both his J.D. and M.B.A. from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and W.P. Carey School of Business respectively. Bartley completed his undergrad at the University of Lethbridge and Brigham Young University earning a B.Mgt. with an emphasis in finance.

Bartley is Saulteaux-Cree from Peguis First Nation, Manitoba and a member of Dakota Plains Wahpeton Oyate.

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Featured Speaker at 
National Tribal Radio Summit Hosted at ASU

The National Tribal Radio Summit will be held July 19-21 at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus. The Tribal Radio Summit will bring tribal officials, cultural and historic preservation specialists, and other tribal organizations to Phoenix for sessions on radio station management and operations. The three-day summit is to encourage Tribal entities to apply for new radio licenses.
 
The summit will give Native American broadcasters from across the nation an opportunity to learn from various sessions on radio station management including FCC broadcast rules and regulations, programming, funding, and broadcast engineering. The Tribal Radio Summit is coordinated by Native Public Media, theFederal Communications Commission’s Office of Native Affairs and Policy, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters and the ASU American Indian Policy Institute.
 
"Tribal radio is a lifeline on tribal reservations where connectivity via broadband or telephone is limited or non-existent. AIPI is honored to support the development of tribally-owned radio stations. Additionally, we are pleased to be partnering with the FCC and Native Public Media on this Summit. We believe the Cronkite School is the perfect place for Native radio and media professionals to assemble and to consult with the FCC ONAP,” said AIPI Director Dr. Traci Morris, who is also a member of the FCC Consumer Affairs Committee.

The ASU AIPI is an applied policy program at the Tempe campus working to engage Tribal Nations in building community partnerships such as the one with Native Public Media and the FCC. As part of tribally-driven participatory research, the AIPI works with tribal communities and American Indian students through projects that support self-determination and build tribal capacity including telecommunications and broadcast issues.

Special appearances by FCC officials include Mignon L. Clyburn, FCC Commissioner and Alison Kutler, Chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Both are included in the summit agenda. Clyburn will address the group about broadcast station ownership diversity and why it matters.
 
“For over a decade, Native Public Media has assisted Tribes and tribal entities with the broadcast licensing process and in providing station support service to a network of over 59 radio stations,” said Loris Taylor, President and CEO of Native Public Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthy, independent and engaged native communities through media access, control and ownership.
 
Taylor indicated that in 2010, through NPM’s policy program, the organization along with tribal leaders convinced the FCC to adopt a Tribal Priority for Broadcast, giving Tribes an unprecedented prioritized opportunity to secure a radio license for their community. 
 
“The Summit is our third round of national outreach to new potential Tribal applicants to receive detailed information about engineering and operations requirements. Broadcasting is a highly regulated industry and by bringing the FCC together with veteran tribal broadcasters, new applicants will get to hear from experts about broadcast requirements and we will be available to assist with the actual licensing process post summit,” stated Taylor.  
 
NPM has worked with the FCC and the U.S. Congress on communications and telecommunications policymaking, chairs the National Congress of American Indians Technology and Telecommunications Subcommittee, represents Native interests on the FCC’s Digital Diversity Committee, and the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.  NPM works directly with the 567 federally recognized Tribes on closing the media and digital divides through programs including broadcast regulatory compliance and the annual Andy Harvey Youth Broadcast Workshop.
 
To attend the Summit, please RSVP via email to: native@fcc.gov. For more information, go to https://www.fcc.gov/general/native-nations.

 

Tribal Economic Leadership Program Update

The Tribal Economic Leadership (TEL) Program hosted another successful Tribal Financial Managers Certification Program (TFMC) in May and is preparing to host a fall TFMC on November 1-3, 2016 at ASU’s Tempe Campus. In order to grow the TEL program, AIPI staff will meet at an upcoming retreat to brainstorm on strategies to grow the program. By keeping TEL’s vision in sight, AIPI hopes to expand training opportunities that will promote strong tribal economies.

 

CALENDAR

July
RES Oklahoma | July 11-14, 2016 | Hard Rock Hotel Casino & Resort | Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tribal Interior Budget Council | July 12-14, 2016 | Best Western Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center | Rapid City, SD 

Forward Promise: Future Inspired Native American Leaders, a College and Career Readiness Program | July 11-22, 2016 | Phoenix Indian Center | Phoenix, AZ

August
Native American Contractors Association Emerging Leaders Summit  | Aug. 16-18, 2016 | Washington, D.C.

Association of American Indian Physicians 45th Annual Meeting and Conference | Aug. 11-14, 2016 | Oakland Marriott | Oakland, CA

September
National Intertribal Tax Alliance's 18th Annual Tax Conference | Sept. 13-15, 2016 | Agua Caliente Casino Resort

National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) 2016 Biennial Conference | Sept. 13-15, 2016 | Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls | Niagara Falls, NY

Native American Finance Officers Association 2016 Fall Finance & Tribal Economies Conference | Sept. 18-20, 2016 | Sheraton/Le Meridien Hotel |Charlotte, North Carolina 

National Indian Health Board (NIHB) 33rd Annual Tribal Health Conference | Sept. 19-22, 2016 | Talking Stick Resort | Scottsdale, AZ

October
National Indian Education Association 47th Annual Convention & Trade Show |October 5-8, 2016 | Reno, Nevada

National Congress of American Indians 73rd Annual Convention & Marketplace| October 9-14, 2016 | Phoenix Convention Center | Phoenix AZ

2016 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums | October 9-15, 2016 | Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Gila River Indian Community | Chandler, AZ

November
Tribal Interior Budget Council | November 7-9, 2016 | Washington Plaza, 10 Thomas Circle NW |  Washington, DC