TENTATIVE AGENDA

State – Tribal Summit

Hosted by: The Select Water Committee and

The Select Committee on Tribal Relations

Chief's Tech Center Auditorium

Wyoming Indian High School

638 Blue Sky Highway

Ethete, Wyoming

 

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Thursday, October 4, 2007 beginning at 8:30 a.m.

 

 

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.               Summit Registration – Wyoming Indian High School Auditorium

 

                                    Lunch

                                    – Provided by Little Wind Casino Deli, Ethete

 

1:00 P.M.        Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC) Tour

                        – Meet at Wyoming Indian High School

Tour Topics: Water

                                    – Irrigation

                                    – Potable

                                    – Storage

 

4:00 to 6:00 P.M.     Registration at the Inn at Lander, Best Western

 

6:00 to 8:00 P.M.     Reception (Hors D'Oeuvres, Cash Bar)

                                – The Inn at Lander, Best Western 

 

 

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

8:00 to 8:30 A.M.       Registration – Chief's Tech Center Auditorium, Wyoming Indian High School

 

8:30 A.M.       Welcome

 

                        Roll Call – Select Water Committee

                        Approval of August Minutes

 

                        Roll Call – Select Committee on Tribal Relations

                        Approval of August Minutes

 

Opening Blessing

– Burton Hutchinson, Northern Arapaho Tribal Elder

 

Introduction of Committee Members, Tribal, State, and other Government Officials

– Representative McOmie

 

Purpose of Summit and brief overview of next 2 days

– Senator Vasey, Representative Anderson

– Chairman Brannan, Chairman Posey

– Christopher "Kip" Crofts, Governor's Office

Brief Summary of Tour

– Gary Collins, Tribal Liaison, Arapaho

 

9:15 A.M.       Water Panels

                        (Moderated by Senator Case, Mitch Cottenoir, Shoshone Co-Chairman of Wind River Water Resources Control Board and Water Development Commissioner)

 

1.         Background- Brief History of Water and Water Law on the Reservation

            Topics: Summary of water on the Reservation – storage, irrigation and potable

Problems with water on the Reservation – storage, irrigation and potable

                        Status Quo on the Reservation

Progress with water projects

Challenges on Reservation water

 

Panel A:  Mike Purcell, Director WWDC

   Pat Tyrrell, State Engineer

                           John Lawson, Wyoming Area Manager Bureau of Reclamation

 

Panel B: Orville St. Clair, Shoshone Business Council Member

                          Bill Russell, Tribal Water Engineer

                          Sandra C'Bearing, Arapaho Co-Chairman of Wind River Water Resources Control Board

                                               

10:30 – 10:45 A.M. Break

 

10:45 A.M.     Water Panels Continued

                        (Moderated by Senator Case, Mitch Cottenoir, Shoshone Co-Chairman of Wind River Water Resources Control Board and Water Development Commissioner)

 

2.         Is the Future Grounded in the Past?

           

Topics: Adjudication of the Big Horn Case

            – Priority Dates

            Compromises

            What needs to be done?

            – Market Water

                        Downstream problems with water

            – Montana

           

12:00 P.M.      Lunch

                        – Wyoming Indian High School

 

1:00 P.M.        Water Panels Continued

                        (Moderated by Senator Case, Mitch Cottenoir, Shoshone Co-Chairman of Wind River Water Resources Control Board and Water Development Commissioner)

 

3.         Where do we go from here?

Topics: Factors affecting Water on the Reservation

             Designating water projects

 

 

Panel C: Steve Gray, Wyoming State Climatologist

              Bureau of Indian Affairs

 

3:00 – 3:15 P.M.         Break

 

3:15 P.M.        Public Services and Utilities – Natural Gas

                        (Moderated by Senator Johnson, JBC)

            Topics:  Improving Gas Connections

Tribal Utilities

                        LIEAP – Low Income Energy Assistance Program

 

Panel:   Floyd Phillips, Joint Business Council

Kathleen A. "Cindy" Lewis, Chair Wyoming Public Service Commission

                        Norm Long, Representative for SourceGas of Wyoming

                        Edward Lonefight, Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs

                        Brian Jeffries, Executive Director, Wyoming Pipeline Authority

                        Bryce Freeman, Administrator, Office of Consumer Advocate

           

4:30 P.M.        Wrap-up of Wednesday's Sessions

                        Pre-view of Thursday's Events

                        – Gary Collins, Tribal Liaison, Arapaho

                        – Member of Select Water Committee

 

5:30 P.M.        Traditional Dinner and Cultural Interaction

– Wyoming Indian High School

 

Thursday, October 4, 2007

8:30 A.M.       Welcome

                        Opening Blessing

– Star Weed, Eastern Shoshone Tribal Elder

Brief Summary from Previous 2 days of Summit– Arlene Shoyo, Vice Chairman Shoshone Business Council,

– Senator Job

 

8:45 A.M.       Telecommunications

                        (Moderated by JBC, Representative Quarberg)

            Topics: Telecommunication Infrastructure

Distance learning and education

                        Internet connections

           

            Panel:   Kathleen A. "Cindy" Lewis, Chair Wyoming Public Service Commission

Bryce Freeman, Administrator, Office of Consumer Advocate

Edward Lonefight, Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Jeff Hubbard, Public Policy Director , Qwest Wyoming

Michael Kenney, General Manager, Dubois Telephone Exchange

Gene Meier, Superintendent, Ft. Washakie High School

 

10:00 – 10:15 A.M.    Break

 

10:15 A.M.     Health Panels

                        (Moderated by Chairman Posey, Representative Goggles)

1.         Background – Historical background

            Topics: How did we get here?

                        Treaty based background

 

Panel:   Elizabeth Antone, Arapaho Tribal Health Director

                        Harmony Spoonhunter, Shoshone Tribal Health Director

                        Edward Lonefight, Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs

                        Dr. Brent D. Sherard, Director and State Health Officer, Wyoming Department of Health

 

2.         Health on the Reservation

            Topics: Status and Overview of Health care services and delivery on the Reservation

                        West Nile

                        What is working on the Reservation

                        Tribal Health Organizations

                        Challenges of health services on the Reservation

                        Health disparity

                        Department of Family Services - model for delivery                    

 

            Panel:   Betty Sones, Wyoming Minority Health Program Manager

                        Michelle Antone, Indian Health Services

                        Cathy Keene, CEO, Wind River Health System

                        Dr. Bruce Calder, Indian Health Services

                        Physician from Lander/Riverton Hospital

                        Phil Easton, CEO, Lander Valley Medical Center

 

12:00 P.M.      Lunch (Sponsored by The Center for Civic Education)

– Wyoming Indian High School

 

1:30 P.M.        Family Services Panel

                        (Moderated by Chairman Brannan, Representative Buchanan)

            Topics: Family Services on the Reservation

Child Protection Services

Juvenile Services

Detention Center

Economic Assistance

Where do we go from here?

 

            Panel:   Tony Lewis, Director of Wyoming Department of Family Services

Tom Kennah, State DFS consultant and liaison for Indian Social Services

George Moss, Director, Northern Arapaho Nation Department of Social Services

                        John Wadda, Director, Eastern Shoshone 477 Program

Velma Rhodes, Director, Northern Arapaho Child Protection Services

Antoinette Harris, Supervisor, Northern Arapaho Child Protection Services

Larry McAdams, Director, Eastern Shoshone Child Protection Services

                        Ed Newell, Fremont County Attorney

                        Roma Jimerson, Tribal Prosecutor

           

4:30 P.M.        Topics for Next Summit

                        Wrap up of Summit

                        – Ed Wadda, Tribal Liaison, Shoshone

                        – Chairman Brannan, Arapaho Business Council

                        – Chairman Posey, Shoshone Business Council

                        - Senator Anderson

                        – Representative Simpson

 

Joint Closing Blessing

– Star Weed, Eastern Shoshone Tribe

– Burton Hutchinson, Northern Arapaho Tribe

 

ADJOURN

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