This is a DRAFT agenda (all times and session topics & locations subject to change)
Monday – December 7 - 2015
8:00 – 5:00GENERAL REGISTRATION BEGINS
(Sunset Registration Booth)
8:00– 5:00Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) Meetings (Laughlin II)
8:00 – 12:00Staff & Hotel Set-up (Vista Ballroom)
8:00 – 9:00Youth & Board of Directors Breakfast Mingle(Virginia City II)
9:00 – 12:00IAC Board of Directors Meeting (Conference Suite A – upstairs)
Morning Session: USDA Farmer & Rancher Workshops
10:00- 11:00Session 1: FSA Tribal Consultation on Fractionated Loan Program (Laughlin I)
Session 2: USDA Innovative Food-to-Table Programs (Laughlin III)
11:00 – 12:00Repeat Sessions 1 & 2 (attend alternate program)
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:00 – 5:00Exhibitor set-up(Vista Ballroom)
1:00 – 5:00IAC Board of Directors Meeting (Conference Suite A – upstairs)
1:00 – 5:00Afternoon Session: USDA, “The People’s Agency” Farmer/Rancher WorkshopNorth Central Risk Management Extension Grant Writing Workshop
1:oo – 1:30: Welcoming Remarks – John Lockie, RMA Risk Management Specialist, Billings Regional Office & Staci Emm, Nevada Cooperative Extension (Laughlin I)
Farm Service Agency (FSA): Clint Koble, Nevada State Executive Director
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Mary Scott, South Dakota Indian Liaison, Darrel DuVall, South Dakota Indian Liaison, Erik Beardsley, California Program Specialist
Rural Development (RD): Sarah Adler, Nevada State Director
Risk Management Agency (RMA): John Lockie, Risk Management SpecialistSundii Johnson-Phillips, Grants and Agreement Specialist
North Central Risk Management Extension: Dave Goeller
1:30 – 2:30Session 1: FSA & RMA (Laughlin I)
Session 2: NRCS & RD (Laughlin III)
Session 3: Grant Writing (Reno II)
2:30- 3:30repeat Sessions 1, 2, & 3
3:30 - done
Caucus rooms available, please sign up for a room at the registration desk
CAUCUS ELECTIONS, SEATING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REGIONAL PRESENTATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE THURSDAY AFTERNOON DURING THE IAC Membership Meeting.
Regional Elections will be held in the following Caucuses:
Eastern; Aberdeen; Muskogee; Albuquerque; Portland; Billings
Tuesday Morning December 8 – Sunset Ball Room
7:30GENERAL REGISTRATION Continues
8:00Exhibits Open – (Vista Ballroom)
8:00 –9:00Opening Ceremonies General Session- Sunset Ball Room
Moderator: Ross Racine, Executive Director
Youth Drum & Dance Group: Spirit of the Buffalo Dancers & Singers, Blackfeet Tribe, Browning, Montana
Flag Presentation: YOUTH
National Anthem: Kelci Bends, Northern Cheyenne
Traditional Invocation: Stan Whiteman, Blackfeet
Welcome & Opening Remarks: Harlan Beaulieu, President, IAC
IAC Overview: Ross Racine, Executive Director
9:00-9:30Jason Weller, Chief, Natural Resource Conservation Service
9:30 – 10:00Producer of the Year- Harlan Beaulieu presenting
10:00 – 10:30“Get Involved” – Ben Meyer, Future Farmers of America
10:30 – 11:30Keynotes: YOUTH ESSAYS
11:30 – 1:30Lunch Provided – (El Dorado Ballroom)
Spirit of the Buffalo Dancers & Singers, Blackfeet Tribe, Browning, Montana
Master of Ceremonies: Verna Billedeaux, Blackfeet Extension
Tuesday Afternoon Session December 8-Sunset Ballroom
Moderator: Zach Butler, IAC TA Staff
1:30 –2:15“Where are they now?” – Zach Butler, Sac & Fox
“The Impact IAC has on Youth long-term” – Kari Hall-Lawrence, Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota (video)
2:15 – 3:00“Becoming a Youth Loan Sponsor” –Connie Holman, Director of Loan Making, Farm Service Agency
3: 00 – 3:30Networking Break – refreshments provided (Vista Ballroom)
3:30 – 4:00“Charging Home: How One Community Rallied Around Its Youth” – Verna Billedeaux, Blackfeet 4-H
4:00 – 4:30“Reviving Traditional Farming” – Matthew Leivas, Sr., Farm Manager & Tribal Council, Chemehuevi Indian Tribe
4:30- 5:00“Natinawe’ Our Greatest Resource” – Juan Armand (President) & Meagen Baldy (Director) - Klamath Trinity Resource Conservation District, Hoopa Valley Tribe
Wednesday Morning December 9 – Sunset Ball Room
Moderator:Ross Racine, Executive Director, IAC
9:00am – 5:00pm American Indian Foods, Level II; Export Readiness Seminar
(Carson City I)
8:00 – 8:15General Session
Invocation: Youth presentation and Drum & Dance Honor Song
8:15 – 9:00Cattlmen’s Beef Board: GET INVOLVED! – Polly Ruhland, CEO
9:00 – 9:45“Establishing a Cattle Association and its Benefits" – Caren Cowen, Director, New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
9:45 – 10:15Networking Break –refreshments provided (Vista Ballroom)
10:15 – 11:00United States Cattlemen’s Association – Jess Peterson, Executive Vice President
11:00 – 12:00“Cattle Cycles & Inventory” – Eric Belasco, Montana State University
12:00 – 1:00LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
Wednesday Afternoon December 9 – Sunset Ball Room
Moderator: Zach Ducheneaux, Secretary, IAC
1:00 – 1:30“The Impact of the Cattle Business on Reservations” – Zach Ducheneaux, Secretary, IAC Board
1:30 – 2:00“Native American Natural Foods” – Mark Tilsen, CEO
2:00 – 2:30Networking Break – refreshments provided (Vista Ballroom)
2:30 – 5:002015 Tribal Disasters
Moderator: Dan Fagerlie, Extension Advisor, Colville
Disasters:
Kole Fitzpatrick, Blackfeet Fire
Jackie Richter - Colville Fire
Leo Watchman– Navajo Mine Spill
Drought Monitoring – Doug Boyle, Nevada State Climatologist
Staci Emm, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
Available Help:
FSA- Judith Olson, Washington State Executive Director
NRCS – Darrel DuVallMary Scott, South Dakota Indian Liaison
RMA – John Lockie, Risk Management Specialist
4:30Questions
5:00“Model Food & Agriculture Code for Indian Country: Roundtable Discussion; Discussion facilitated by Janie Hipp & Erin Shirl, Indigenous Food & Agriculture Initiative” (Reno II)
Thursday Morning December 10 – Sunset Ball Room
Moderator: Dan Cornelius, IAC TA Staff
9:00am – 5:00pm American Indian Foods, Level II; Export Readiness Seminar (Carson City I)
8:00 – 8:30Invocation: Drum Group
8:30 – 9:00“Enhancing Tribal Food Sovereignty” –Lisa Hillman, Project Coordinator (Karuk Tribe)Perri McDaniel, Coordinator for Klamath Tribe
9:00 – 9:30“Farm to School Initiative” – Jim Stone, Executive Director, Inter Tribal Bison Cooperative
9:30 – 10:15USDA Farm-to-School– Samantha Benjamin-Kirk, Farm-to-School Lead, USDA Food & Nutrition Service
10:15 – 10:45Products & Opportunities:
-Charo Olive Oil- Jeff Charo, Owner
10:45-11:00BREAK
11:00 – 12:00Youth Presentations – Donita Fischer, IAC, Public Relations
Thursday Afternoon December 10
1:00 – 1:30IAC Board Meeting reconvene (Reno II)
1:30IAC MEMBERSHIP MEETING (Virginia City II)
1:00 – 5:00Oklahoma Forum (Laughlin III)
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
- 2015 Symposium Planning Committee
- Animal Plant Health & Inspection Service
- National Association of Broadcasters
- University of Arkansas – Law School, Indigenous Food & Agriculture Initiative