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Members of President Obama’s Cabinet Address NCAI’s Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C.WASHINGTON—March 4, 2008—The National Congress of American Indians Executive Council Winter Session focused on Indian Country’s legislative goals for the 111th Congress and the Obama Administration, including addresses by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Cecelia Munoz.
Coalition Unveils Television Public Service Announcements Targeting Methamphetamine Abuse in Indian CountryWASHINGTON—March 3, 2009—The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) in partnership with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Partnership for a Drug-Free America (the Partnership) today unveiled its new anti-meth television public service announcements as part of its national media campaign aimed at eliminating meth abuse and trafficking in Native American communities.
NCAI Recognizes Indian Policy Leaders at 11th Annual Leadership Awards BanquetWASHINGTON—March 3, 2009—The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the largest and oldest national Indian organization, honored leaders in Indian policy at its 11th Annual Leadership Awards Banquet during the organization’s Executive Council Winter Sessionin Washington, D.C. The honorees were recognized for their outstanding service to Native people and their ongoing support of initiatives that promote sovereignty and government-to-government relationships.
Webcast on the stimulus plan at NCAI’s Executive Council Winter Session on March 2, 2009Click the links here for video of tribal leaders and federal agency discussions on the stimulus plan. Please allow these videos a few minutes to download.
NCAI President Joe A. Garcia Focuses on Indian Country Agenda for New Administration and Economic Recovery Plan in Annual State of Indian Nations Address Indian leader pushes for a tribal leader summit with Obama Administration WASHINGTON—In his final State of Indian Nations address as National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President, Joe A. Garcia, reached out to President Barack Obama’s administration and federal agencies in hopes for a more improved nation-to-nation relationship. President Garcia praised President Obama’s knowledge of treaty obligations to Indian nations and his vision for government parity in his new Administration. “We embrace the promised White House summit between tribal leaders and the Obama Administration,” President Garcia told the some 200 audience members in the National Museum of the American Indian’s Rasmuson Theater. “The President has given us good reason to believe he will include Indian Nations as he talks about a new spirit of hope and change.” President Garcia pointed out Indian Country’s successes of 2008: NCAI helped lead the White House to a stronger anti-meth campaign; helped gain the President’s signature on legislation honoring Native Code Talkers from World Wars I and II; made improvements in our tribal courts; advanced our agenda for children; found ways to use environmental initiatives to help tribes boost their economies while preserving mother earth; and Native Americans made history on Election Day by participating in the democratic process in record numbers. Download the 2009 SOIN Speech Indian Country FY 2010 Budget Request: click here to download the document outlining NCAI's recommendations on behalf of Indian Country for the FY 2010 federal budget cycle. NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, February 8, 2009Click here to listen to NCAI's Executive Director Jacqueline Johnson Pata speaking to National Public Radio about why some of the federal government's stimulus money should be set aside for American Indians. The 65th Annual Convention Session DocumentsThe 65th Annual Convention Session Documents are now available for downloading from the Annual mini-site. Click Here. |
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