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NATIVE AMERICA 2002 President, National Congress of American Indians
Native America 2002 American Indian Program Council (AIPC) 10th Anniversary Celebrating American Indian Heritage November 19, 2002 Red Lion Hotel Denver Central 4040 Quebec St. Denver, Colorado 80216 AIPC Invites You to Register September 9 - November 1, 2002 Registration $80.00 www.aipc.osmre.gov |
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7:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 a.m. |
Opening Ceremonies Master of Ceremonies, Ben Sherman, President Western American Indian Chamber Presentation of Colors: Color Guard, Tom Allen, Internal Revenue Service The Denver Singers Drum Group, Frank Sherwood, Environmental Protection Agency Invocation: Chet Blue Sky, National Labor Relations Board Welcome: Larry Grandison, Executive Director, Denver Federal Executive Board Remarks: Rebecca Redhorse, AIPC Chair, Bureau of Reclamation |
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8:30 a.m. |
Native America 2002: State of Federal and Tribal Relations Tex G. Hall, President, National Congress of American Indians and Chairman, Three Affiliated Tribes |
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9:30 a.m. |
Break |
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9:45 a.m. |
Federal Agencies and American Indian Trust Responsibility Professor Raymond Cross, University of Montana Law School |
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11:15 a.m. |
Break |
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11:30 a.m. |
Luncheon Program Highlights of the American Indian Program Council’s Past Decade Jane Wilson, Deputy Regional Health Administrator, Department of Health and Human Services and AIPC Chairperson 1994-1996 Being Indian: The Challenges and Opportunities in Today's Society Richard Williams, Executive Director, American Indian College Fund |
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Break |
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1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Two Concurrent Panels – each with afternoon break 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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Panel 1 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Education: Vision Quest for the New Millennium - Tribal Colleges and Universities Pamela DeRensis, Deputy Director, White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges & Universities Judy Gobert, Director, Indigenous Math & Science Institute, Salish Kootenai College Richard Williams, Executive Director, American Indian College Fund Lorenzo Olivas, Regional Minority Health Consultant, Department of Health & Human Services Moderator: David Dunbar, U.S. Department of Education |
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Panel 2 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Using Native Traditional Knowledge to Complement Science and Sustainable Native Economies John Antonio, Region 2 Native American Liaison, US Fish & Wildlife Service Harold Tso, Chemist, Consultant David Lester, Executive Director, Council of Energy Resource Tribes Professor Daniel Wildcat, Haskell Indian Nations University Moderator: David Redhorse, Fish and Wildlife Service |
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4:00 p.m. |
Closing Ceremonies |
