Afammi Himatta’ Ayokpa

Happy New Year!

We hope you’ve had a restful and enjoyable holiday season. With the new year upon us, we are all starting the process of setting goals and priorities. At AIPI, our main goal is sustainability.  Not just in the general sense, but we are dedicated to ensuring that we can sustain what we set out to do in service to Indian Country. 

With the support of a strong ASU infrastructure, a terrific staff, a great set of programs and program offerings, and an aggressive set of benchmarks for the 2017 year we hope to see you along the way. 

Chokmashki,

Dr. Traci Morris

TEL Prepares for a Busy Spring and Summer

L2L, as Leader-to-Leader is also known, provides an intensive applied and innovative training in tribal economies, financial management, and decision-making targeted to tribal leaders. We will leverage the ASU Decision Theater Network to provide a collaborative and data-driven approach to decision making. It is the latest innovation that utilizes data analytics, visualization, and statistical modeling to train people in making important policy decisions in real time. DTN has been utilized by the AZ state government, local municipalities, and organizations to help analyze current challenges.  We're excited to offer this innovative, cross-disciplinary approach for tribal leaders.

The Tribal Financial Manager Certification training will also have another session, June 6-8, 2017 at the ASU Tempe campus. This three-day training continues to draw people from across the country to receive hands-on professional development in tribal finance, accounting, and budget management specific to Tribal nations. For more information on the Tribal Economic Leadership program, see our website at aipi.asu.edu\TEL.

Visit our booth at the upcoming Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day event at the Arizona State Capitol, January 11 to receive more information about our programs. 

Spring 2017 American Indian Entrepreneurship Course
Starts January 11

Entrepreneurship for American Indian Sustainability, offered through the American Indian Studies program and the School of Sustainability, is a weekly class starting January 11, 2017.  The three-credit class offers a low student-to-professor ratio and features guest speakers with valuable industry expertise.  Between the two schools, we are approaching the desired ratio of students with some room still available.  Anyone interested in developing their own business with a presence in Indian Country, or working with tribes to develop tribal businesses, is encouraged to enroll in this course.  The course will guide students through a process of business model generation and provide context and insight to business in Indian Country and beyond. For more information, contact Bartley Harris at bartley.harris@asu.edu or visit our website.

January 23, 2017
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Beus Center for Law and Society – Great Hall
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
111 E. Taylor St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004

After over 10 years of Stand Your Ground laws, the data on the controversial self-defense law is in and the results are not very impressive. Stand Your Ground laws increase homicides, have no deterrent on serious crimes, result in racial disparities in the criminal justice system and impede law enforcement.  Those were some of the findings from a national study by the American Bar Association National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws, which released its report and recommendations in 2015.

Since the nation’s first Stand Your Ground legislation was signed into law in 2005, a total of 33 states now have similar laws, including Arizona. Stand Your Ground has changed the legal definition of self-defense because it eliminates the duty to retreat rule.

As sovereign nations, Tribes are uniquely positioned when it comes to pursuing gun regulation, both in scope and implementation.  While the Second Amendment does not apply to Tribes, federal law affects how Tribes can regulate gun control.  Further, Tribes should be aware of how state laws impact tribal citizens living, working, and traveling off-reservation.

This event will include a screening of the award-winning documentary “3 1/2 Minutes: 10 Bullets,” followed by a panel discussion regarding Stand Your Ground laws, including how Tribes and tribal members are affected by such laws, both on and off tribal land.

For more information, contact Jennifer.H.Williams@asu.edu or 480-7270. Visit the website for registration information at: http://conferences.asucollegeoflaw.com/standyourground.

CALENDAR