When

Monday, May 16, 2022 at 8:00 AM PDT
-to-
Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 5:00 PM PDT

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Where

Silver Reef Casino, 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale, WA 
4876 Haxton Way
Ferndale, WA 98248
 

 
Driving Directions 

Contact

Michel Lenihan 
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians 
5416401781 
mlenihan@atnitribes.org 
 

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Event Mid-Year Convention 

 

Agenda Below

FAQ:
What Covid Precautions are being taken?

Following the lead of our host tribe for this event; masks are optional, but highly encouraged. 
Vaccines are mandatory for attendance.

Is this event only in person?

All committee meetings will be available via zoom, we will not be charging extra for in person or virtual attendance.
As we approach the event date a Zoom registration form will be emailed to all registrants.

I would like to be a vendor, how do I register?

Our vendor form can be found here. Unfortunately, vendor space is limited this year so not all people who attempt to register will be able to have a booth.

I would like to register multiple people for this convention, how would I do that?

Our event registration page has a pay by check option, and you can send that check to 5904 NE Sandy Blvd Portland, OR 97213. You can fill out this form here as well. 

Sunday, May 15, 2022

10:30 - 4:00 pm

Golf Tournament (Loomis Trail Golf Course)

10:00 - 11:30 am

Volunteer Convention Packet Assembly 

10:00 – 1:00 pm

Executive Board Meeting

3:00 – 5:00 pm

Education

4:00 - 6:00 pm

Registration 

4:00 - 8:00 pm


New Tribal Leaders Presentation & Dinner at 

Hosted by ATNI & Lummi

Sponsored by US Bank, BP, 

7:00 – 8:00 pm

Committee Chair Meeting 



Monday, May 16, 2022


7:00 am

Registration Opens 

8:00 am

Continental Breakfast (boxed)

8:30 am

Call to Order

Posting of Colors Lummi Legion, Post 33

Invocation, Rosalie Scott?

8:45 am

Roll Call - Jeanie Louie (Coeur d’Alene), ATNI Secretary

Financial Report - Sharon Goudy (Yakama), ATNI Treasurer

9:05 am

Welcome

Chairman Willie Jones Jr., Lummi Nation

9:15 am

State of ATNI

Leonard Forsman, ATNI President

9:25 am

Terri Parr (Coeur d’Alene)

ATNI Executive Directive Director

9:30 am

Department of the Interior, speaker TBA


10:00 am


USDA Rural Development

Rural Utilities Service (NITA)

10:20 am

Washington Department of Natural Resources

Commissioner of Public Lands

Hilary Franz

10:40 am

State Issues (Part 1) part 2 on Wednesday


Washington - Debra Lekanoff

Oregon - TBA

11:20 am 

US Attorney

Western Washington

Nicholas W. Brown 

11:40 am 

Washington Department of Revenue

Fishing Hunting & Gathering Exemption

Vikki Smith, Director


12:00 pm

UNITY  (Jonathan Arakawa, Lower Elwha, NW Regional Rep

12:10 pm

Ginger Sykes Torres (D) AZ

12:15 pm

Lunch (Grab and go in buffet)

1:30 pm

(Native American Rights Fund)

2:00 pm

Economic Development Corporation

State Small Business Credit Initiative, coalition building

Amber Schulz-Oliver

2:15 pm

National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition

Deborah Parker


2:30 pm

Robert Porter, Border Alliance

3:00 - 4:30 pm

Breakout Sessions

- BIA Realty Roundtable - Bryan Mercier & Staff

- MMIW

- TBA

4:30 - 6:00 pm

Receptions

- University of Idaho & Washington State University

- Meet & Greet for Political Candidates

      Ginger Sykes Torres for Congress (D) AZ

6:00 pm

Culture Night


Tuesday, May 17, 2022


8:00 am

Registration/Trade Show opens 

Resolution/Work Room Open |Continental Breakfast

ATNI COMMITTEE SCHEDULE

  TIME

ROOM #1

ROOM #2


ROOM #3

ROOM #4

ROOM #5

Room #6

8:00- 10:00am

Taxation

Food Sovereignty

Human Resources

Law & Justice

Housing

TANF

10:15-

12:15pm

Energy

Trust

Reform

Native Vote

Gaming

Transportation

TERO

12:30 - 2:30pm

Tele-

communications

Culture &

Elders

Education

Veterans



2:45 - 6:00pm

Economic

Development

Natural 

Resources

Indian Child

Welfare

Health

Drug Prevention




6:00 - 7:00 pm


Break

7:00 pm

Deadline for Resolutions

8:00 pm

Film Screening

Trailer for MMIW Film

Daughter of a Lost Bird





Wednesday, May 18, 2022


7:00am

Healthy Run/Walk 

8:00am

Registration/Trade Show opens 

Resolution/Work Room Open

Continental Breakfast


8:30am

General Assembly

Invocation

Roll Call: Casey Mitchell (Nez Perce)

8:45am

Legislative Update

Brian Gunn (Colville) Powers

9:05am

Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional Office

Bryan Mercier (Grand Ronde) Regional Director

9:25am

IHS, Ann Arnette

9:45am

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

Nick Lewis (Lummi) Chairman

Laura Platero (Navajo) Executive Director,

National Indian Health Board

Stacy Bohlen (Sault Ste Marie Band of Chippewa)  CEO

10:05

Indian Child Welfare

-Oregon Report

-Washington Report

10:25

Bonneville Power Administration, Marcy Foster

10:45

Yakama Nation Farms

11:05

State Issues (Cont.) 

Idaho- Nez Perce

Montana- 

Alaska- Katherine….

11:50

Lummi Nation

Secure Withdrawal Management Services (Temporary Detox Facility) potential tour?

12:05

The Evergreen State College

Consultation

12:10

Salmon Recovery 

Kat Brigham Chairwoman (Umatilla)

Ron Allen Chairman (Jamestown S’Klallam)

12:15 - 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm -

2:30 pm

Cougar Den

2:45 - 4:30 pm

Breakouts

  • National Indian Health Board 

  • Salmon Recovery

  • The Evergreen State College Consultation 

  • Indian Child Welfare

6:00 pm

Seafood Banquet

In Memoriam (Video Loop)

(Guest Speaker)

Honorings

   Dean Seyler (Nick)

   Mike Marchand

   Alan Parker

   John McCoy

   Terry Williams




Thursday, May 19, 2022

8:00am

Breakfast

8:30am

Invocation: 

Roll Call: Jeanie Louie

General Assembly – Review of ATNI Resolutions, Sharon Goudy, ATNI Treasurer


12:00pm

Retire Colors: 

Closing Prayer: 

Adjourn


Refunds are decided on a case by case basis.