DAILY NEWSLETTER MONDAY OCTOBER Tribal leaders this is your convention. Thank you for such a great turnout." -Preside t Je erso Keel MONDAY OCTOBER I No e er 9 earl asso iatio s 0 dele ates represe ti 0 tri al atio s a d a ss U ited States a e to er i De er Colorado to esta lish Natio al Co ress o A eri a I dia s NCAI. Se e t - i e ears later NCAI has retur ed to it here irst o e tio as held to host its 7 th A Marketpla e titled Ho ori Past Shapi ual Co e tio Future. I ears si e irst o e tio NCAI has e pe ti & e po e tiall Che e e Ri er Siou Tri e Color uard 00 atte dees to peruse Marketpla e atte d reakout sessio s a d i le ith tri al leaders o er ourse o a ti it - illed eek. The eek started o thu hout or i issues i I dia raduall o Su da a d a ter oo ra i Cou tr to tri al ith task or e eeti s i topi s T o Spirit atio s o ati addi tio. Re istratio also ki ked-o Su da a ter oo a d althou h li es ha e ee lo spirits ere hi h a o atte dees looki a to et eek u der a. As ith e a Asse ost ari s i ol i Nati e peoples Mo da ith a Nati e Pra er Su rise ari or i here elders tri al leaders a d outh asked Creator to less o e tio a d to help all those i atte da e to appa h eek ith a ope heart a d ope U like or ats Asse past o e tio s hi h e a i d. ith e eral l this ear allo ed or atte dees to he k out reakout sessio s i or i o topi s 9:00 a.. to oo. These sessio s tou hed o a ariet uildi e o o i su ess a d tri al e plo e t la s to resour es a d tools or tri al atio s to uild s ste s o support or Nati e Pa ked house or First e eral outh. These reakout sessio s allo ed tri al leaders a d o e tio parti ipa ts to e a e o se issues. l.
DAILY NEWSLETTER MONDAY OCTOBER A o id-da esti ities as a ri ra d ope i holdi o arketpla e i or atio al ooths sho o - utti ere o here asi er ha dise a d arki 00 e hi itors are u h u h ore. The arketpla e is ope dail to pu li. With o ere e i H att Re e e eral Asse ull s i a d hu dreds o people ustli NCAI Preside t Je erso Keel alled to order First l a o e Norr Arapaho elder Cra er tri es e a t lose our la ua e re a u E e uti e Co Hi ke looper ith a i o atio e ore re iti e i el o i ali e Nati e ultures sa i a pra er i his ati e to ue. er o speakers took e ter sta e a o ittee Photo Captio ord White. As he addressed d White spoke a out i porta e o keepi F a out i Preside t Keel le t a d Cra ord White shake ha ds at First e eral Asse l. NCAI ith Colorado o er or Joh e er o e i atte da e to De er o ehal o state. This presti ious e e t is o i i au ural o e tio i ho e Hi ke looper said i re ere e to 9. Li es or re istratio allo ed or Co e tio The o er or o ti ued to talk a out uildi respe t a d trust ith tri al oers to see old rie ds a d ake e o es. atio s espe iall i state- tri al relatio s. Respe t is ot just o er e t to o er e t relatio ships ut aki sure tri al so erei t a d oi es i tri al so erei t are heard Hi ke looper said. We olla orate at speed o trust. The se o d lo al o i ial to speak a d el o e o e tio as De er Ma or Mi hael B. Ha o k ho had just retur ed last eek a trip to Japa a d Korea. While he Ha o k s up eat e er A ter re ei i a ha e ee a o erseas trip did t re le t it. a li ht respo se ere doi resh o A ri ope i o - utti ere o arked o Marketpla e at #NCAI7. d he he asked ho a or uipped he as oi to eed a little it that. Y all k o I o e Baptist traditio so ou otta respo d Ha o k said to lau hter audie e e ore aski a ai. We re ot too ar e re o l si de rees o separatio here. NCAI ho are ou doi? The se o d ti e au d ar ered a respo se upli ti as a or. d that as as Colorado o er or Joh Hi ke looper el o es #NCAI7 to Colorado.
DAILY NEWSLETTER MONDAY OCTOBER Si ilar to o er or Hi ke looper Ma or Ha o k talked a out i porta e Nati e people ha e ot o l i De er ut thu hout state o Colorado. He poi ted out that it re o ized I di e ous Peoples Da usi esses ri a k i O to er 20 i $. a d added a t that Nati e-o ed illio to state o Colorado. That s illio ith a B he said. Ha o k added that he is a stude t o histor sa i A ri a A eri a s a d Nati e people are i deli l tied to er o i reat people De er Ma or Mi hael B. Ha o k spoke a out i porta e o e er stude t i pu li edu atio stud i ho stood tall a ai st all odds. Our histories are tied to er o e i Nati e histor. hi h e ho or o e a or ith our prese e. I a t to pra I a t to ele rate our utual desti atio s to er Ha o k said. Wel o e ho e lad ou re here a d e a t ou to keep o i a k. He o luded his spee h ith a stor a out a a ards ere o ho ori A eri a I dia Co issio i hi h lo atio e perie ed a u pre ede ted la kout. While o e o urre e ould result i ere o o i hours ere o pleted i dark ess a d o od I that i ht A eri a I dia Co dark ess a d o e thi ould thi k su h a to a halt last t o o plai ed. issio sho I u dersta d is ou a ei Preside t Keel stepped to NCAI Preside t Je erso Keel li ht thu h ot ha e li ht ithout dark ess Ha o k said. The A eri a I dia Co p ed po er o that as issio o e a ai li ht i dark ess. i a d deli ered Preside t s Address. He tou hed o di i ulties a i A eri a I dia s ha e attled e er I dia Cou tr sa i o ei a le halle e. Volu teers Isaa Wak Wak le t a d I e er i sta e e orked thu h our di ere es. We du do deep a d o er a e halle e e ore us Preside t Keel said. We e er ed De is Mo to a pose or a pi ture as ork i or atio ta le. st er a d iser tha e er e ore. He o ti ued to rea ir that NCAI a d I dia Cou tr sta d u ited ith Mashpee Wa pa oa people a d ir stru le to pte t ir la ds a d talked a out i porta e o etti out Nati e ote o e ele tio ti e. The list oes o a d o re ai u ited as st a halle es e a e Keel said. So e tri al atio s that e are. ulture at NCAI that had ee e "I dia Cou tr are reat people ha e orkpla e pud traditio s. A lot o ood thi s are eatured i re e t arti les i edia. He happe i Additio all Preside t Keel addressed ru ors re ardi assured ust ership sta part ers a d all o I dia Cou tr that NCAI takes this situatio seriousl. o I dia Cou tr spirit is st " Zi ke said. e ause
DAILY NEWSLETTER MONDAY OCTOBER The ull Preside t s Address i e Keel a e ie ed o NCAI YouTu e pa e. Se retar o I terior R a Zi ke also spoke o tu les i I dia Cou tr parti ularl opioid risis. Zi ke esta lished a opioid task or e to ork ith tri al poli e a d ou ils to redu e opioids o tri al la ds a d arrest those deali dru s. This is a risis a d epide i that is u e o i a d disho ora le said Zi ke. Alo ith Zi ke Assista t Se retar o I dia A airs Tara S ee e hi hli hted priorities she has u dertake si e ei o ir ed to her positio 0 da s a o. These priorities i lude: e o o i de elop e t justi e re or I dia Child Wel are A t ICWA a d ud et tra spare a d a ou ta ilit. While S ee e has take heat tri al atio s o er de isio to take Mashpee la d out o trust she o ti uall spoke o her o it e t to I dia Cou tr. M trust respo si ilit ea s so ethi S ee e said. I a o itted to reaki do arriers to our p ess to ri our oi es to ta le to ad o ate or ou." Last ut ertai l ot least Se ate Co ittee o I dia A airs Sta Dire tor Mike A dre s a e a prese tatio o le islatio that Se ate Co ittee o I dia A airs has ee orki o duri last Co ressio al sessio. Be ore etti i to uts a d olts o his spee h A dre s had a li ht-hearted ood essa e or NCAI. M o just tur ed 7 so I asked her do ou eel old? A dre s said o his or ho re e tl ele rated her irthda. She said Mike est ears are et to o e. So Preside t Keel NCAI our est ears are et to o e. He asked or a o e t o sile e to re o ize late Se ator Joh M Cai ho he said as a ier e ad o ate or I dia Cou tr. A dre s ould o o to re eal that ills ere re erred to o ittee duri ost re e t sessio. O those 0 ills ere passed Co ittee 2 ere passed Se ate a d ulti atel ei ht ills ere passed Co ress a d si ed i to la. While that per e ta e i ht ot e reat A dre s said look-ahead or e t sessio is to ta kle tou h issues like ICWA a d Viole e A ai st Wo e A t a d set oal to et 20 ills spe i i to I dia Cou tr passed. I a sports u A dre s joked let s et ou so e tou hdo s. A short dis ussio period ollo ed i al speaker allo i tri al leaders a d those i audie e to ask uestio s. Assista t Se retar S ee e a ed ost o uestio s a d hile she took a ariet o uestio s a had to do ith Mashpee de isio a d la k o tri al o sultatio. S ee e ad o ated or her o i e a d sa s she has a ope -door poli a d that she u dersta ds re is o o e-size- its-all solutio. M o it e t is I ill o ti ue to ad o ate S ee e said a d I a t to ork to i d a solutio. Near e d o S ee e 's o e ts Preside t Keel e hoed tri al o er s i re ards to o sultatio see i l respo di to S ee e. Tri al o sultatio ea s ou talk to us tri al atio s e ore ou take a a tio a d e ll i d a a to ork to er to i d a solutio. The Wel o e Re eptio rapped up i ht ith a pa ked house as tri al leaders re io a e re arks a d el o ed #NCAI7 atte dees to ir ho ela ds. Co e tio oers ere i or a treat Tuesda as lo al A eri a I dia restaura t To a e statio ed a ood tru k i parki lot e t to Co e tio e ue. Please see a e da or a ull list o e e ts.
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