INDIAN ECONOMIC FUTURES
GOVERNANCE AND STATE TAXATION
AUGUST 30-31, 1996
KENNEDY AUDITORIUM
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
This seminar will explore questions related to the economic futures
of Native communities in light of recent growth history of tribal
and private businesss on reservations, and the efforts by states to
tax them:
- What is the context of finance among contemporary Native peoples?
- What is the history of state-tribal relations relative to
jurisdiction and economic sovereignty?
- What is the context of conflictive leadership in Native communities?
Is the problem insurmountable?
- What potential avenues exist for long-term Native community strategic
planning around economics and enterprise?
SPEAKERS
Rebecca Adamson Cherokee, President, First Nations
Development
Institute
Curtis Berkey Attorney, Justice Department
John Mohawk Seneca, Historial, SUNY Buffalo
Bob Rich and Natalie Hemlock Search Managers, Horizons, Inc., Ithaca, NY
And others to be confirmed
AGENDA
Keynote Speaker: Friday, August 30, 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Seminar Sessions: Saturday, August 31, 9:00-5:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION AND ACCOMODATIONS
Cost: $25.00 pre-registration/$30.00 at the door
Students may apply for a limited number of registration waivers
Lodging: Participants will arrange own lodging and meals
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
American Indian Program/Akwe:kon Press
Cornell University, 300 Caldwell Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
phone: 607/255-6587
fax: 255-6246