Harvard Project "Honoring Nations" Symposium, September 10-11, 2004
Convened by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development on September 10-11, 2004 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the symposium “Honoring Nations: Learning from Each Other - Improving Tribal Government Performance” 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 selected presentations and Q&A sessions from the Honoring Nations symposium held in 2004, listed below.
Selected Presentations and Q&A Sessions:
Friday, September 10, 2004
Using Your Human and Financial Resources Wisely
Honoring Nations: Miriam Jorgensen: Using Your Human and Financial Resources Wisely
Honoring Nations: Darrell Hillaire and Sharon Kinley: Semiahmoo Project
Honoring Nations: Kay Perry: Chuka Chukmasi Home Loan Program
Building Great Programs in a Political Setting
Honoring Nations: Mary Jo Bane: Preventive Health in Brazil
Honoring Nations: Anthony Pico: Building on the Success of Nation-Owned Enterprises
Honoring Nations: Myron Brown: Akimel O'odham/Pee-Posh Youth Council
Reflections on the Day
Honoring Nations: Manley Begay: Reflections on the Day
Saturday, September 11, 2004
Family Strengthening in Indian Country
Honoring Nations: Julie Wilson: Child Welfare in Indian Country
Honoring Nations: Jennifer Harris and Julia Davis-Wheeler: The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations
Honoring Nations: Gregory Mendoza: Akimel O'odham/Pee-Posh Youth Council
Honoring Nations: Ana Marie Argilagos: Family Strengthening in Indian Country
So You Have a Great Program ... Now What?!
Honoring Nations: Manley Begay: So You Have a Great Program...Now What?!
Honoring Nations: Rick George: The Umatilla Basin Salmon Recovery Project: Building on Success
Honoring Nations: Lenny Foster: Navajo Nation Corrections Project
Lessons to Take Home