About the Event:

JANUARY 25, 2021 – UNITED STATES

AGENDA

1:00 p.m. Opening Remarks

1:10 p.m. Congressional Remarks on the Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act

Panelists:

o Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)

1:30 p.m. Advocating for the Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act in the Biden Administration

and the 117th Congress

Panelists:

o James Meggesto, Holland & Knight, LLP

o Rob Porter, Capitol Hill Consulting Group, LLC

2:15 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. Crossing the U.S.-Canadian Border During the COVID Pandemic Panel A

Moderator:

o Billy Barquin, Attorney General, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

Panelists:

o Chairman Gary Aitken, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

o Chief Eric Thompson, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

o Grand Chief Abram Benedict, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne

o Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke

o Kayla Gebeck Carroll, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians

3:30 p.m. Crossing the U.S.-Canadian Border During the COVID Pandemic Panel B

Moderator:

o Kayla Gebeck Carroll, Holland & Knight LLP

Panelists:

o David Munro, Director of Tribal Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Homeland Security

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4:00 p.m. U.S. Customs Border Control DNA-Sample Collection

Panelist:

o James Meggesto, Holland & Knight, LLP

4:30 p.m. Wrap Up and Next Steps

5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

JANUARY 26, 2021 – CANADA

1:00 p.m. Opening Remarks

1:10 p.m. Remarks from Canadian Government Official (TBD)

1:30 p.m. Advocating for an Indigenous Right of Crossing into Canada Panel A

Moderator:

o Billy Barquin, Attorney General, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

Panelists:

o Richard Peterson, President of Central Council Tlingit & Haida Tribes

o Grand Chief Abram Benedict, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne

o Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke

2:30 p.m. Break (5-10 minutes)

2:45 p.m. Advocating for an Indigenous Right of Crossing into Canada Panel B

Moderator:

o Kayla Gebeck Carroll, Holland & Knight LLP

3:15 p.m. Wrap Up and Next Steps

3:45 p.m. Closing