Fall is here and we are looking forward to participating in upcoming national conferences throughout Indian Country! Look for us at the following events: the Native American Finance Officers Association Fall Finance & Tribal Economies Conference, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) National Convention & Marketplace, and the 2016 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries and Museums. It will be a busy time over the next few weeks but we hope to see some of you while at these events! 

Welcome from Director Traci Morris

AIPI Director Dr. Traci Morris

Chukma! Greetings! Welcome to Fall 2016! I can hardly believe it’s fall already, but if there's one thing that is obvious on a university campus it's the start of the fall semester.  While the leaves may not be falling and the air may not be crisp, the air is definitely different with thousands of new students and, well, it’s not 100 degrees at night anymore! That is fall in Tempe, Arizona. Here at AIPI we had an extremely productive summer with two new staff members joining us, several conferences and workshops, a program retreat, and now the launch of the new Tribal Economic Leadership (TEL) Program

I am very excited to talk about our new team members.  First, Sasha Pachito (Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians) joins us after eight years at Gila River Indian Community as a Transportation planner; she is the Program Manager of the TEL Program.  Bartley Harris is Saulteaux-Cree from Peguis First Nation, Manitoba and a member of Dakota Plains Wahpeton Oyate. He joins us from a local tribal law firm. As our research/policy analyst, he is writing policy briefs and our legislative analysis, implementing a forthcoming study on broadband connectivity, and will be teaching our Tribal Entrepreneurship for Sustainability class for American Indian Studies and the School of Sustainability in the spring semester of 2017.
 

Over the summer, I was excited to be asked to attend the Broadband 2021 Workshop hosted by the 
National Science Foundation and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. This invitation-only workshop brought together a diverse set of researchers to address three themes: (1) the advanced broadband technology, (2) programs, services and applications that drive broadband utilization, and (3) assessment of economic, social, and educational impacts in order to develop a national research agenda in order to improve data collection, analysis and research on broadband. I was joined at this workshop by ASU colleague and AIPI Advisory Board member Karen Mossberger, the Director of the School of Public Affairs.
 

Native American Employment and Training Council

Later in June, I also attended the National Congress of American Indian’s Annual Mid-Year Conference in Spokane, Washington.  As always, this event and the other events they host, keep AIPI at the forefront of policy initiatives and activities in Indian Country. We were able to meet with tribal leaders and I participated on the Telecommunications Subcommittee.

 
Also this summer, I attended my first meeting as a board member of the Department of Labor’s Native American Education and Training Council (NAETC).  As a new member, I was honored to be seated on the council with tribal leaders and leaders of tribal colleges.  During our two-day board meeting, we passed a number of resolutions including one in support of the actions of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and one in support of new research by NCAI on workforce development issues.

Finally, this summer we had a Tribal Economic Leadership Program planning retreat with our partners at the Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) in Tucson, AZ.  This was a very productive two days where we mapped out our joint training offerings and program growth through 2021.  As a result, you’ll see that in addition to our bi-annual Tribal Financial Management Certification Training, we are going to be offering a leadership training entitled Leader-to-Leader (L2L) in the spring of 2017. We’ll be announcing more about that at the upcoming annual NAFOA Fall Finance Conference and on our website in the coming month or so.

 
As you can see, we’ve been busy here at AIPI. Thank you for following along and we hope to see you at one of our trainings or at one of the upcoming conferences this fall. Watch for us to have tables at NAFOA, NCAI, and the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM) in September and October.
 
Chokmashki
Traci

 Tribal Economic Leadership Program

Tribal Economic Leadership Program

Are you interested in the principles of federal Indian law and its effect on tribal financial management? Or perhaps you are interested in the best practices for internal controls and procurement policies? If so, these topics and many others will be covered at the Fall 2016 Tribe Financial Manager Certificate (TFMC) Training. This professional certificate training for tribal government financial management professionals, a component of our Tribal Economic Leadership Program, provides an in-depth background in tribal government finance, Indian law, taxation, and economic development. TFMC attendees can earn up to 20 CPE credits through this training.

Registration for the Fall 2016 TFMC is now open by visiting the ASU Tribal Economic Leadership Program page on our website.

 

 

 

 

NAFOA's 2016 Fall Finance & Tribal Economies Conference 

The Native American Finance Officers Association’s 2016 Fall Finance & Tribal  Economies Conference will be held at the Sheraton/Le Meridien in Charlotte, NC on September 19-20, 2016. The fall conference is an exclusive opportunity to meet with tribal leaders, influential federal agencies, and accounting professionals to discuss important issues facing Indian Country, including investment strategies, accounting and financial management best practices, new economic development trends, and legislative policies that may affect your tribe.

The two-day conference offers a number of educational sessions and two general sessions made up of industry-leading expert panelists.

The Member Tribe Meeting/Reception will be held on September 18, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

For more information, please contact Katie Johnson, Projects and Events Manager at katie@nafoa.org

 

NCAI Hosts 73rd Annual Convention & Marketplace in Phoenix 

NCAI Phoenix 73rd Annual Convention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) announced they have opened registration for their 73rd Annual Convention & Marketplace which will be held October 9-14 at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix, AZ. This year's theme is "Prosperity through Sovereignty," a reminder that sovereign and independent tribal nations are shaping bright and limitless futures.  Tribal leaders, partner organizations and others will come together during the weeklong event. The Convention At-A-Glance agenda is available on the NCAI website.  

 

CALENDAR

September
70th Annual Navajo Nation Fair  September 6-11, 2016  | Navajo Nation Fairgrounds  Window Rock, AZ

Native Vote Action Week: Voter Registration Tools Webinar  |  September 13, 2016 |  Sponsored by National Congress of American Indians and Rock the Vote

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

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

3rd Annual Laughter is the Best Medicine, A Night Out with NATIVE HEALTH featuring Larry Omaha |  September 17, 2016 Phoenix-Scottsdale Embassy Suites Hotel and Resort   Phoenix, AZ

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

Excellence in Journalism 2016 Conference September 18-20, 2016 Co-sponsored by Native American Journalists Association Sheraton New Orleans Hotel | New Orleans, LA

National Indian Health Board (NIHB) Annual Consumer Conference  September19-22, 2016 | Talking Stick Resort | Scottsdale, AZ

FCC Tribal Broadband, Telecom, and Broadcast Training and Consultation Workshop September 20, 2016  Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino  |  Laveen Village, AZ

Indian Child Welfare Act: Conversations Surrounding the Law for Tribal Nation’s Children in State Care September 23, 2016 | Sponsored by the ASU Indian Legal Program  Beus Center for Law and Society, ASU Downtown Campus  | Phoenix, AZ

10th Annual Prescott Pow Wow  |  September 23-25, 2016  |  Watson Lake Park  |  Prescott, Arizona

2016 White House Tribal Nations Conference   |  September 26-27, 2016 |  Washington, D.C. 

Native Vote Action Week  |  September 26-30, 2016  |  Sponsored by NativeVote.org

21st Annual First Nations L.E.A.D. Institute Conference  September 27-29, 2016  Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, OK

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

34th Annual Native American Connections Parade  October 8, 2016  | 9-11am  |  3rd Street & Oak to Steele Indian School Park  Phoenix AZ 

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

Navajo Nation Law 2016 CLE Conference  October 28, 2016 Sponsored by the ASU Indian Legal Program Beus Center for Law and Society, Downtown ASU Campus Phoenix, AZ 

 

November
ASU Native American Heritage Month Kick-Off Celebration  |  November 1, 2016  |  11:30am - 1:00pm ASU Tempe Campus Memorial Union North Stage  Tempe, AZ

17th TribalNet Annual Conference  |  November 7-10, 2016 Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina  San Diego, CA

ASU West Pow-Wow November 12, 2016  |  Hosted by Native American Events Committee Fletcher Library Lawn | Phoenix, AZ

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

2016 American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference  November 10-12, 2016 | Minneapolis Convention Center  Minneapolis, MN

 

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