Youth rand the Food Sovereignty Continuum 2014 Intertribal Agriculture Council Membership Meeting SUNDAY December 7 2014 4:30 6:30 Focus Group for Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) Agents (Virginia City I) 6:30 FRTEP Social Hour (Virginia City II) Monday December 8-2014 8:00 5:00 GENERAL REGISTRATION BEGINS (Sunset Registration Booth) 8:00 5:00 Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) Meetings (Laughlin II) 8:00 12:00 Staff & Hotel Set-up (Vista Ballroom) 8:00 9:00 Board of Directors Continental Breakfast (Conference Suite A upstairs) 9:00 12:00 IAC Board of Directors Meeting (Conference Suite A upstairs) 10:00 12:00 Become a Successful Grant Writer Training & Grant Opportunities with Risk Management Education, JoAnne Warner, Western Extension Risk Management Education (Laughlin III) LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 1:00 5:00 Exhibitor set-up (Vista Ballroom) 1:00 5:00 IAC Board of Directors Meeting (Conference Suite A upstairs) 1:00 5:00 USDA Farmer & Rancher Workshops- California USDA Moderator: Tara Becken, USDA Risk Management Agency (Virginia City)
1:oo 1:15 Welcoming Remarks Leslie Wheelock, Director, Office of Tribal Relations 1:15-1:30 Introduction of Agencies & Staff 1:30-1:40 Importance of National Agriculture Statistic Service Wil Hundl, NASS Oklahoma State Statistician 1:40 1:45 Plan for the day - Parm Shahi USDA-RMA 1:45 2:00 BREAK 2:00 Session 1: Farming & Ranching Production Help (Virginia City I) Moderator: Tara Becken- USDA RMA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) 3:00 3:15 BREAK Session 2: Finance Help Individual & Community (Virginia City III) Moderator: Janice Waddell USDA RD Rural Development (RD) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) 3:15 4:15 Repeat Sessions 1 & 2 4:15 4:30 BREAK 4:30 Summarize Comments & Issues Wrap-up Moderator: John Lockie USDA RMA Caucus rooms available, please sign up for a room at the registration desk. Tuesday Morning December 9 Sunset Ball Room 7:30 GENERAL REGISTRATION Continues 8:00 Exhibits Open (Vista Ballroom) 8:00 9:15 Opening Ceremonies General Session- Sunset Ball Room Moderator: Harlan Beaulieu, President, IAC Flag Presentation: YOUTH Invocation: Robert Miller, Vice President, IAC Youth Drum & Dance Group: Coeur d Alene Dance Group
Welcome & Opening Remarks: Harlan Beaulieu, President, IAC Welcome from USDA: Leslie Wheelock, Director, Office of Tribal Relations Report to the Membership: Ross Racine, Executive Director, IAC 9:15 9:30 National Agriculture Statistic Service 2012 Native Ag Census, Joe Riley, Administrator 9:30 10:00 Donn Teske, Vice President, National Farmers Union 10:00 10:30 Producer of the Year: Joel Clairmont, Salish & Kootenai Tribe 10:30 11:30 Keynotes: Feeding the Future & Filling the Age Gap in Indian Agriculture Native Youth Essay Winners (3) Jacey Layne Phillips (Cherokee Nation - Chelsea, OK) Lena Eloisa Sanchez (Jicarilla Apache Nation Albuquerque, NM) Fallon Blackbull (Navajo Nation Crownpoint, NM) 11:30 1:30 Lunch Provided (El Dorado Ballroom) Coeur d Alene Dance Group Master of Ceremonies: Verna Billedeaux, Blackfeet Extension Tuesday Afternoon Session December 9-Sunset Ballroom Moderator: Steven Bond, IAC Technical Assistance Program 1:30 2:00 Starting a Tribal Farm: Marcella Reyes, Tribal Councilwoman, Little Traverse Bay Band 2:00 2:30 Karuk Tribe s K-12 Native Food System Curriculum: Lisa Hillman 2:30-3:00 Cherokee Tribal Food Bank: Pat Gwin 3: 00 3:30 Networking Break refreshments provided (Vista Ballroom) 3:30 4:00 Moose Browse Enhancement Projects: Karen Linnell, Chair, Copper River-Ahtna Inter-Tribal Resource Conservation District (CRITR), Christopher Gene, Board Member CRITR, Bruce Cain, Executive Director CRITR, Dr. William Wall, President Sustainability, Inc.
4:00 4:30 Youth Horse Training Camps: Frances Munoz, Hualapai Yellowhawk Health Center, Robby Bill, Umatilla Nez Perce Horse Project, Valdasue Steele, FRTEP Wednesday Morning December 10 Sunset Ball Room Moderator: Zach Ducheneaux, IAC Technical Assistance Program Director 8:00 8:15 General Session Invocation: Coeur d Alene Dance Group 8:15 8:45 Cobell Update Cris Stainbrook, President, Indian Land Tenure Foundation 8:45 9:15 Keepseagle Update Christine Webber, Keepseagle Counsel 9:15 9:45 Networking Break refreshments provided (Vista Ballroom) 9:45 10:15 Conservation Program Regulations Leslie Deavers, Natural Resource Conservation Service Farm Bill Coordinator 10:15 11:00 Farm Service Agency (FSA) New Programs & Updates: Introduction & Remarks: Val Dolcini, FSA Administrator FSA Program Updates- Mike Hinton, Program Officer Innovative Use of FSA Micro Loans: Van Four Souls, Chippewa Cree Rancher 11:00 11:30 Native Food Systems & Building Sovereignty and Improved Health: Leaf Hillman, Karuk Tribe of California & Rachel Lindvall, South Dakota Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program 11:30 12:00 Pueblo Agriculture and the Interface with Market Place: Darien Cabral, Acoma & Roger Fragua, Jemez Pueblo 12:00 1:00 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN Wednesday Afternoon December 10 Sunset Ball Room Moderator: Dan Cornelius, IAC Technical Assistance Program 1:00 1:30 Sedillo Grazing Association, John Romero, Rangeland Manager & Producer 1:30 3:45 Farm Service Agency Public Comment Session (Virginia City I)
1:30 2:15 Rural Development Stories: Intertribal Maple Syrup- Jerry Jondreau, Coop Board President Rural Development Loan -Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs -Michael Collins, Director of Finance Small Business Development Loan - Klamath Tribes - Julie Bettles, Small Business Development Specialist 2:15 2:45 Networking Break refreshments provided (Vista Ballroom) 2:45 3:15 National Appeals Division: Michelle Wetzel 3:15-3:45 Beef Check-Off Enhancements Chuck Kiker, President, US Cattlemen s Association 3:45 5:00 Successful Apprenticeship Programs from around the Country Moderator Keir Johnson, IAC Tech Asst Program MeLaina Weintjes National Agriculture Statistic Service J Kye Weintjes Intertribal Timber Council Verna Billedeaux Blackfeet Junior Ag Program Barb Smutek Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program Agent, Michigan State Extension Thursday Morning December 11 Sunset Ball Room Moderator: Zach Butler, IAC Technical Assistance Program 8:00 8:15 Invocation: Coeur d Alene Dance Group 8:15 9:00 Crossing Borders with Ag Products: Is your Tribal ID TSA Compliant, Kevin Harriger, Executive Director of Customs & Boarder Protection 9:00 9:30 Working Together to Build a Strong Youth and Ag Program in Indian Country: Dan Fagerlie & Linda McLean, Washington State, Colville Reservation & Khani Priest, Youth 9:30 10:00 Networking Break last chance to visit vendors & complete card for drawing 10:00-10:30 Impact of Native Food Issues in Indian Country - Gloria Ann Begay, Interim Project Manager, Dine Food Sovereignty Coalition 10:30 11:00 High Tunnel Panel
Nevada Reggie Premo, Extension Educator, Duck Valley, Kim & Angelika Townsend, Duckwater Shoshone Reservation Alaska Kristine Harper, Alaska NRCS 11:00 12:00 Event Closing Moderator: Ross Racine, Executive Director, IAC Ticket to Win Drawing for Prize must be present to win Silent Auction Closes (pay for items at registration booth) 12:00 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN Thursday Afternoon December 11 RENO II 1:00 3:00 IAC Membership Meeting (Reno II) SPECIAL THANKS TO: 2014 Symposium Planning Committee Western Skies Strategies Contributing Agencies Office of Tribal Relations National Agriculture Statistic Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service