Tribal Leader / Scholar Forum
Note: The Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum will no longer be held at the NCAI Mid Year Conference. As the NCAI Policy Research Center joins the new NCAI Sovereignty Institute, future research focused events and trainings will be announced as we work to renew our strategic vision to enhance and support tribal governance in Indian Country.
The 2022 NCAI Mid Year Conference will have research and data-related content, and the agenda will be posted on the NCAI Mid Year Conference page soon. Thank you to all the presenters and attendees at past Tribal Leader/Scholar Forums. Watch our website and social media for new research resources and events that are a part of the new NCAI Sovereignty Institute.
Learn more about the new NCAI Sovereignty Institute here.
Register for the 2022 Mid Year Conference in Anchorage, AK here.
View past agendas and presentations for past Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum events below.
While we will no longer have a call for research-focused proposals, if you have information to disseminate, you can register to have a booth in NCAI's Marketplace.
The NCAI Policy Research Center is always interested in new research findings and related resources that can help support tribal governance and tribal sovereignty. You can share those at research@ncai.org.
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2021 Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum
The NCAI Policy Research Center’s Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum provides an opportunity for researchers, practitioners, community members, and others to present their findings to tribal leaders, policymakers, and tribal members.
The 16th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum is scheduled to be held during the NCAI Mid Year Conference on June 20-24, 2021 as a virtual event.
The Theme is Governance, Trust, and Culture in Research.
The FINAL AGENDA is now available here.
Presentation PDFs are available here:
1st General Assembly:
2nd General Assembly - Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum:
- NCAI Policy Research Center Update
REGISTER now for the 2021 NCAI Mid Year Conference and the 16th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum here.
Registration for the Holding Space Training is CLOSED. If you want to sign up on the wait list, go to the registration link, but the wait list is very long at this point.
If you are an AI/AN college or graduate student interested in research careers, apply for support to attend the Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum here. The deadline is Wednesday, June 16, 2021
The call for proposals for the 2021 Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum is now closed. Presenters have been notified.
View the 2021 Call for Presentation Proposals.
Questions? Email us at research@ncai.org.
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2020 Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum
The 15th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum was held on September 1-3, 2020 as a virtual event.
The theme was Research Governance: Protecting Sovereignty.
PowerPoint Presentations and videos of the event will be available soon.
Click here for the Final Agenda
The Call for Presentation Proposals is now closed. Thank you to all who submitted proposals!
View the 2020 Call for Presentation Proposals and the Proposal Cover Sheet.
Questions? Email us at research@ncai.org.
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2019 Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum
The 14th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum took place on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the NCAI Mid Year Conference in Reno/Sparks, NV. The agendas and PowerPoint presentations are included below - click on the red links to view.
AGENDAS:
- Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum Agenda
- Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum Poster Session Agenda
- Post Conference Data Institute - Holding Space Training Agenda
- Final Mid Year Conference Agenda
PRESENTATIONS:
TLSF General Assembly
NCAI Policy Research Center Director Update
Census 2020: Get Out the Count for Indian Country
-- Presentation 1 - Dee Alexander
-- Presentation 2 - Amadeo Shije
-- Presentation 3 - Asa K. Washines
-- Presentation 4 - Jamie Gomez
Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives - Are We Making Progress?
Genetic Research: Tribes Taking Action
TLSF Breakout Sessions
1A - Genetic Research - Tribes Taking Action
-- Driving Change: Priming the Navajo Nation Genetic Research Policy Development
1B - Crime & Justice Data for Policy
-- The Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC): Twenty Years of Data
1C - Data for Community Change
-- Piikani (Blackfeet) Pathways to Data, Research, and Food Sovereignty
2A - Tribal Research Oversight - Tribes Taking Action
-- Tools for Tribal Leaders: Building Research Infrastructure Efficiently
-- Deliberation and Community Engagement on Genetics in Three Communities
2B - Data for Climate Action
-- Christopher Caldwell, Sustainable Development Institute, College of Menominee Nation
-- Joe Hostler, Air Quality Specialist, Yurok Tribe
2C - First Kids1st: Helping Native Youth Thrive
-- Community Asset Mapping for Native Youth
-- Measuring Progress for our Youth - Data for Action
TLSF Poster Session
- Indigenizing Cancer Bio-Banks as a Form of Cultural Resistance and Resiliency
- Low Income Housing Tax Credits in Indian Country
- Guide to Indigenous Washington, DC
- Indigenous Mentorship: A Behavioral Evaluation Model of College Mentors in Health Science
- Community Engagement, Data Governance Deliberation Event
NIH Tribal Consultation Sessions
The NCAI Mid Year Conference also featured the following two NIH Tribal Consultation Sessions:
-- Intellectual Property Rights in Research
------ View the Dear Tribal Leader Letter, Framing Letter, Agenda, PowerPoint slides, and background webinar from March 2019
-- All of Us Research Program
------ View the Dear Tribal Leader Letter, Framing Letter, Tribal Collaboration Working Group Report, and PowerPoint slides and background webinar from June 3, 2019
The NCAI Policy Research Center encourages tribal nations to submit comments to NIH on these two important tribal consultations.
The 2019 Call for Presentation Proposals is now closed.
Questions? Email us at research@ncai.org.
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2018 Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum
Our theme for the 2018 Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum was Lighting the Way: New Paths from Research to Policy. This theme reflects the desire to shed light on future directions for policy in a way that is deeply informed by research and data in the context of tribal cultures and values.
The Forum took place on June 5, 2018 in Kansas City, MO.
AGENDAS:
- Pre Conference Data Institute
- NCAI Mid Year Conference Final Agenda
PRESENTATIONS:
Pre Conference Data Institute
Building Tribal Data Capacity and Oversight - Tools and Resources
The Governance of Indigenous Data - Generating a Framework and Principles
13th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum - General Assembly
NCAI Policy Research Center Update
How Data can make the Native Vote a "Swing Vote"
- Watch this presentation's video recording
Census 2020: Time to Make it Count for Indian Country
Reclaiming our Native Truth through Data
13th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum - Breakout Sessions
1A. Genetic Research: Tribal Strategies to Protect and Benefit
- Tribal Data Sharing and Genetics Policy Development Workshop - Update
1B. Crime & Justice Data for Policy
- Violence Against Women's Act (VAWA) 2013 SDVJ Five Year Report Update
- The Technology Divide in Indian Country
1C. Community Needs Assessment - Data for Action
- First Kids 1st: Community Asset Mapping
- The National Resource Center on Native American Aging: Identifying our Needs - A Survey of Elders
2A. Tribal Research Oversight - Tribes Taking Action
- Paving a Path: Building Tribal Research Infrastructure through Community Engagement
2B. Data to Strengthen Tribal Economies
- Making HUD 184 Mortgages Work on Trust Lands: Case Studies of Building Assets for Homeownership
- Investing in the Indigeneous Arts Ecology
CLICK HERE for the Call for Proposals and Sample Submission Template.
The 2018 Call for Proposals is now CLOSED; Presenter notifications completed.
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2017 Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum
Click here to read the Tribal Leader Scholar Forum Fact Sheet
Click on the session titles below to download agendas and PDFs of the presentations!
Pre-Conference: Building Capacity for Tribal Research & Evaluation, Part II
Building Tribal Data Infrastructure
What is our Economic Base? Mapping Industries and Capital on Tribal Lands
Serving our Students: New Futures for Tribal Education & Policy
Using Data to Sustain our Natural Resources
- 2016: Changing Climates, Inspiring Hope: Using Research to Transform Systems, June 29, 2016, Spokane, WA
- 2015: Back to our Futures: Researching for Justice, St. Paul, MN, June 30, 2015
- 2014: Moving Policy & Innovation through Tribal Research, Anchorage, Alaska, June 10, 2014
- 2013: Planning for Change in Native Communities: Using Research to Understand Economic, Civic, and Cultural Transformation, Reno, Nevada, June 26, 2013
- 2012: Exercising Our Sovereignty: Using Research to Strengthen Policymaking, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 19, 2012
- 2011: 6th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 14, 2011
- 2010: 5th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum, Rapid City, South Dakota, June 22, 2010
- 2009: 4th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum, Niagara Falls, New York, June 16, 2009
- 2008: 3rd Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum, Reno, Nevada, June 3, 2008
- 2007: 2nd Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum, Anchorage, Alaska,
- 2006: 1st Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, June 20, 2006