Director's Message
Chukma!
This has been a busy fall for everyone here at AIPI and it’s just the beginning of November. We’ve participated in three national conferences and announced our new Tribal Economic Leadership program (learn more here). We have our Tribal Financial Manager Certification (TFMC) coming up in December and registration is now open for our spring class on Entrepreneurship for American Indian Sustainability.
During September and October, AIPI participated in the Native American Finance Officers Association’s (NAFOA) Fall Finance Conference, the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM) Annual Conference, and the National Congress of the American Indians (NCAI) Annual Conference. All of AIPI’s staff participated in the various conferences this fall. We had tables at all three conferences too. Additionally, I moderated a breakout session at NAFOA, presented on a panel at ATALM, and presented several issues at the committee and subcommittee meetings at NCAI.
As the director, I would just like to thank my stellar staff for all their hard work and dedication. Without them, none of this would be possible!
Dr. Traci Morris
ASU AIPI Director
Spaces Filling Up for the Fall Tribal Financial Manager Certification Session
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AIPI at NAFOA's Fall Conference[/caption]
The Tribal Economic Leadership (TEL) program’s upcoming Tribal Financial Management Certification training still has spaces available. To register for the December session, please visit the TFMC registration site.
AIPI TEL staff recently attended the 2016 NAFOA Fall Finance and Tribal Economies Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. While Director Morris presented on the AIPI and NAFOA partnership at the General Session, TEL Program Coordinator, Sasha Pachito, a first-timer to NAFOA’s conference, provided information on the TEL program at the trade show.
“Attending NAFOA’s fall conference was a wonderful opportunity to meet tribal individuals, organizations, and finance institutions who are the movers and shakers in the finance industry. As someone who is a newcomer to this field, to meet people who are passionate about economic development in Indian Country really highlights how important the work that we do at AIPI is,” stated Pachito.
For more information on TEL, feel free to visit our website on the latest training and events we have planned for the year.
Entrepreneurship for American Indian Sustainability Returns for Spring Semester
The ASU American Indian Studies and the School of Sustainability will offer the Entrepreneurship for American Indian Sustainability (AIS/SOS 394) class in Spring 2017. The course forms part of the Tribal Economic Leadership Program developed by the American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI). AIS/SOS 394 is an applied learning course where students develop an innovative product or service business model that they will pitch to a panel of industry experts at the conclusion of the course.
The course is taught by returning Associate Professor John Takumara, of the Design School Faculty, and Bartley Harris of AIPI. Bartley recently joined AIPI from the practice of law and is a graduate of ASU’s joint JD/MBA program and has worked for tribes and First Nations on a variety of economic development projects in political and legal capacities. In addition to ASU faculty, students will benefit from a variety of guest speakers with tribal entrepreneurial experience and expertise throughout the course.
"We are pleased to be offering AIS 394 this upcoming Spring 2017 semester. This is an excellent course for students intending to work with tribes, or for tribes, in any economic development capacity. In particular, folks who wish to explore business plan development, in the context of Indian country, would benefit from this course and its presenters,” said Harris.
For more information, contact Bartley Harris at bartley.harris@asu.edu or visit our website.
CALENDARNovember 17th TribalNet Annual Conference | November 7-10, 2016 | Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina | San Diego, CA Tribal Interior Budget Council | November 7-9, 2016 | Washington Plaza, 10 Thomas Circle NW | Washington, DC ASU West Pow-Wow | November 12, 2016 | Hosted by Native American Events Committee | Fletcher Library Lawn | Phoenix, AZ 2016 American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference | November 10-12, 2016 | Minneapolis Convention Center | Minneapolis, MN RES New Mexico | Sponsored by National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development | November 14-17, 2016 | Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino | Santa Fe, NM 2016 American Indian Excellence in Leadership Awards | November 16, 2016 | Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas |Scottsdale, Arizona 22nd Annual Josiah N. Moore Benefit Dinner | November 19, 2016 | Hosted by ASU Native American Alumni Chapter | Old Main, ASU Tempe Campus | Tempe, AZ December Tribal Financial Manager Certification Training | December 6-8, 2016 | Sponsored by American Indian Policy Institute and Native American Finance Officers Association | ASU Memorial Union, Tempe Campus | Tempe, AZ NICWA Training Institute | December 6-8, 2016 | Doubletree by Hilton Portland | Portland, OR |