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NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES
State Tribal Staff Training Institute

Hotel Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
June 20-23, 2005

Agenda

Monday, June 20, 2005

1:30 p.m.	Welcome and introductions Kiva C Room Representative James Roger Madalena, New Mexico Legislature Amadeo Shije, Chairman of the All Indian Pueblo Council
1:45 p.m.	Getting to know each other Lana Oleen , Former Senate Majority Leader, Kansas Legislature W. Ron Allen, Chairman, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe (NCSL/NCAI State-Tribal Relatins Project Co-Chairs)
2:30 p.m.	Agenda, review, goal setting and overview of hot topics NCSL and NCAI Project Staff W. Ron Allen, Chairman, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Lana Oleen , Former Senate Majority Leader, Kansas Legislature
4:00 p.m.	Break
4:15 p.m.	Tribal staff training: Understanding the Legislative Institution & Legislative Process Legislative staff training: Understanding Sovereignty & Tribal Government Sequoyah Simermeyer and Sarah Hicks, NCAI Andrea Wilkins and Linda Sikkema, NCSL
5:15 p.m.	Adjourn for the day
6:00 p.m.	Dinner with the State Tribal Relations Project Advisory Council Los Mayas Mexican Restaurant 409 W. Water Street

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

7:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast Kiva C Room
8:00 a.m.	Gettin to know each other Sequoyah Simermeyer and Sarah Hicks, NCAI Andrea Wilkins and Linda Sikkema, NCSL
9:00 a.m.	Policy Breakout Session One Kiva C Room Health Jerry Freddie, National Indian Health Board Bernie Teba, New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families Education Debra Norris, Indian Education Specialist, Arizona Department of Education Pauleen Billie, Navajo Area School Board Association David Beaulieu, President, The National Indian Education Association Taxation Judy Zelio, NCSL Sequoyah Simermeyer, NCAI
10:30 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.	Policy Breakout Session One (Continued)
12:15 a.m.	Lunch Patio
1:00 p.m.	Identifying unintended impacts on tribal communities in bills/legislation. Identifying impacts to the state in tribal codes/regulations. Kiva C Room Lana Oleen, Former Senate Majority Leader, Kansas Legislature Karen Terwilleger, Senior Counsel, Washington Legislature Joe Day, President, Governor's Interstate Indian Council Jacqueline Johnson, Executive Director, Natioanl Congress of American Indians
3:00 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m.	Policy Breakout Session Two: State Roundtable Discussions Health Kiva C Room Education Kiva B Room Taxation Canyon Room
5:15 p.m.	Adjourn for the day Dinner on your own

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

7:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast Kiva C Room
8:00 a.m.	Consensus and Coalition Building: A Framework for Successful Partnerships Lana Oleen , Former Senate Majority Leader, Kansas Legislature Chris Carlson, Policy Consensus Initiative Arlen Melendez, Chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m.	Consensus and Coalition Building: A Framework for Successful Partnerships (Cont.)
11:15 a.m.	Lunch with a Keynote Speaker Patio Benny Shendo, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Department of Indian Affairs Vivian Juan Sanders, Chairwoman, Tohono O'Odham Nation
12:45 p.m.	Mediation Training: The Keys to Succesful State-Tribal Communication and Negotiation Joe Garcia, Governor of the Pueblo of San Juan Linda Sikkema and Andrea Wilkins, NCSL
2:45 p.m.	Partisan Politics and the Media: Their Impact on State-Tribal Relations Gene Rose, NCSL Jacob Moore, Special Assistant of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
4:15 p.m.	Break
4:30 p.m.	Next Steps: Taking What We've Learned and Using It In Your Own State or Tribe Debra Krol, Arizona Commission on Indian Affairs
5:30 p.m.	Adjourn for the day
7:00 p.m.	Traditional Food and Dance Hotel Santa Fe patio

Thursday, June 23, 2005

8:00 a.m.	Breakfast with a Keynote Speaker: The Impact of the Media on State-Tribal Relations Kiva C Room Conroy Chino, Cabinet Scretary, New Mexico Department of Labor
9:00 a.m.	Policy Breakout Session: Planning Next Steps Institute attendees NCSL and NCAI Project Staff Health Kiva C Room Education Kiva B Room Taxation Canyon Room
11:00 a.m.	Lessons learned and evaluation Sarah Hicks, NCAI Rose Prieto, JVA Consulting
12:30 a.m.	Adjourn Travel Home!

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