7:30 am
Registration (Location: Sequoia)
9:00 am
Posting of Colors (Location: Grand Peninsula Ballroom)
9:05 am
Welcome & Opening Prayer
9:10 am
Time of Reflection
9:25 am
Welcome & Opening Message from SGCETC Board of Directors
9:30 am
Welcome from Tribal Nations within California and Discussion of Hot Topics
10:15 am
Discussion with Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Bryan Newland
10:30 am
Break
10:45 am
Establishing the Bay Area American Indian Cultural District
11:00 am
COVID Update and Indian Health Service Initiatives to Improve Health and Wellbeing
11:30 am
International Decade (2022 – 2032) of Indigenous Language Preservation
11:45 am
Lunch Break
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Breakout Sessions
- Mechanisms for Tribal Administration of Federal Programs (REGENCY C)
- Access to Broadband in Tribal Communities (REGENCY B)
- The Trust Evaluation Process (SANDPEBBLE A&B)
- Principles of Federal Appropriations Law, Part 1 (HARBOUR A&B)
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Networking Break
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Breakout Sessions
- Tribal Shares: Critical for the Success of Self-Determination & Self-Governance (CYPRESS A)
- Measuring Success of Healthcare Using Quality Metrics (REGENCY B)
- Language Revitalization Efforts (SANDPEBBLE A&B)
- Principles of Federal Appropriations Law, continued (HARBOUR A&B)
3:30 pm- 3:45 pm
Break
3:45 pm
Threats to Tribal Sovereignty: Protecting the Indian Child Welfare Act
(Location: Grand Peninsula Ballroom)
4:05 pm
Self-Governance Updates from DOI, IHS, and DOT
4:45 pm
Tiwahe Initiative – Federal Updates
Additional Meetings and Activities
11:30 am – 5:00 pm
DOI SGDB Training Room (Sand Pebble D)
11:30 am – 5:00 pm
Individual Meetings with OSG Staff- Open (Board Rooms 3 & 4)
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tribal Caucus for the Food Distribution Program for Indian Reservations Consultation Meeting (Cypress A)
