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Gerald Clarke, Jr.: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office

Gerald Clarke, Jr.: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Gerald Clarke, Jr.: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Cahuilla Band of Indians Council Member Gerald Clarke, Jr. shares his thoughts about what he wished he knew before taking office as an elected leader of his nation.
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Catalina Alvarez: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office

Catalina Alvarez: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Catalina Alvarez: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Vice Chairwoman of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Catalina Alvarez shares what she wishes that she knew before she first took office, and focuses on the importance of elected leaders understanding -- and confining themselves to performing -- their appropriate roles and responsibilities.
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Robert McGhee: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office

Robert McGhee: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Robert McGhee: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Treasurer of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians Robert McGhee shares some of the things that he wished he knew before he first took office. He also discusses how he and his elected leader colleagues have built a team approach to making informed decisions on behalf of their constituents.
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Ned Norris: Strengthening Governance at Tohono O'odham

Ned Norris: Strengthening Governance at Tohono O'odham
Ned Norris, Jr.: Strengthening Governance at Tohono O'odham
Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris, Jr. discusses how his nation has systematically worked to strengthen its system of governance, from creating an independent, effective judiciary to developing an innovative, culturally appropriate approach to caring for the nation's elders.
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Ned Norris, Jr.: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office

Ned Norris, Jr.: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Ned Norris, Jr.: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris discusses some things he wished he knew before he took office as chairman of his nation, and shares some strategies that have worked for him as he works with his fellow leaders and the O'odham people to strengthen their nation.
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Diane Enos (leading native nations)

Diane Enos (leading native nations)
Diane Enos: Building a Sustainable Economy at Salt River
In this informative interview with NNI's Ian Record, Diane Enos, President of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, discusses some of the many significant steps that Salt River has taken over the past few decades to systematically build a self-sufficient, sustainable economy.
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Brian Cladoosby: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office

Brian Cladoosby: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Brian Cladoosby: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Chairman Brian Cladoosby provides insight into his 25-plus years of service as an elected leader of his nation, and offers up-and-coming Native leaders important bits of advice for being an effective leader
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Leroy LaPlante, Jr: (leading native nations)

Leroy LaPlante, Jr: (leading native nations)
Leroy LaPlante, Jr.: Effective Bureaucracies and Independent Justice Systems: Key to Nation Building
In this informative interview with NNI's Ian Record, Leroy LaPlante, Jr., former chief administrative officer with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and a former tribal judge, offers his thoughts on what Native nation bureaucracies and justice systems need to have and need to do in order to support...
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Rebuilding Native Nations: "Clarifying Roles and Delegating Responsibility"

Rebuilding Native Nations:  "Clarifying Roles and Delegating Responsibility"
From the Rebuilding Native Nations Course Series: "Clarifying Roles and Delegating Responsibility"
Native leaders discuss the need for Native nations to define the distinct roles of elected leaders and administrators, and the importance of leaders delegating responsibilities to those appropriately charged with day-to-day administraion.
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Jerry Smith: Building and Sustaining Nation-Owned Enterprises (2009)

Jerry Smith: Building and Sustaining Nation-Owned Enterprises (2009)
Jerry Smith: Building and Sustaining Nation-Owned Enterprises (2009)
Laguna Development Corporation President and CEO Jerry Smith shares the lessons he has learned about building and sustaining Native nation-owned enterprises, in particular the critical step of creating a formal separation between tribal politics and the day-to-day management of those enterprises.
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