Harvard Project "Honoring Nations" Awards Event, November 1, 2005
Convened by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development in November 1, 2005 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, finalists for the “Honoring Nations” honoring ceremony present their programs to the Honoring Nations Board of Governors.
Honoring Nations celebrates, documents, and disseminates the stories of the outstanding programs in self-governance that are daily emerging from the Native nations and highlights tribal government successes. It helps expand the capacities of Native nation builders by enabling them to learn from each others’ successes. The high public visibility and news coverage of Honoring Nations also permit non-Native policymakers, the media, and the general public to see what Native nations are actually doing in the drive for self-determination. Established in 1998, Honoring Nations’ experiences are the foundation for the teaching, advising, and policy analysis from the partnership between the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (Harvard Project) and the Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona. The Indigenous Governance Database features the finalists' presentations at the Honoring Nations honoring ceremony in 2005, listed below.
Selected Presentations:
Honoring Nations: Tom Hampson: ONABEN: A Native American Business Network
Honoring Nations: Ken James: The Flandreau Police Department
Honoring Nations: James Ransom and Elvera Sargent: The Akwesasne Freedom School
Honoring Nations: Tim Mentz and Loretta Stone: Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Monitors Program
Honoring Nations: Lee Sprague: Migizi Business Camp
Honoring Nations: Cedric Kuwaninvaya: The Hopi Land Team
Honoring Nations: Patricia Cornelius: Oneida Nation Farms
Honoring Nations: Loren Bird Rattler, Ray Montoya and Jay St. Goddard: Siyeh Corporation
Honoring Nations: Mark Graham: Navajo Nation Sales Tax
Honoring Nations: Steve Terry and Rory Feeney: Miccosukee Tribe Section 404 Permitting Program
Honoring Nations: Dusty Delso: Cherokee Language Revitalization Project