Building State-Tribal Partnerships & Creating Healthy Communities
Final Agenda
Brown Palace Hotel
Denver, Colorado
November 8-9, 2007
Meeting Objectives:
- Facilitate relationships between state and tribal government senior level staff.
- Allow time for tribal and state government staff to discuss specific issues with their local counterparts, lay the groundwork for future collaboration.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
| 8:30 am |
Breakfast
Central City Room |
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| 9:00 am |
Welcome: Overview of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) State-Tribal Relations Project
Speakers: NCSL and NCAI Staff |
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| 9:15 am |
Agenda Review & Introductions
Moderator: Honorable Shannon Augare, Montana House of Representatives and NCSL/NCAI State-Tribal Advisory Council Member |
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| 10:00 am |
Break |
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| 10:15 am |
Opening Plenary: Promoting Healthy Communities Through the Policy Development Process
Moderator: Honorable Shannon Augare, Montana House of Representatives
Speaker: Teresa Gomez, Deputy Secretary, New Mexico Department of Indian Affairs |
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| 11:15 am |
Topic-Specific Workshops:
Tribal Staff Track
Central City Room
Speaker: Brenda Erickson, Program Principal, National Conference of State Legislatures
- Understanding the Legislative Process
- Finding Your Way Around the State House
Legislative Staff Track
Silver Plume Room
Speaker: Don Wharton, Native American Rights Fund
- Introduction to Tribal Sovereignty & Government
- Finding Your Way Around the Tribal Council
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| 12:15 pm |
Lunch and Consensus Building Presentation
Speaker: Todd Bryan, The Keystone Center |
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| 1:15 pm |
Plenary Session: Access to Healthcare and Other Vital Resources
Moderator: Jennifer Rackliff, National Congress of American Indians
Speakers:
- Mark Cloer, former State Representative and Vice-Chair of Nat'l. Caucus of Native American State Legislators' Health Committee
- Honorable Paula Sandoval, Colorado Senate
- Bessie Smith, Caseworker/Victim's Advocate, Denver Indian Health & Family Services
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| 2:45 pm |
Break |
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| 3:00 pm |
Regional Team Time
(Central City, Silver Plume and Leadville Rooms)
- What are the implications of the plenary sessions for states and tribes?
- What relationships are in place to facilitate policy development to promote healthy communities? What relationships are needed?
- What resources are available? What are the challenges and other issues associated with building successful state-tribal working relationships?
- What is the role of state legislative and tribal staff in furthering policy development in this area?
- What are the policy priorities for your region relating to healthy communities?
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| 4:30 pm |
Large Group Discussion: What does "healthy communities" mean to you?
Moderators:
- Andrea Wilkins, National Conference of State Legislatures
- Jennifer Rackliff, National Congress of American Indians
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| 5:00 pm |
Adjourn
Dinner on your own |
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Friday, November 9, 2007
| 7:00 am |
Yoga
Tabor/Stratton Room |
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| 8:30 am |
Breakfast
Central City Room |
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| 9:00 am |
Day 2 Welcome and Agenda Review
Jacqueline Johnson, Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians |
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| 9:15 am |
Plenary Session: Community and Economic Development: Strategies for Increasing Services in Hard to Reach Communities
Moderator: Larry Morandi, Director of State Policy Research, NCSL
Speakers:
- Honorable Shannon Augare, Montana State Representative and Chair of the Nat'l. Caucus of Native American State Legislators' Economic Development Cmte.
- Lynda Yardley, Regional Coordinator, National Tribal Development Coordinator
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| 10:30 am |
Break |
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10:45 am |
Regional Team Time
(Central City, Silver Plume and Leadville rooms)
- Construct a work plan
- Define roles
- Identify support and resources needed
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| 11:45 am |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
Plenary Session: Prevention Strategies
Moderator: Anne Teigen, National Conference of State Legislatures
Speakers:
- Tawnya Laveta, New Mexico Farm-to-Table Program
- Lorenzo Olivas, Region VIII, Office of Minority Health, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
- Teresa Bernie Fresquez, Denver Indian Family Resource Center
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| 2:30 pm |
Regional Team Time
(Central City, Silver Plume and Leadville rooms)
- Complete work plan
- Continue to identify resources, responsibilities and support
- Discuss next steps
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| 3:30 pm |
Break |
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| 3:45 pm |
Plenary Session - Team Reports & Next Steps
Moderators:
- Jennifer Rackliff, National Congress of American Indians
- Andrea Wilkins, National Conference of State Legislatures
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| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn! |
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 State Tribal Staff Training Institute
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