The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center

 STAR (small, tribal, and rural) justice series highlights criminal justice issues that impact STAR communities across the United States

Please join The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center for a talk with lawyer, activist and playwright Mary Kathryn Nage. In the wake of the historic 

 decision. Ms. Nagel argues that tribal jurisdiction must include the right to prosecute violent crimes committed against Native women on Native land.

Restoring Native Safety, Self-Determination, and Tribal Sovereignty

Join us this year for the 7th Annual National Gathering of Veterans and Powwow. We invite all Veterans at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL from July 16-18!

Please visit Trickster's Website for more details: 

tricksterculturalcenter.org/national-gathering-2021

6:30 am - Veterans at the host hotel can eat at the breakfast buffet for a reduced price of $10; Korean and WWII veterans eat free;

8:30 am - Veteran roll call at Cantigny Park;

9:00 am - Start of the National Gathering;

9:30 am - Introduction of veterans in attendance in graditude for their service;

10:30 am - Pinning of the Vietnam veterans.

7th Annual National Gathering of American Indian Veterans and Pow wow

Self-Governance Communication and Education Tribal Consortium Advisory Committee Meetings

PRESENTED IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL FORMATS FOR EVERYONE'S ACCESS

COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL BE IN PLACE

Starting with Business Empowerment Sunday through our Monday Afternoon Tribal Leader and enterprise focused interactive discussions through Procurement Super Opportunities Tuesday, this event will leave you inspired, connected and armed with information to grow, start and scale your business for success.

There is no greater value in Indian Country conferences - we are here to help your tribe, tribal enterprise, ANC and/or American Indian/Alaska Native business grow! Don't let our accessible registration rates fool you, this event will benefit your skillset unlike any other.

As an added value to the EXPO you have access to our wonderful staff of tribal, tribal enterprise and American Indian/Alaska Native business business building experts from our American Indian Chamber Education Fund-Procurement Technical Assistance Center (AICEF-PTAC). Our PTAC staff will be available at scheduled times throughout the conference to personally consult with you.

Also, don't forget about our Jr. American Indian Chamber Youth EXPO - Tuesday, July 13 - the game is on for Disneyland passes to the winning crew! We host your tribal youth group to an amazing day of entrepreneurial development, fun competition, swag, snacks and a luncheon with access to Indian Entrepreneurs, tribal leaders, corporate giants and government agencies.

Events • Phone 213-448-2330 – events@aicccal.org

633 West Fifth St., 26th Floor • Los Angeles, CA 90071

Agua Caliente Resort • 32-250 Bob Hope Drive • Rancho Mirage CA 92270

Phone: Toll free group reservation line: 800-854-1279

American Indian Chamber EXPO 2021 or by the block code of 

American Indian Chamber Expo '21

On June 22nd & 29th, the Rural Assembly, The On Being Project, Interfaith Youth Corps, and Faith Matters Network will come together virtually to host a set of sessions for spiritual leaders in rural America. This 

series is intended for rural & Native spiritual leaders who’ve been on the front lines of social healing work over the last year, facing the challenges of the pandemic and responding to calls for social and racial justice, and grappling with how we build more just and inclusive communities.

This gathering is an opportunity to find nourishment through storytelling and witness, to celebrate, accompany, and embolden the healing work we do in our communities. We’ll work across two, two-hour sessions to connect you to other rural & Native practitioners across the country; facilitate the exchange of stories about joys and trials from the last year; and share lessons across diverse traditions and geographies.

If you have any questions please contact, Tyler Owens at 

Rural America: Spiritual Leadership in Rural America

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and San Manuel Casino invite you to attend our first-ever Native American Virtual Career Expo & Netwroking Event! Join us to learn more about the Tribe and Casino, and why the enterprise has been voted “Best Place to Work in the Inland Empire!”Take advantage of networking opportunities, discover current job openings and learn how to develop your career all in one afternoon!

Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of the San Manual Casino growth story! The most thrilling casino in Southern California is adding two brand-new floors of expanded gaming space, making it the casino with the largest number of slot machines on the west coast! Soon, guests will also be able to enjoy a peaceful night's rest within the casino's 17-floor hotel tower with views of the San Bernardino Valley.

The virtual event takes place on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

San Manuel Native American Virtual Career Expo & Networking Event

https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/3116188639750/WN_VcOVur0fRaS1_R53Oq1Zyg



How does identity influence activism? Many tribal nations have always recognized multiple genders and those who possess both male and female spirits. Native people who identify as more than one gender or possessing both spirits sometimes refer to themselves as Two Spirit. In celebration of Pride Month, hear from Indigenous youth working in the fields of education, health, cultural heritage, and the arts to amplify Two Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ voices and issues.



Youth in Action: Indigenizing Pride

Objects decorated with American flag designs were incorporated into Native art in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Today, objects adorned with the flag usually signify that a family member has served in the military.

Watch Emil Her Many Horses (Oglala Lakota), museum curator and historian, as he takes us through objects in the museum's collection that were created to honor the American flag.

Flag Day Program: Honoring the American Flag through Native Art

Tribal Consultation to Improve Indian Health Service Tribal Consultation Policy

Women Are Sacred Conference

This year, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), which administers the Lifeline program on behalf of the Federal Communications Commission, will host Lifeline quarterly interactive webinars for Tribal stakeholders (e.g., Tribal governments and government agencies and nonprofits serving Tribal communities). During these webinar sessions, our subject-matter experts will discuss relevant program changes and provide updates to ensure Tribal partners remain informed and have the tools and information they need to more effectively help eligible Tribal consumers apply for the Lifeline program. Attendees can participate in a live Q&A session built into each webinar.

Below, you can find the dates for each virtual, free event and a link to register. Please feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues and Tribal networks. Although the host’s email address is listed on the registration page, please contact Kraynal Alfred, USAC’s Tribal Liaison, at 

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET

We hope that you are able to attend. We look forward to our continued partnership with Tribal communities in 2021 and beyond.

Lifeline offers a monthly benefit of up to $9.25 toward phone or Internet services for eligible consumers and up to $34.25 for those living on 

. Additionally, certain residents of Tribal lands can receive reimbursement for the full cost of starting service with certain phone or Internet companies at their primary residence, up to $100, through Lifeline’s Tribal Link Up program.

Review Lifeline’s Tribal Toolkit, Tribal Flyer, and a copy of the most recent Tribal Advocate Training on the 

Lifeline Quarterly Webinars for Tribal Partners in 2021

(USA, 2017, 70. min.) Director: George Colburn Follow the return of six Navajo Code Talkers to the five Pacific Island sites where their unbreakable secret code, based on the unwritten Navajo language, helped US forces overcome Japanese expansion in the Pacific theater during World War II. The code was never broken. The highly personal reflections of the Navajo Code Talkers dominate the film's storyline where they share personal accounts, memories and insights into their war experience. Interviews were conducted on Guam, Saipan, Tinian, Iwo Jima and Okinawa and USMC Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego, where they trained, learned and enhanced the original code."

At the Movies 2021: Navajo Code Talkers: A Journey of Remembrance

The 4th Annual Tribal Green Symposium is bringing the best of the industries to you! We want to help Tribes learn all they can about cannabis and hemp as they navigate their way into this exciting business sector. This year we will look closely at existing & operating Tribal programs, regulations, industry standards, cannabis and hemp segments, farming technologies and the never ending search for hemp processing to scale. Please join us at this year's ONE of a kind event, as we learn, network and strengthen the position Tribes have moving forward in green industries.

Boston Children's Chorus celebrates Indigenous culture at free virtual concert, This Land with guest artist, Joanne Shenandoah.

When the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth 400 years ago, they did not settle on vacant land—they settled on the land of the various Wampanoag peoples. The New World provided opportunities to many of those who came here, but those opportunities cost the lives of millions of people already inhabiting this land. Centuries later, the Wampanoag peoples are still fighting for the small piece of land they have left.
Time and time again, people have been conquered and land has been taken — in the name of exploration, war, and religious conquest. Today, America is known as a land of opportunity, the land of the free and the home of the brave. As we recognize the country and what it has become, Boston Children’s Chorus examines these claims and explores what it means to say, “this land was made for you and me."

Guest Artist: Joanne Shenandoah 

Tribal Green Symposium

ATNI Mid Year Convention 2021

During World War I and World War II, American Indians made a unique contribution to the U.S. Armed Forces by using their tribal languages in secret battle communications.


Watch author and anthropologist/historian William C. Meadows of Missouri State University revealing how these Native American “code talkers” played a key role in important battles and campaigns—and helped save many American and allied lives. Following Meadows’s talk, Alexandra Harris, National Museum of the American Indian senior editor and co-author of "Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces," will host a question-and-answer session with attendees.



Native American Code Talkers: A Lasting Legacy

The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC) is excited to announce an upcoming virtual conference, Intersecting Roots to Wellness. This conference is focused on the intersections of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), and Substance Use Disorder (SUD). The goal of this conference is to increase knowledge of the intersections of HIV, IPV, and…

Intersecting Roots to Wellness Conference

We are thrilled to announce the dates of our annual We Are EMILY conference, which will take place virtually in the afternoon on Monday May 17th and Tuesday May 18th. We hope you can join us as we celebrate women breaking ground and making history! In addition to hearing from candidates and elected officials from across the country, we look forward to honoring former EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock with the 2021 We Are EMILY Award. Please visit: 

We Are EMILY Conference

This one-of-a-kind educational conference provides help for tribal entities interested in securing funds for affordable housing and economic developments in Native communities. We share tips and tools for using the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. These two federal tax credit programs have directly led to more than $1.5 billion of new and rehabilitated homes, businesses and services in Indian Country.

What to expect: Travois staff, experienced tribal developers and industry partners will share best practices on developing homes and businesses in Native communities — planning, securing financing, architectural design, construction monitoring, asset management and compliance and more. We will use the platform Zoom to provide live instruction to your homes or offices.

Who should attend: We invite those working in housing, community or economic development and who serve American Indian, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian communities to join us.

21st Annual Travois Indian Country Affordable Housing & Economic Development Conference

NCAI will host a webinar on Redistricting 101 for Tribal Nations. The webinar includes an introduction to redistricting, coalition building, utilization of community mapping tools, and providing testimony. We will share resources from multiple partner organizations and encourage attendees to share information about redistricting work in their respective communities.

Redistricting 101 for Tribal Nations

This webinar will be focused on the findings of the Status of Women in Arizona 2020and the multiplying consequences of COVID-19 complete by the Arizona Foundation for Women and will incorporate research and personal experience of women within the community. How the pandemic has impacted their day to day lives at work and within the family unit. We will have a diverse panel from these organizations... The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, NABEDC, University of Phoenix, and Arizona Foundation for Women. It's free and open to the public. https://phoenixedu.zoom.us

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