SWIAA, 31 Years of Contributions to the Future of Indian Agriculture Conference Program www.swindianag.com INC. SWIAA 31st Annual Conference Program January 21 24, 2019 Aquarius Casino Laughlin, Nevada Monday - January 21, 2019 SWIAA Board of Directors Meeting Pisces Room 9:00 am 12:00 pm Monday - January 21, 2019 Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Workshop Program
GEMINI I ROOM Open to the first 50 individuals 1:00 pm 3:00 pm Farm Production and Business Conservation Center Speaker: TBA 3:00 pm 3:15 pm Refreshment Break 3:15 pm 3:50 pm Growing Deciduous Fruit and Tree Nut Crops At different Elevations Speaker: TBA 3:50 pm 4:25 pm Native American Cultural Issues for Managing and Caring for Horses Speaker: TBA 4:25 pm 5:00 pm Feedback on Most Relevant Beginning Farmer and Rancher Topics to /address for the Next 2.5 Years Speaker: TBA Tuesday - January 22, 2019 PAVILION B 8:00 am 5:00 pm Registration 9:00 am Conference Opening Opening Remarks Welcome Invocation Mr. Homer Marks Sr., President/CEO, SWIAA, Inc. CRIT Member?? Dorothy Sunna, Gila River Indian Community Posting of Colors National Anthem Tohono O odham Veterans CRIT Member?? 9:15 am SWIAA Annual Membership Meeting Speakers: Homer Marks, Sr., President/CEO, SWIAA, Inc. Robyn Interpreter, Attorney, Montgomery & Interpreter, PLC President s/ceo Report Southwest Indian Agricultural Association, Inc. Update Current Status of Non-Profit Designation with AZ State Gov t & IRS
Treasurer s Report Nominations & Election of New Board Members Native American Organization Farm Native American Individual Farm Native American Organization Livestock Associate Member (Tuesday - January 22, 2019) 11:00 11:15 am Refreshment Break Raffle Prize Drawing No. 1 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 2 11:15am Farm Bill and Indian Agriculture Speaker: Janie Simms Hipp, Director Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative 12:00 1:30pm Lunch (on your own) 1:30pm Policy Advisor, Office of Tribal Relation, Office of the Arizona Governor Speaker: Kristine Fire Thunder 2:15pm Star School Tribal Water and Economic Development Speaker: Dr. Jing Luo, Apex Applied Technology, Inc. Dr. Ilse Rojas, Apex Applied Technology, Inc. Raffle Prize Drawing No. 3 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 4 3:00 PM 3:15 PM REFRESHMENT BREAK 3:15 pm Framing the Scale of the Wild Horse and Burro Challenge (Trent) Speaker: Dr. Barry Perryman, University of Nevada Reno
4:00 pm Trich Update (8/04/18 Homer, to contact) Speaker: Dr. John Wentz, NMSU (Tuesday - January 22, 2019) 5:00 7:00 pm SOCIAL HOUR SCORPIO ROOM Raffle Prize Drawing No. 5 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 6 www.swindianag.com 12:00 Wednesday January 23, 2019 PAVILION B 9:00 am Call to Order: Mr. Andrew Antone Sr., Vice-President, SWIAA, Inc. Invocation: 9:10 am AZDA Tribal Advisory Board & Department Update Speaker: Sharma Torrens for Mark W. Killian, Director, Arizona Department of Agriculture 9:40 am Tribal Agricultural Tax Review Speaker: Dr. Ruby Ward, Utah State University 10:15 PM 10:30 PM REFRESHMENT BREAK Raffle Prize Drawing No. 7 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 8 (Wednesday January 23, 2019)
10:30 am NRCS Changes & Opportunities for Indian Country & Introduction of NRCS Tribal Liaison -Laverne Gene Speaker: Rebecca M. de la Torres 11:15 am One Health: Collaborating to Attain Optimal Health for People, Animals, and the Environment Speaker: Santana Nez, First Nations Development Institute 12:00 NOON - LUNCHEON MASTER OF CEREMONIES Andrew Antone Sr., Vice President, SWIAA, Inc. DR. ROE B. LEWIS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD MARIO MARKS TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2019 SWIAA AWARDS Gila River Farms Gerald Sunna Brian Davis Sr. Ramona Farms Tim Garcia Andrew Antone Sr. MEMORIAL AWARD Tony Felix Arnold Vigil DR. ROE B. LEWIS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 1:30 pm Scholarship Winner (Homer) Speaker: 2:00 pm Scholarship Winner (Homer) Speaker: (Wednesday January 23, 2019) 2:15 pm Agricultural Census 2018 Update Speaker: Dave DeWalt, State Statistician, Arizona Field Office
3:00 PM 3:15 PM REFRESHMENT BREAK 3:15 pm APHIS Topic (Confirmed) (8/4/19 Homer, need to contact for topic title) Speaker: Carl Etsitty / Dr. Terry Clark 4:00 pm APHIS Topic (Confirmed) (8/4/19 Homer, need to contact for topic title) Speaker: Carl Etsitty / Dr. Terry Clark 4:45 pm End of Session Raffle Prize Drawing No. 9 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 10 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 11 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 12 - Raffle Prize Drawing No. 13 Thursday January 24, 2019 PAVILION B 9:00 am Call to Order: Homer Marks Sr., President/CEO, SWIAA, Inc. Invocation: 9:10 am Native Outreach Program AZ/NM Speakers: Staci Emm & Carol Bishop, University of Nevada Reno 9:40 am Mexican Grey Wolf Update Speaker: Sisto Hernandez, White Mountain Apache Tribe
10:15 10:30 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:30 am Past, Current and A Seasonal Outlook on Weather & Climate for Arizona, New Mexico, Utah & California Speaker: Helena Deswood & Staff, NMSU/Southwest Climate Hub 11:15 am Ute Tribal Enterprises Speaker: Latashia Redhouse Raffle Prize Drawing No. 14 SWIAA, Inc. Raffle Prize Drawing No. 15 SWIAA, Inc. 11:50 am Closing Ceremony - Retrieval of Colors 12:00 Noon Lunch On Your Own PISCES ROOM SOUTHWEST INDIAN AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, INC. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 1:00 PM The SWIAA Board would like to recognize and thank the following individuals for all of and effort to make this year s conference so successful: their time Homer Marks Sr., President/CEO Andrew Antone Sr. Vice President Vacant Secretary Mike Lejero Treasurer Agnes Joaquin Coordinator Robert Sotomayor Associate Board Member Gerald Sunna Gila River Indian Community Gerald Pablo Trent Teegerstrom University of Arizona Brian Davis Sr. Gila River Indian Community Louis R. Lopez Stanley Stephens Gabriel Mendoza Sr. Sadie Marks Brenda Antone San Carlos Apache Tribe Dorothy Sunna Gila River Indian Community Jing Luo APEX Applied Technology Inc.
If we missed anyone who assisted to make the Southwest Indian Agricultural Association, Inc. Annual Conference a success, we apologize