Julie’s List for 2021 Julie Johnson, Chair, Native American Caucus, WA State Democrats Goals: 100% Native Voting Participation and Electing Native People [email protected] Draft List May 8th Tribal Council Elections Held. Sam Penney elected new Chair of Nez Perce and Willie Frank is the new Chair of the Nisqually Tribe. May 17, 2021 WA State Candidate Filing (For School Board & all Public Offices in WA State) “Encouraging Natives to have A Seat at the Table.” May 17, 2021 First day to file a declaration of candidacy May 21, 2021 Last day to file a declaration of candidacy May 24, 2021 Final day to withdraw from the ballot May 28, 2021 Deadline for submission of Voters’ Pamphlet statements & photographs. August 3, 2021 State Primary Elections. November 2, 21 State General Election May 24-27th Affiliated Tribes of NW Indians Annual Conference “Virtual” March 25, 2021: The Honorable Leonard Forsman & Honorable ATNI is a nonprofit organization representing 58 Northwest tribal governments from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Mel Sheldon southeast Alaska, Northern California and Western Montana. both won re- Leonard Forsman (Suquamish) President. Mel Sheldon Jr. (Tulalip) 1st Vice-President, Delano Saluskin (Yakama) 2nd Vice election to their President, Jon George (Grand Ronde) 3rd Vice President, Sharon Goudy (Yakama) Treasurer, Jeanie Louie (Coeur Tribal Councils d’Alene), Secretary, Taylor Aalvik (Cowlitz) Assistant Secretary. For more ATNI Info: Teri Parr, (Spokane) Executive Director, [email protected] or James Parker [email protected] or Elaine Dado for a copy of the agenda: [email protected] ATNI Native ATNI: Native Vote Committee Meeting Agenda: (Virtual) Vote:Co-Chairs: (1) Welcome and Prayer: Julie Johnson (Lummi) & Theresa Sheldon (Tulalip) Theresa Sheldon & Guest Speakers: Julie Johnson (2) 2022 Elections: Tina Podlodowski, Ex. Dir. WA State Democrats (3) Introducing Native People Running for Public Office: Julie and Theresa • Colleen Echo Hawk (Pawnee Nation & Athabascan) for Seattle City Mayor. 401-2nd Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98104. (Confirmed) [email protected] … [email protected] • Robbi Kesler, JD, enrolled Skokomish Tribal Member is a Candidate for Olympia City Council. [email protected]. (Confirmed) • LaTrisha Suggs (Jamestown S’Klallam) Port Angeles City Council. WA. [email protected] Incumbent: Election Nov 2021. • Chris Roberts (Choctaw) Shoreline City Council. North Seattle. 32nd LD. [email protected]. Incumbent: Election Nov. 2021. (Confirmed) • Katherine Festa (Haida) Federal Way City Council. [email protected] • Casey Six Killer (Cherokee) ), Seattle City Major. [email protected] (Confirmed) • C’Ann Kariores (Colville) Omak City Council. [email protected] (Confirmed) Continued: ATNI Native Vote Meeting. Tuesday May 25, 2021. 10:15 am Redistricting in our States: Special Guest Speakers (4) Matt Tomaskin (Yakama) 14 LD, Yakima County (Confirmed) (5) Yvette Joseph (Colville) Spokane County. (Confirmed) (6) Alyssa Macy (Warm Springs) CEO, Washington Conservation Voters (Confirmed) and Lennon Bronsema, Redistricting Justice for Washington coalition. (Confirmed) • Redistricting is the process by which new congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn every ten years. All United States Representatives and state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. (Sen. Slade Gordon helped draw the boundaries 10 years ago) • The federal government stipulates that districts must have nearly equal populations and must not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity. • District lines should be drawn so as to coincide with the boundary’s communities of interest. • Tribal Leaders to Testify … May 24-28th DOI/BIA Tribal/Interior TIBC Budget Meeting. WA DC Virtual The Tribal/Interior Budget Council (previously the Bureau of Indian Affairs/Tribal Budget Advisory Council) was established in 1999 to facilitate tribal government participation in the planning of the BIA budget and includes two tribal representatives from each of the 12 BIA regions. TIBC meetings occur on a quarterly basis. The mission of the TIBC is: to provide an advisory government-to-government forum and process for Tribes and the Department to develop budgets that allow for the fulfillment of tribes’ self-determination, self-governance, sovereignty, and treaty rights, as well as sufficient levels of funding to address the needs of Tribes and their tribal citizens. www.ncai.org/initiatives/bia-tribal- budget-advisory-council. DOI/BIA: 1849 “C” Street, NW, WA DC 20240. 202.208.3100 June 2021 College Graduations with large Native Student Populations: • UW Graduation: Sat. June 12, 2021 • Eastern Washington University: Sat. June 12, 201 • NW Indian College Graduation at Lummi: Friday June 18, 2021. (Includes: Nez Perce, Muckleshoot, Swinomish, Tulalip Nisqually & Lummi Campus students) • Yakima Valley College: June 18, 2021 • Peninsula College Graduation in Port Angeles: June 19, 2021 June 8, 2021 2nd Annual “Protecting Our Sovereignty” Tribal Summit Host: Nisqually Tribe in partnership with the WA Indian Civil Rights Commission. Under the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA) Tribe’s have the choice to apply for jurisdiction when a non-native person commits a crime of domestic violence on a tribal reservation. At the Summit US Attorneys of the US Department of Justice will present re US Code 1304 that gives tribal jurisdiction over DV. The FBI Task Force & guest speakers will present on human trafficking, child sexual exploitation and missing murdered indigenous women, men and children. For more info call: Scott Leighanna at 360-456-5221 or e-mail [email protected]. to register. 10 am to 2:30 pm Wed June 16th NW Indian College Foundation Board of Directors Meeting (9—5 pm) “Supporting our 1,500 students from 130 different Tribes. • Muckleshoot College Campus 253-876-3274 [email protected] • Nez Perce College Campus 208-621-4605 [email protected] • Nisqually College Campus 360-456-5221 [email protected] Thank You • Port Gamble S’Klallam College Campus 360-297-6215 [email protected] Volunteers for • Swinomish College Campus 360-255-4435 [email protected] • Tulalip College Campus 360-594-4094 [email protected] supporting our • Lummi College Campus 360-676-2772 or 866-676-2772 students at NW NWIC Foundation Board of Directors Officers: Indian College & our NW Indian College Foundation! Julie Johnson Patsy Whitefoot Henry Cagey Justin Guillory Leesa Wright Linda Weaver President Vice President Vice President Secretary Member At large Contact Patrisha Lane for more info at: [email protected]. 360-392-4305 June 20-24th National Congress of American Indians “Mid-Year” Conference Dena’ina Center, Anchorage, Alaska. For more information write or call: NCAI Embassy of Tribal Nations, 1516 “P” Street NW, Wash. DC 20005. 202-466-7767. Conference Planners: Jamie Gomez (Tlingit) Chief of Staff. [email protected] ext. 211. Nicholas Courtney (Makah) Director of Policy. [email protected]. ext. 246. Fatima Abbas, Vice President of Government Relations. [email protected]. Dante Desiderio, Citizen of the Sappony Tribe of North Carolina has been selected as the new NCAI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and will be joining NCAI on May 11th. Fawn Sharp, Aaron Payment, Juana Dixon, Shannon Holsey, Dante Desiderio Fawn Sharp, Juris Doctorate, President of NCAI & Vice President Quinault Nation, Washington State. Dr. Aaron Payment NCIA Vice Chair, and Chair of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa, Michigan Dr. Juana Majel-Dixon NCAI Sec. and Policy Director of the Pauma Band of Mission Indians of California Shannon Holsey, NCAI Treasurer & President of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, Wi. And 12 Regional Vice Chairs. (Leonard Forsman is the Northwest Vice Chair) June 28-July1st National Indian Head Start Directors Association Conference Embassy Suites Portland Washington Square, Portland, OR To remain the leading voice for AIAN children in Head Start programs, the National Indian Head Start Directors Association strives to preserve and respect indigenous identity, while actively providing high-quality advocacy, leadership development, and professional growth opportunities to current and future early care and education leaders. For more info: 1-405-360-2919 / [email protected] / P.O. Box 6058, Norman, OK 73070 July 2021 July 2 -6th United National Indian Tribal Youth Conference (UNITY) Dallas, Texas. The heart of UNITY is its affiliated youth councils, which are sponsored by tribes, Alaska Native villages, high schools, colleges, urban centers, and others. Youth Councils engage in annual projects in four areas – cultural preservation, environmental awareness, healthy lifestyles, and community service. UNITY has a growing number of affiliated youth councils, which currently stands at 320 in operation in 36 states. UNITY is the only organization to have a formal network of youth councils. UNITY Office, 953 E. Juanita Ave., Ste C, Mesa, AZ 85204, (480) 718-9793. Check out the UNITY Web site for more info. July 19-21 Joint Meeting: 2021 Reservation Economic Summit & National Indian Gaming Associations Trade Shows. Virtual & Paris Las Vegas Hotel The Reservation Economic Summit held by The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development features unparalleled access to respected tribal leaders, members of congress, federal agency representatives, state and local elected officials and top executives on a national platform.