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2015 Mid Year Conference

Committee & Subcommittee

Agendas

2015 NCAI Mid-Year Conference

St. Paul, MN

Economic, Finance, and Community Development Committee Agenda

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 4:15pm – 6:15 pm

St. Paul RiverCentre Meeting Room 13

Committee Chairs:

Loris Taylor, President & CEO, Native Public Media Sami Jo Difuntorum, Chairwoman, National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC)

I. Call to Order & Introductions a. Loris Taylor, President & CEO, Native Public Media b. Sami Jo Difuntorum, Chairwoman, National American Indian Housing Council

II. Resolution Report from Subcommittee Chairs:

a. Economic Development i. Kristen Woolsten, Native American Contractors Association

b. Housing- Sami Jo Difuntorum i. Chairperson, National American Indian Housing Council

c. Telecommunications i. Loris Taylor, President & CEO, Native Public Media Inc.

ii. Matthew Rantanen, Director, Tribal Digital Village, SCTCA d. Transportation- William Ware

i. President, Intertribal Transportation Association

III. Other Businesses

IV. Adjourn

2015 NCAI Mid Year Conference

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Economic Development, Finance and Employment Subcommittee Agenda

Monday, June 29, 2015 4:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.


Subcommittee Chair:

Kristina Woolston, Chair, Board of Directors, Native American Contractors Association I. Welcome & Introductions

II. Updates

III. Other Issues

IV. Consideration of Resolutions

V. Adjourn


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Economic Development, Finance and Employment

Subcommittee Agenda

Monday, June 29, 2015

4:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

St. Paul RiverCentre

Meeting Room 14

Subcommittee Chair:

Kristina Woolston, Chair, Board of Directors, Native American Contractors Association

I. Welcome & Introductions

II. Updates

III. Other Issues


V. Adjourn

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Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Agenda

Monday, June 29, 2015 4:15pm – 6:15 pm


Subcommittee Chair:

William Ware, Chair, President, Intertribal Transportation Association

I. Welcome and Introductions a. William Ware, NCAI Transportation Subcommittee Chair

II. Intertribal Transportation Association Organization Update

a. William Ware, ITA President

III. Tribal Transportation Program Update a. LeRoy Gishi, BIA

IV. Roadway Safety Institute and the Tribal Safety Initiative

a. Dr. Kathy Quick, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

V. Consideration of Proposed Resolutions a. William Ware, NCAI Transportation Subcommittee Chair

VI. Other Business

VII. Adjourn


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Technology & Telecommunications Subcommittee Agenda

Monday, June 29, 2015 4:15 – 6:15 p.m.


Subcommittee Co-Chairs: Loris Taylor, President & CEO, Native Public Media

Matthew Rantanen, Director of Technology, Southern California Tribal Chairman’s Association

I. Welcome and Introductions

II. Consideration of Resolutions

III. Tech/Telecom Issue Updates

a. FirstNet, a Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Broadband Network i. Randell Harris, IT Manager, Quinault Indian Nation & Member

FirstNet Tribal Outreach Committee b. FCC Native Nations Broadband Task Force

i. Matthew Rantanen, Director of Technology, Southern California Tribal Chairman’s Association

c. Gila River Broadcasting Corporation i. Bruce Holdridge, Manager, Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.

d. International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) i. Loris Taylor, President & CEO, Native Public Media, and Matthew

Rantanen, Director of Technology, Southern California Tribal Chairman’s Association

e. FCC Office of Native Affairs and Policy Discussion: Ongoing Universal Service Fund Reforms, including those regarding the High Cost Fund and Lifeline/Link-Up programs

i. Geoffrey Blackwell, Chief , FCC-ONAP

IV. Adjourn


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Land & Natural Resources Full Committee Agenda

Note: The Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Policy, the Subcommittee on Environmental Protection & Land Use, and the Subcommittee on Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture will meet as the Full Land and Natural Resources Committee on Monday, June 29th

Monday, June 29, 2015 4:15pm – 6:15pm

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 4:15pm – 6:15pm

Committee & Subcommittee Chairs: Chief Kirk Francis, Penobscot Nation

Councilman Brooklyn Batiste, Nez Perce Tribe David Harrison

Zach Ducheneaux, Intertribal Agricultural Council

1. Welcome & Call to Order

2. Consideration of Resolutions

3. Update on Yukon and Kuskokwim Inter-Tribal Fish Commissions a. Mike Williams, Tribal Council, Akiak Native Community

4. Department of the Interior (DOI) Energy and Mineral Update a. Stephen Manydeeds, Chief Division of Energy and Minerals, Bureau of Indian Affairs

– Denver, CO (Invited)

5. Energy Policy Updates: DOI’s Fracking Rules and Energy Legislation a. David Mullon, Venable, LLP – Washington, DC (Invited)

6. Transboundary Issues Update

7. Clean Water Act New Rule

8. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Update a. Ed Bolen, Senior Policy Analyst, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

9. Trust Modernization Workgroup Update & Legislative Update

10. Updates from Partner Organizations

11. Other Issues

12. Adjourn


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Human, Religious and Cultural Concerns Subcommittee Agenda


4:15 – 6:15 pm


Meeting Room 6

Subcommittee Co-Chairs:

Juana Majel-Dixon, Member Pauma Traditional Legislative Council

Suzan Shown Harjo, President, Morning Star Institute

I. Invocation

II. Welcome and Introductions

III. Consideration of Resolutions

IV. Issue Updates

a. Updates on Repatriation Issues

i. Litigation and Campaign to Bring Jim Thorpe Home

ii. Other Repatriation Issues

b. Updates on Sacred Places Protection Issues

i. Oak Flat, San Carlos Apache

1. Speaker: Chairman Terry Rambler, San Carlos Apache

Tribe

ii. Rattlesnake Mountain, Umatilla and Yakama Tribes

c. Updates on Racist Sports Stereotypes Issues

i. Blackhorse, et al v. Pro Football, Inc.

ii. Hate Speech v. Commercial Free Speech

iii. Change the Name Campaign

iv. Other Racist Sports Stereotypes Issues

V. Other Business

VI. Adjourn


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Health Subcommittee Agenda

Monday, June 29, 2015 4:15pm - 6:15pm


Subcommittee Chair:

Lester Secatero, Chairperson, National Indian Health Board (NIHB)


II. NIHB Update

III. Legislative and Policy Update a. Employer Mandate b. Centers for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO)

Workgroup Update c. FY 2017 Tribal Budget Update d. SAMHSA Behavioral Update Agenda


V. Other Issues

VI. Adjourn


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Education Subcommittee Agenda


4:15 - 6:15 pm St. Paul RiverCentre Grand Ballroom H

Subcommittee Chair:

Melvin Monette, President, National Indian Education Association

I. Opening Prayer



IV. Legislative and Administrative Updates a. National Indian Education Association Update

i. Ahniwake Rose, Executive Director

b. American Indian Higher Education Consortium Update i. Carrie Billy, President & CEO

c. The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education Update

d. Bureau of Indian Education Update i. Dr. Charles Roessel, Director

V. Other Business

VI. Adjourn


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Indian Child & Family Welfare Subcommittee Agenda

Monday, June 29, 2015 4:15pm - 6:15pm

St. Paul RiverCentre Grand Ballroom D

Subcommittee Chair:

Gil Vigil, President, National Indian Child Welfare Association


II. Invocation

III. Update a. Native American Children’s Safety Act b. Federal ICWA Regulations

i. ICWA Guidelines/ICWA Guidelines Litigation c. Federal AFCARS Regulations SNPRM on ICWA d. FY2016 Appropriations e. Wyden’s Proposed Draft Child Welfare Finance Reform Bill f. TANF Workgroup Report

i. New Chairs ii. TANF Reauthorization

IV. Other Issues

a. Brief Update on ICWA Litigation Post “Baby Veronica”- Kate Fort, Indigenous Law and Policy Center

b. A Review of 107 Tribal Child Welfare Codes Poster Presentation- Mary Beth Jager, NNI; Rachel Starks, NNI

c. Tribal Leader Guide to Child Welfare- David Simmons, NICWA

V. Consideration of Resolutions

VI. Adjourn


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Elders/Disabilities Joint Subcommittee Agenda

Monday, June 29, 2015 4:15pm - 6:15pm


Subcommittee Chairs:

Elders – Eddie Tullis, Chairman, National Indian Council on Aging James Delacruz, Vice Chairman, National Indian Council on Aging

Disabilities – Joseph Ray, Executive Director, Native American Independent Living

I. Welcome and Introductions II. Federal and Congressional Update on American Indians/Alaska Natives with

Disabilities a. Randy Slikkers, Executive Director, Consortia of Administrators for Native

American Rehabilitation (CANAR) b. Cinda Hughes, Legislative Affairs Coordinator, Consortia of Administrators

for Native American Rehabilitation (CANAR) III. Legislative Update on the Older Americans Act

a. Mari Hulbutta, Legislative Fellow, National Congress of American Indians IV. Administrative update

a. Report on White House Conference on Aging Listening Session i. Randella Bluehouse, Executive Director, National Indian Council

on Aging V. Consideration of New Resolutions VI. Review of Resolutions Passed at NCAI Annual Convention in 2014 VII. Adjourn


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Litigation & Governance Committee Agenda

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 4:15pm – 6:15pm


Committee Chair:

John Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund


II. Presentation & Discussion: Department of Justice “Tribal Equal Access to

Voting Act of 2015” a. Sam Hirsch, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice

III. Litigation & Legislative Update

IV. Subcommittee Reports


VI. Discussion/Vote

VII. Finalize Action Items

VIII. Adjourn


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Tribal Gaming Subcommittee Agenda


4:15 – 6:15 pm St. Paul RiverCentre

Ballroom G

Subcommittee Chair: Ernie Stevens, Jr., Chairman, National Indian Gaming Association

I. Invocation


III. Consideration of Gaming Resolutions Submitted

IV. Tribal Gaming Regulatory Issues

a. National Indian Gaming Commission i. Chairman Jonodev Chaudhuri (invited)

b. National Tribal Gaming Commissioners/Regulators i. Mark Powell (invited)

c. Internet Gaming H.R. 707 (Chaffetz) i. “Restoration of America’s Wire Act”

V. IRS Issues and Updates a. Win Reporting for Bingo, Keno, and Slot Machines Updates

VI. Closing


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Jurisdiction & Tribal Government Subcommittee Agenda

Monday, June 29, 2015 4:15pm - 6:15pm


Subcommittee Chair:

John Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund


II. Strategy Discussion: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 (H.R. 511)


IV. Other Business

V. Adjourn


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Human, Religious and Cultural Concerns Subcommittee Agenda


4:15 – 6:15 pm St. Paul RiverCentre

Meeting Room 6

Subcommittee Co-Chairs: Juana Majel-Dixon, Member Pauma Traditional Legislative Council

Suzan Shown Harjo, President, Morning Star Institute

I. Invocation



IV. Issue Updates a. Updates on Repatriation Issues

i. Litigation and Campaign to Bring Jim Thorpe Home ii. Other Repatriation Issues

b. Updates on Sacred Places Protection Issues

i. Oak Flat, San Carlos Apache 1. Speaker: Chairman Terry Rambler, San Carlos Apache Tribe

ii. Rattlesnake Mountain, Umatilla and Yakama Tribes

c. Updates on Racist Sports Stereotypes Issues i. Blackhorse, et al v. Pro Football, Inc.

ii. Hate Speech v. Commercial Free Speech iii. Change the Name Campaign iv. Other Racist Sports Stereotypes Issues

V. Other Business

VI. Adjourn


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Taxation Subcommittee Agenda

Monday, June 29, 2015 4:15pm - 6:15pm

St.Paul RiverCentre Meeting Room 7

Subcommittee Chair:

Arlan D. Melendez, Chairman, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony


II. Update re: Legislative Efforts a. Senate Finance Committee tribal tax proposals b. Bills up for consideration

III. Discussion of Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act implementation

IV. Overview of IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities

2015 Report of Recommendations – Tribal Recommendations


VI. Other Business

VII. Adjourn


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Veterans Committee Meeting


4:15 pm – 6:15 pm St. Paul RiverCentre Meeting Room 10

Committee Co-Chairs:

Daniel King, Oneida Nation Larry Townsend, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

I. Opening Prayer



IV. VA Office of Tribal Government Relations Updates

a. Peter Vicaire, VA Tribal Government Relations Specialist

V. VA/IHS MOU Update a. Peter Vicaire, VA Tribal Government Relations Specialist

VI. HUD-VASH on Tribal Lands Pilot Projects Update

a. Bridgette Gil, LICSW, HUD VASH Supervisor b. Larisa Breid, LICSW, HUD VASH Substance Use Disorder Specialist

VII. VA Native American Direct Home Loan (NADL)

a. Dan Anderson, VA St. Paul Loan Specialist

VIII. Minnesota DVA Tribal Veteran Service Officer (TVSO) Program a. Jim Miller, MN DVA Field Operations Supervisor

IX. Choice Act

a. Marcus Syverson, VHA Supervisory Program Specialist, Invited

X. Adjourn


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Veterans Committee Meeting

Tuesday, June 30, 2014 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm St. Paul RiverCentre Meeting Room 10

Committee Co-Chairs:

Daniel King, Oneida Nation Larry Townsend, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

I. Opening Prayer



IV. U.S. Selective Service System a. Lawrence Romo, Director, Selective Service System, Invited

V. Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration

a. Peter Aylward, Major General (Retired), Invited

VI. Veterans Treatment Court & Tribal Veteran Service Officer (TVSO) Regulation Updates

a. Carol Scott, Esq., Deputy Director, Case Placement, The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program

VII. Other Business/Discussion

VIII. Finalize Veterans Committee Report to the General Assembly

IX. Closing Remarks

X. Closing Prayer

XI. Adjourn

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