NCAI Webinar and Conference Session on Strengthening Government-to-Government Communication and Consultation

Published on Oct 07, 2009

NCAI Annual Convention Breakout Session:

• Planning for President's Meeting w Tribal Leaders 10.6.09 (Webinar slides)
• Barack Obama's Principles for Stronger Tribal Communities
• Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
• Meeting Notice and Background Paper on Tribal Consultation and Tribal Sovereignty
• Proposed NCAI Resolution PSP-09-008 Requests on Nation to Nation Relationship
• Proposed NCAI Resolution PSP-09-031 Regarding Obama's EO on Nation to Nation Relationships
• Proposed NCAI Resolution PSP-09-038 Developing a Tribal Strategy for Meeting with President Obama
• Summary of White House Listening Sessions on Tribal Consultation

• Refocusing the government-to-government relationship on tribal sovereignty, the trust responsibility, and the goal of building consensus among tribal nations;
• Federal agency accountability provisions for meaningful communication and consultation with tribes;
• Use of both formal consultation and early, informal scoping conversations;
• A balance of nationally and regionally focused meetings; and
• The increased use of technology, where appropriate, to facilitate communication.

To follow up on these sessions and prepare tribal leaders for further dialogue at the NCAI Annual Convention in Palm Springs, California, NCAI will hold a Webinar from 2:00- 3:30pm EST on Wednesday, October 7^th. During the Webinar, NCAI will summarize the themes from the August 31^st listening sessions and solicit additional input on improved government-to-government communication. The suggestions from this Webinar will be shared at the Strengthening Tribal Consultation breakout session on Wednesday, October 14^th from 1:30- 4:00pm in the Mesquite DE room of the Palm Springs Convention Center, where participants will prioritize recommendations for the Administration.