: Recruiting/Scouting Combine March 7nd 10am-5pm); the focus is helping the student find and secure a college, throughout the day the students and parents participate in multiple academic sessions about communication, recruiting process, 10 step college road map, financial aid and college fair.

: Let's Play Soccer (Indoor football Field); Oklahoma City; 100 N. McCormick, OKC

: Connect students; 2020 graduates and past graduates not enrolled in college to college opportunities.

: Students are assisted with the 10 step road map to college (Includes help with applying, assistance with financial aid, needs analysis, housing, etc.)

If students are unable to attend due to the transportation of schedule conflict, we can still assist them in finding a college.

For further information, please contact: 

Recruiting/Scouting Combine

: Pearl River Resort, 13541 Hwy 16 W, Choctaw, MS 39350

Agriculture Policy and Food Sovereignty Symposium

For more information, please contact: Jennifer Vigario - 

NIHB Annual Board Meeting and First Quarterly Board Meeting

On January 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the next meeting of the Native American Employment and Training Council (Council), as constituted under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

9:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, February 11, 2020

9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, and adjourn at 5:00 p.m

The period from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on February 12, 2020 is reserved for participation and comment by members of the public.

Frances Perkins Building, Executive Room C-5515

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Native American Employment and Training Council Meeting

U.S. Department of Education Tribal Consultation on the

Office of Indian Education's State Tribal Education Partnership program

Tribal Consultation Date: February 11, 2020

On January 11, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a notice of tribal consultations on the Office of Indian Education's State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The Office of Elementary of Secondary Education (OESE) will consult with elected officials of federally recognized tribal nations to ensure that their views inform OESE's policy decisions related to the definitions, priorities, selection criteria, and requirements that will govern future competitions under the current statutory authority.

OESE will host tribal consultations at the following locations on the following date and time:

Wednesday, February 11, 2020, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. EST

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

4th Street & Independence Avenue, SW (4th floor meeting rooms)

You may provide written comments by completing the "Public Comment Card" that will be available during the consultation, or you may submit your written comment directly to 

. The deadline for receiving written public comments is 

To view the meeting notice and to register, click 

U.S. Department of Education Tribal Consultation on the Office of Indian Education's State Tribal Education Partnership program

Inovative Strategies for Business Development via E-Commerce Conference

https://events.asucollegeoflaw.com/ilp-wiringtherez/

6th Annual Wiring the Rez:

The next in-person meeting of the ITWG is scheduled for December 11-12, 2019 at the 

VAWA Intertribal Technical-Assistance Working Group (ITWG) Meeting

The ASU American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI) , Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA), and Thunderbird School of Global Management are excited to announce the next Tribal Financial Manager Certificate. This certificate training for tribal government financial management professionals--a component of our Tribal Economic Leadership Program--provides an in-depth background in tribal government finance, Indian law, taxation, and economic development. Attendees can earn up to 20 CPE credits.

Tribal Financial Managers Certificate (TFMC) training

The Leading the Next Generations Healthy Relationships Curriculum is an innovative tool founded in Native culture and teachings. The Native Wellness Institute developed it specifically for Native couples, people, and communities. Healthy couples raise healthy children who will, in turn, rebuild the foundation for healthier Native communities. The Healthy Relationships Curriculum and training combines the teachings of our Native ancestors with the realities of today’s world. Using the curriculum can lead to balance of the mind, body, and spirit by creating and strengthening healthier relationships with partners, families, and communities. The Native Wellness Institutes focus on culturally-based healthy relationship education and promotion makes the Healthy Relationships Curriculum the leader in Indian Country. Imagine tribal communities supporting positive, healthy relationships and having access to information, role models, mentors, training and resources to build healthier relationships and families. This is the goal of the Leading the Next Generations Healthy Relationships Curriculum. For more information and to register visit: 

Healthy Relationships Training of Trainers

More information about the meeting is posted here: 

https://tax-mhanation.com/index.php/conferences/

2nd Annual Taxation in Indian Country

NACA's Annual Federal Contracting Policy & Advocacy Conference provides informative panels and presentations on government-business relationships in the diverse market of Native 8(a) federal contracting, upcoming elections and impacts for Native businesses, federal rules and regulations, and much more. The conference also exemplifies the unity of Alaska Native Corporations, American Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian Organizations in small-business advocacy, a key driver in community building and economic development. Over the course of the event, NACA will commemorate and share its gratitude for its Congressional partnerships.

For more information, please visit our Website: 

http://nativecontractors.org/events/naca-events/naca2019

Federal Contracting Policy & Advocacy Conference

This summit is organized by the NCN Board of Directors to identify the annual policy priorities that advance the Native CDFI industry and promotes growth, prosperity, and economic impact in Indian Country. The NCN Board of Directors welcomes NCN members to attend and fully participate in this powerful Summit of the NCN elected board leadership.

In addition to establishing our collective Policy Priorities for 2020, the NCN Board of Directors will reflect on where NCN has been, where it is today, and where NCN should be headed to maximize its support to member Native CDFIs. All NCN members are welcome to join the Board of Directors at this working Summit to identify our collective priorities and continue the forward motion of our Industry!

https://nativecdfi.net/2019-policy-summit/

2019 NCN Policy Summit

The Association on American Indian Affairs Fifth Annual Repatriation Conference will work with Tribal leaders, practitioners and spiritual leaders, as well as Museums, academics and attorneys, artists and others to support the repatriation of Ancestors and indigenous cultural heritage that have been improperly removed from Tribal hands and been taken all over the world.

https://www.indian-affairs.org/repatriation_conference.html

AAIA Fifth Annual Repatriation Conference

Washington Plaza Hotel | 10 Thomas Circle NW
Prevailing Per Diem | Cut-off Date: October 11, 2019
Committees: November 12
TIBC Meeting: November 13-14

The Tribal/Interior Budget Council (previously the Bureau of Indian Affairs/Tribal Budget Advisory Council) was established in 1999 to facilitate tribal government participation in the planning of the BIA budget and includes two tribal representatives from each of the 12 BIA regions.

The mission of the TIBC is: to provide an advisory government-to-government forum and process for Tribes and the Department to develop budgets that allow for the fulfillment of tribes' self-determination, self-governance, sovereignty, and treaty rights, as well as sufficient levels of funding to address the needs of Tribes and their tribal citizens.

For more information and previous meeting notes and presentations, please visit 



For reservations call 800-424-1140 and reference TIBC meeting.

Tribal Interior Budget Council

Native Craft faire handmade natives crafts numerous
amount too see. Beautiful crafts. Application may be
called in at 

Elders Sheecome Craft Fair

The CIIC National Conference is the only indigenous construction industry national conference and trade show hosted by a higher education institution in the United States. Together, we, Architects, Engineers, Planners, Lawyers, Contractors, and Tribal Government Officials, provide the latest in industry trends, policies and best practices. We emphasize the importance of tribal sovereignty, nation-centered building while honoring the past.

Registration: Early Bird $445 (ends Aug. 15) Regular $545 

https://ciic.construction.asu.edu/content/conference-registration

Construction in Indian Country® 2019 National Conference

Lecture: Domestic Nations in the Age of "Tribalism", by Hilary C. Tompkins

The current political discourse in the United States has reached a new level of divisiveness where opposing parties have gone to their respective corners with little peacemaking to bridge the divide. In the midst of this troubling state of affairs are hundreds of tribal nations, which are wisely buffering their own governments from the fray while remaining observant of the state of play. This lecture will examine how current trends in the American political discourse may have a collateral or direct impact on tribal nations' sovereign rights and authorities for better or for worse and what role Native American legal practitioners can play in this dynamic, changing landscape. The speaker, Hilary C. Tompkins, will bring her experience as a Native American woman and former Solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior to offer her insights as to what influences government decisionmakers in Indian affairs law and policy and how current dynamics can

12th Annual William C. Canby Lecture

The Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) curriculum was developed between 1990 and 1994 and has stood the test of time as an effective healing and planning model for tribal communities addressing impacts of historical and inter-generational trauma. Impacts include substance abuse, suicide, meth and other drug use, violence, poverty and more. This training will teach people how to facilitate a GONA for your tribe or agency. Participants will go through the four foundational phases of the GONA - belonging, mastery, interdependence and generosity. A handout packet will be distributed to each participant that can be duplicated for GONA’s that will be implemented in your community. For more information and to register visit: 

Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) Training of Facilitators

he conference invites all tribal leaders, tribal administrators, tribal court judges, court administrators and tribal members to participate, learn, and share experiences on 

, state, and local issues important to Alaska tribes.

 conference by October 9. A full agenda and location will be available soon.

8th Annual AFN-NCAI Tribal Conference

A multi-disciplinary training geared toward child welfare and domestic violence advocates to implement effective service and advocacy strategies in cases involving child welfare, domestic violence, or both.

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