AGENDA

SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRIBAL RELATIONS

 

Thursday, March 23, 2006

The Inn at Lander, Best Western

260 Grandview

Lander, Wyoming

 

 

This agenda sets forth the order in which the Committee will consider each topic, without specific time frames allotted.  Please note the 8:00 am start time.

 

Thursday, March 23, 2006

8:00 a.m.            Call to order/Roll call

 

1.            Introduction of attendees

 

2.            Approval of January Minutes

 

3.            Opening Remarks

            - Ivan Posey, Chairman of the Eastern Shoshone Business Council

- Richard Brannan, Chairman of the Northern Arapaho Business Council

 

4.         Tribal Liaisons

            Allison Sage

Edward Wadda

 

5.            Development of Inter-governmental Relationships

            Development of short term and long term policies

            - Ivan Posey, Chairman of the Eastern Shoshone Business Council

- Richard Brannan, Chairman of the Northern Arapaho Business Council

- Allison Sage

- Edward Wadda

 

6.            Gambling Update

            - Melanie Gambler, Chairman Northern Arapaho Gaming Agency

            - Jim Conrad, CEO Wind River Casino

            - Ivan Posey, Chairman of the Eastern Shoshone Business Council

 

7.         Water Projects – Storage and Delivery Projects

            - Mike Besson, Director, Wyoming Water Development Office

- Wind River Water Resources Control Board

Sandra C'Bearing, Northern Arapaho Chair

                                    Mitch Cottenoir, Eastern Shoshone Chair

                        Bill Russell, Tribal Water Engineer

 

8.         Saint Stephens School

            Louis Headley, Dominique Littleshield and Judith Lorenz, Saint Stephens School

            Norman Willow, Arapaho Business Council

            Dr. Jim McBride, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

 

9.            Wyoming Indian School Education Issues

            Michelle Hoffman, Superintendent of Wyoming Indian School

 

10.       Health Issues:

A.            Community Health Center Status

B.            Pain Management Issues

            -Harmony Spoonhunter, Acting Tribal Health Director, Eastern Shoshone

- Northern Arapaho –

            - Cathy Keene, Indian Health Services

- Betty Sones, State of Wyoming, Department of Health, Wyoming Minority Health Program Manager

Linda Lang, American Cancer Society

           

11.       Communications

 

12.       Other Committee Items

 

13.       Public Comment

 

14.       Adjourn