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2023 NTP Agenda

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All times are in central time.

General Track

Veterans Track

Youth Track

Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

Boardroom 1

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10

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00 AM

8

:

30 AM

Planning Committee Meeting

Speaker Details

Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

Ballroom 1

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5

:

00 PM

8

:

30 AM

2023 EPA Leadership Development Agency Forum

Speaker Details

Meeting for EPA employees attending the SAIGE NTP

Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

Ballroom Foyer

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12

:

00 PM

8

:

30 AM

Exhibits and Vendor Check-in and Setup

Speaker Details

Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

Boardroom 1

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10

:

30 AM

10

:

00 AM

Registration Volunteers' Meeting

Speaker Details

Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

Boardroom 2

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11

:

00 AM

10

:

30 AM

Moderators’ Review Meeting

Speaker Details

Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

Escalator Landing

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5

:

00 PM

12

:

30 PM

Registered Attendees Check-In and Bag Pick-up

Speaker Details

Speakers, Exhibitors and Vendors Check-In

Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

Ballroom Foyer

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3

:

30 PM

2

:

30 PM

BREAK - Coffee/Tea Available

Speaker Details

Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

Ballroom 2

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4

:

15 PM

3

:

30 PM

Introduction to SAIGE

Speaker Details

Session by SAIGE Former Chair, Danny Garceau

Danny Garceau

SAIGE Former Chair

Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

Escalator Landing

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6

:

00 PM

4

:

30 PM

On-site Registration

Speaker Details

For those who have not registered previously online

Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

Ballroom 4

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8

:

30 PM

7

:

00 PM

Cultural Reception – Tulsa Indian Club and Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women Presentations

Speaker Details

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

West Lawn

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7

:

30 AM

Solstice Morning Smudging Ceremony (All Welcome)

Speaker Details

West Lawn is located just south of the pool.

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom Foyer

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5

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00 PM

7

:

30 AM

Exhibit Hall Open

Speaker Details

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Escalator Landing

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10

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00 AM

8

:

00 AM

Registration Check-in

Speaker Details

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 3

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8

:

45 AM

8

:

30 AM

GENERAL PLENARY SESSION: Opening of the National Training Program

Speaker Details

Presentation of Colors – Muscogee (Creek) Honor Guard
Prayer – Tim Nevaquaya
Honor Song – Tulsa Indian Club Drum

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 3

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9

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00 AM

8

:

45 AM

Opening Remarks

Speaker Details

Fredericka Joseph

Chair

Society of American Indian Government Employees

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 3

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9

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15 AM

9

:

00 AM

Welcome and Tribal Overview

Speaker Details

David Hill

Principal Chief

Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 3

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9

:

30 AM

9

:

15 AM

Geoffrey Standing Bear, Principal Chief, Osage Nation

Speaker Details

Geoffrey Standing Bear

Principal Chief of the Osage Nation

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 3

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9

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45 AM

9

:

30 AM

Charles Sams III, Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior

Speaker Details

(Recorded Session)

Charles F. Sams III

Director

National Park Service

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 3

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10

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00 AM

9

:

45 AM

Michael S. Regan, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (Recorded Session)

Speaker Details

With Remarks From: Jane Nishida, Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of International and Tribal Affairs;
Kenneth Martin, Director of the EPA’s American Indian Environmental Office

Michael Regan

Administrator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Jane Nashida

Assistant Administrator

EPA’s Office of International and Tribal Affairs

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 3

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10

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30 AM

10

:

00 AM

Brettlyn Bevenue, Outreach Specialist, Cherokee Film

Speaker Details

Brettlyn Bevenue

Outreach Specialist

Cherokee Film

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 3

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11

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15 AM

10

:

30 AM

Protecting Tribal Sovereignty: Discussions on Recent Court Rulings and Implementation of Decisions (Panel)

Speaker Details

Moderated by Michael Anderson, Anderson Indian Law

Mike McBride

Director

Crowe & Dunlevey

Geri Wisner

Attorney General

Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 3

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11

:

45 AM

11

:

15 AM

From SAIGE Student to Agency Director

Speaker Details

Julian Guerrero

Director

Office of Indian Education, Department of Education

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 3

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12

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00 PM

11

:

45 AM

Honoring

Speaker Details

Danny Garceau

SAIGE Former Chair

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

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1

:

30 PM

12

:

00 PM

Lunch On Your Own

Speaker Details

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Professional Development

Meeting Rm 1

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2

:

45 PM

1

:

30 PM

Mapping Your Pathway to Federal Employment

Speaker Details

Elaine Robles

Human Resources, Diversity, Outreach & Employee Services Division

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Indigenous Natural Resources/Culture

Ballroom 2

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2

:

45 AM

1

:

30 PM

Energy Development on Indian Lands

Speaker Details

Dale Bond

Chief

Division of Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD)

Duane Matt

Acting Solid Minerals Branch Chief

Division of Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD)

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

EEO & Diversity

Meeting Rm 2

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2

:

45 PM

1

:

30 PM

Everything You Need to Know about Presidential Executive Orders Around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

Speaker Details

Cynthia (Cin-dee) Dunn

EEO/EDI Director, Tax Exempt and Government Entities

U.S. Internal Revenue Service

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom Foyer

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4

:

30 PM

1

:

30 PM

Career Fair and Community Outreach

Speaker Details

Free and open to the public, SAIGE Students’ participation

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Federal Indian Law/Indian Country

Ballroom 1

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2

:

45 PM

1

:

30 PM

Working with Tribal Nations and Honoring the Nation-to-Nation Relationship

Speaker Details

Luke Jones

Sr. Analyst

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Michael Anderson

Attorney

Anderson Indian Law

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

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3

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00 PM

2

:

45 PM

BREAK

Speaker Details

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

EEO & Diversity

Meeting Rm 2

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4

:

15 PM

3

:

00 PM

Revitalizing Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Speaker Details

Cynthia (Cin-dee) Dunn

EEO/EDI Director, Tax Exempt and Government Entities

U.S. Internal Revenue Service

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Professional Development

Meeting Rm 1

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4

:

15 PM

3

:

00 PM

Knowledge Transfer: Wisdom and Guidance for Management Success

Speaker Details

Marcellus Proctor

Associate Chief

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA/GSFC), Electrical Engineering Division

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Federal Indian Law/Indian Country

Ballroom 1

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4

:

15 PM

3

:

00 PM

Killers of the Flower Moon: Reconciling the Osage Reign of Terror

Speaker Details

Mike McBride

Director

Crowe & Dunlevey

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Indigenous Natural Resources/Culture

Ballroom 2

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4

:

15 PM

3

:

00 PM

Cultural and Legal Aspects of Possessing Eagle Feathers

Speaker Details

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 1

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7

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30 PM

6

:

00 PM

Traditional Crafts Demonstration

Speaker Details

Beading and Shawl Fringing:
Learn how to bead and fringe, materials provided - SAIGE Board Members-
Sue Morris, Nieva Brock, Roberta Lewis

Wednesday

Jun 21, 2023

Ballroom 3

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9

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00 PM

7

:

30 PM

Film Showing and Q&A

Speaker Details

For Our People episodes; Short Film: Lakota

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Ballroom Foyer

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8

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30 AM

7

:

00 AM

Coffee, Tea

Speaker Details

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Ballroom Foyer

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5

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00 PM

7

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30 AM

Exhibit Hall Open

Speaker Details

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Ballroom 3

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9

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00 AM

8

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45 AM

GENERAL PLENARY SESSION: Opening of Day Two

Speaker Details

Opening Prayer - Jimmy Caddo
Updates & Announcements – Jay Spaan, SAIGE Vice-Chair

Jay Spaan

Vice-Chair

Society of American Indian Government Employees

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Ballroom 3

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9

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15 AM

9

:

00 AM

Monica Jerome, Division of Environmental Systems, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA

Speaker Details

Monica Jerome

Assistant Secretary for Tribal Affairs

U.S Department of Transportation

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Escalator Landing

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10

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00 AM

9

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00 AM

Registration Check-in

Speaker Details

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Ballroom 3

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9

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45 AM

9

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15 AM

Arlando Teller, Assistant Secretary for Tribal Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation

Speaker Details

Arlando Teller

Assistant Secretary for Tribal Affairs

U.S. Department of Transportation

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Ballroom 3

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10

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15 AM

9

:

45 AM

Treaty Obligations

Speaker Details

Kim Tehee

Director of Government Relations

Cherokee Nation

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Ballroom 3

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11

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00 AM

10

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15 AM

Diversity – EPA Panel

Speaker Details

Moderator: Rafael Deleon
Panelists: Ted Owens, JoAnn Brant, Tina Davis, and Anna Marie Romero

Rafael Deleon

Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator (PDAA)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Ted Owens

Acting Director

EPA Criminal Investigation Division

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Ballroom 3

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11

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30 AM

11

:

00 AM

Introduction of Youth Track

Speaker Details

JoAnn Brant, SAIGE Youth Director, Environmental Protection Agency, SAIGE Student Participants

JoAnn Brant

Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

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12

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00 PM

11

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30 AM

BREAK

Speaker Details

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Ballroom 3

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1

:

30 PM

12

:

00 PM

Warrior Society Luncheon and Award Presentation

Speaker Details

All Are Invited

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Federal Indian Law/Indian Country

Ballroom 1

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3

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00 PM

1

:

45 PM

Self-Determination, Self-Governance, and Other Authorities that Tribal Nations Use to Take Over Federal Programs

Speaker Details

Jay Spaan

Vice-Chair

Society of American Indian Government Employees

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

EEO & Diversity

Meeting Rm 2

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3

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00 PM

1

:

45 PM

Workplace Microaggressions: Recognizing and Overcoming Them

Speaker Details

Cynthia (Cin-dee) Dunn

EEO/EDI Director, Tax Exempt and Government Entities

U.S. Internal Revenue Service

Thursday

Jun 22, 2023

Professional Development

Meeting Rm 1

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3

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00 PM

1

:

45 PM

The Roadmap to Managing Your Career

Speaker Details

Elaine Robles

Human Resources, Diversity, Outreach & Employee Services Division

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2023 NTP Agenda

Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

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Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

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Ballroom 1

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2023 EPA Leadership Development Agency Forum

Meeting for EPA employees attending the SAIGE NTP

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Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

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Ballroom Foyer

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Exhibits and Vendor Check-in and Setup

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Tuesday

Jun 20, 2023

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Registration Volunteers' Meeting

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