Harvard Project "Honoring Nations" Symposium, September 16-18, 2009
Convened by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development on September 16-18, 2009 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the symposium titled, “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 selected presentations and Q&A sessions the Honoring Nations symposium held in 2009, listed below.
Selected Presentations and Q&A Sessions:
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Honoring Nations: Oren Lyons: The Challenges Ahead
Honoring Nations: Stephen Cornell: The Growth of Honoring Nations
A New Era of Governmental Relations
Honoring Nations: Joseph P. Kalt: A New Era of Governmental Relations
Honoring Nations: Jodi Gillette: A New Era of Governmental Relations
Reclaiming Native Nations
Honoring Nations: Hepsi Barnett: The Osage Government Reform Initiative
Honoring Nations: Tony Fish: The Muscogee Creek Nation Reintegration Program
Honoring Nations: Joyce Wells: Project Falvmmichi
Honoring Nations: Hepsi Barnett, Tony Fish and Joyce Wells: Reclaiming Native Nations (Q&A)
Native Asset Building
Honoring Nations: Tom Hampson: Native Asset Building
Honoring Nations: Tomasita Duran: Tsigo Bugeh Village
Honoring Nations: Tom Hampson: Native Asset Building (Q&A)
Sovereignty Today
Honoring Nations: Karen Diver: Sovereignty Today
Honoring Nations: James R. Gray: Sovereignty Today
Honoring Nations: Rick Hill: Sovereignty Today
Honoring Nations: John McCoy: Sovereignty Today
Honoring Nations: James R. Gray, Rick Hill and John McCoy: Sovereignty Today (Q&A)
Friday, September 18, 2009
Honoring Nations: Oren Lyons: Wounded Knee II: Honoring the Legacy of Ted Kennedy
Honoring Nations: David Gipp: Sovereignty, Education and United Tribes Technical College
Encouraging Civic Engagement
Honoring Nations: Jeannie Barbour: Chickasaw Press
Honoring Nations: Carolyn Finster: Pine Hill Health Center
Honoring Nations: Sarah Hicks: NCAI and the Partnership for Tribal Governance
Strengthening Government-to-Government Relations
Honoring Nations: Duane Champagne: Government-to-Government Relations
Honoring Nations: Shannon Martin: Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways
Honoring Nations: Gabriel Lopez: Ak-Chin Community Council Task Force
Honoring Nations: Pat Sweetsir: Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
Honoring Nations: Gabriel Lopez and Shannon Martin: Government-to-Government Relations (Q&A)