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PARTNERING WITH NATIVE ASSET-BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS 1 D E V E L O P E D F O R T H E A S S E T S L E A R N I N G C O N F E R E N C E W A S H I N G T O N , D C ~ S E P T E M B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 4 Thank You 2 Special thanks to the Native

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D E V E L O P E D F O R T H E A S S E T S L E A R N I N G C O N F E R E N C E W A S H I N G T O N , D C ~ S E P T E M B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 4

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Thank You

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Special thanks to the Native CDFI Network for supporting this workshop to benefit CFED partner

  • rganizations’ work with Native Nations
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Welcome

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Course Objective

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Support participants’ efforts to develop effective partnerships with Native asset-building

  • rganizations.

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Agenda Overview

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 Welcome & Introductions

 Snapshot of Indian Country

 Examining culture  Historical overview  Sovereignty & federal trust responsibility

 Today’s landscape

 Setting the stage for partnerships  Next steps

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Introduction Activity

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  • Native American, American Indian,

First Nations, Indian, Native, and Indigenous.

  • 2.4 million Native people in the U.S.
  • 566 distinct federally recognized tribal

nations(culturally and linguistically distinct) (1/2 in Alaska)

  • 245 state recognized tribes

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Snapshot of Indian Country

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Examining Culture

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Culture Includes

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 Customary beliefs, social norms, and material traits

  • f a racial, religious, or social group.

 Characteristic features of everyday existence (as

diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time.

 Set of shared attitudes, values, goals, or practices

that characterizes an institution or organization.

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Understanding Cultural Paradigms

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Finite versus infinite resources

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Understanding Cultural Paradigms

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Interdependence versus individualism

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Understanding Cultural Paradigms

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Extended family versus immediate family

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Understanding Cultural Paradigms

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Direct versus indirect communication

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TO UNDERSTAND INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY, WE MUST LOOK AT HISTORY...

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Historical Overview of

Native American History

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Historical Map

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Key Periods in Native American History

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 Pre-1492

Pre-Columbian Period

 1942 – 1828

Colonial Period

 1828 – 1887

Removal, Reservation and Treaty Period

 1887 – 1934

Allotment and Assimilation Period

 1934 – 1945

Indian Reorganization Period

 1945 – 1968

Termination Period

 1968 – Present

Self-Determination Period

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PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH’S CONCEPT OF SOVEREIGNTY

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Sovereignty and the Federal Trust Relationship

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Sovereignty and American History

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Why did the United States want to be an independent, sovereign country?

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NATIVE SOVEREIGNTY

WHAT CONCEPTS DID YOU HEAR? http://nnidatabase.org/ db/video/rebuilding- native-nations-course- series-defining- sovereignty.  Sophie Pierre , Chief Commissioner of the

British Columbia Treaty Commission, former Chief of the St. Mary’s Indian Band and former administrator of the Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council; Ktunaxa Nation

 Wilma Mankiller (deceased), Former

Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

 Jamie Fullmer, Former Chairman; Yavapai-

Apache Nation

 Suzan Harjo, Poet, writer, lecturer, curator

and policy advocate; Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee

 John "Rocky" Barrett, Chairman; Citizen

Potawatomi Nation

 Floyd Jourdain, Chairman, Red Lake Band of

Chippewa

 Patricia Ninham-Hoeft , Secretary of the

Business Committee, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin

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Federal Trust Responsibility

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 The federal Indian trust responsibility is a legal

  • bligation under which the United States “has

charged itself with moral obligations of the highest responsibility and trust” toward Indian tribes.

 The federal government promised to protect and

provide health care, education, housing economic development, agricultural assistance for lands they took from tribes.

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  • Self Determination
  • Cultural Revitalization
  • Language Revitalization
  • Tribal Sovereignty
  • Education
  • Economic development
  • Land use
  • Health
  • Child welfare

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Today’s Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges

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Creating Successful Partnerships in Indian Country

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Learn About the Community

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 Conduct Research  Learn protocols and

etiquette

 Introductions  Elders  Handshakes  Eye contact  Meetings  Pace of conversation  Disagreeing

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Build and Maintain Relationships

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 Be aware of the

community’s historical experience

 Focus on listening, respect,

and being authentic

 Go to the community  Practice patience  Nurture relationships over

time

 Try to identify a

community navigator or liaison

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Develop a Mutually Beneficial Agenda

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 Reflect on key components

  • f successful partnerships

 Identify mutual benefits of

potential or proposed partnership

 Develop collaborative

project goals

 Establish co-leadership  Revisit goals, expectations

and process periodically

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Create Internal Capacity

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 Develop staff cross-cultural capacity  Examine program requirements  Provide training on unique programs and procedures  Identify a potential relationship manager

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"IF YOU HAVE COME HERE TO HELP ME, YOU ARE WASTING OUR TIME. BUT IF YOU HAVE COME BECAUSE YOUR LIBERATION IS BOUND UP WITH MINE, THEN LET US WORK TOGETHER.” LILLA WATSON

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Next Steps…Your Partnership Plan

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Thank you for participating!

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For more information contact:

Lee Anne Adams NeighborWorks America ladams@nw.org Vickie Oldman-John Seven Sisters Community Development Group, LLC kitseallyboy@gmail.com

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