NCAI to Host the 2014 Tribal Nations Legislative Summit & Excecutive Winter Council

Next week, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is hosting the 2014 Annual Tribal Nations Legislative Summit and 113^th Congress Executive Council. Aimed at connecting Tribal leadership with governmental leadership the event is scheduled for March 11-13, 2014 with most events taking place in the Westin Washington City Center, Washington, DC.

In advance of this meeting, Jodi Gillette, the Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs in the White House Domestic Policy Council, released in a blog post both the Synopsis for the the 2013 Tribal Nations Conference and the 2013 White House Tribal nations Conference Progress Report.

At least 14 members of Congress are scheduled to speak at the event from both sides of the aisle. There are 13 Federal Agency speakers scheduled. Additionally there are 13 tribal consultation events or listening sessions scheduled.  These public forums  give tribal leaders a chance to speak directly to departmental leadership in the federal government.  This is one way in which the governmental departments identify important topics and gather feedback on the issues and their impacts on Indian Country.

Consultation Events and Listening Sessions (open to the public and do not require registration):

• Transportation Bill Reauthorization session
• Violence Against Women Task Force meeting
• Tribal Tax Caucus
• Affordable Care Act for Tribal Leaders
• BIA/IHS Consultation on Contract Support Costs
• ICWA Listening Session
• Listening Session on the Labor Force Report
• Native American Contractors Association Briefing
• FCC Office of Native Affairs and Policy Listening Session
• Consultation on the Proposed Statement of Principles for the US Dept. of Justice
• 477 Data Collection Forms Consultation
• Listening Session on the Trust Commission Report
• Listening Session on Indian Education

Scheduled Speakers from Congress:

• Representative Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota)
• Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
• Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana)
• Representative Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)
• Representative Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia)
• Representative Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma)
• Senator Mark Begich (D-Alaska)
• Former Senator Byron Dorgan, Aspen Institute, Center for Native American Youth
• Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-California)
• Representative Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon)
• Representative Steve Daines (R-Montana)
• Representative Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii)
• Representative Don Young (R-Alaska)
• Representative Mike Honda (D-California)

Other Speakers:

• Jodi Gillette, Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, Domestic Policy Council
• Raina Thiele, Associate Director in the White House Office of Governmental Affairs
• Chairwoman Karen Diver, White House Climate Task Force
• Hilary Tompkins, Solicitor, Department of the interior
• Chairman Tom Wheeler, FCC
• Secretary Jeh Johnson, U.S. Dept of Homeland Security
• Kevin Washburn, Asst. Secretary Indian Affairs, U.S. Dept of Interior
• Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, Acting Director Indian Health Services
•  Marianne O’Brien Markowitz, Acting Administrator U.S. Small Business Administration
• Gina McCarthy, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Secretary Shaun Donovan, Department of Housing an Urban Development
• Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Victor Mendez, Acting Deputy Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation

Other Events:

• NACA Hill Visits
• NCAI Hill Visits
• Tribal Leader Discussions
• Capitol Hill Reception at the National Museum of the American Indian

Related articles

• February 2014 Tribal Policy Update