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10West panel #1 2019-Meeting the Need for Higher Education and Professional Development

10West panel #1 2019-Meeting the Need for Higher Education and Professional Development
Meeting the Need for Higher Education and Professional Development
Native Nations Institute and the Indigenous Governance Program presented a panel at TENWEST 2019 in Tucson called “Meeting the Need for Higher Education & Professional Development.” The panelists presented a case study on how the Indigenous Governance Program (and a proposed School of...
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10West panel #2 2019-Navigating the Structures of Native Nations

10West panel #2 2019-Navigating the Structures of Native Nations
Navigating the Structures of Native Nations
Native Nations Institute presented a panel at TENWEST 2019 in Tucson called “Navigating the Structures of Native Nations.” Arizona is home to 22 Native nations, many whom are major economic drivers. Panelists presented an overview of Native nations including their socio-economic challenges,...
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A Lifetime Journey: Alabama-Coushatta Name New Chiefs

A Lifetime Journey: Alabama-Coushatta Name New Chiefs
A Lifetime Journey: Alabama-Coushatta Name New Chiefs
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas is welcoming a new principal and second chief. The 1,200-member tribe, located on 4,500 acres of land north of Houston, elects its chiefs to life terms. An inauguration ceremony held January 1 was the first such event...
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Servants of the People

Servants of the People
Servants of the People
Traditionally, this title was an honor bestowed on those distinguished both by willingness to serve and effectiveness in doing so. This was our concept – unique throughout the world but one with such a strong sense of rightness that many would claim it for their own. Of course, claims and reality...
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Richard Luarkie: Leadership and Nation Building at Pueblo of Laguna

Richard Luarkie: Leadership and Nation Building at Pueblo of Laguna
Richard Luarkie: Leadership and Nation Building at Pueblo of Laguna
In this informative interview with NNI's Ian Record, Governor Richard Luarkie of the Pueblo of Laguna discusses Laguna's approach to nation building, the roles their core values and time-tested process for cultivating effective leaders has played in that effort, and how and why Laguna has worked to...
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Michael K. Mitchell: The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne

Michael K. Mitchell: The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
Michael K. Mitchell: A History of the Akwesasne Mohawk
Grand Chief Michael Mitchell of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne offers students a broad overview of the governance history of the Akwesasne Mohawk and the efforts his people have made during his time in office to exercise true self-governance and rebuild their nation.
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Honoring Nations: Oren Lyons: Governing the Way to a Brighter Future

Honoring Nations: Oren Lyons: Governing the Way to a Brighter Future
Honoring Nations: Oren Lyons: Governing Our Way to a Brighter Future
Onondaga Chief and Faithkeeper Oren Lyons shares his perspective on why governance matters to the sovereignty and long-term prosperity of Indigenous peoples, and stresses the importance of adhering to the long-taught instructions that have ensured the survival of those peoples to this day.
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