2022 Center for Indian Country Development Research Summit: Unlocking Our Full Economic Potential
An open conversation on opportunities for economic prosperity in Indian Country
December 1 – 2, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Video Event
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As part of its mission to support tribal economic prosperity, the Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis conducts and supports policy-relevant research on key questions that matter for Indian Country. We invite you to join us December 1–2 for an open discussion of new insights and opportunities at CICD’s annual research summit. The theme of this year’s summit is Unlocking Our Full Economic Potential.
The 2022 summit will feature panels of tribal leaders and federal policymakers discussing tribal sovereignty in research and data collection as well as opportunities to inform policy and fiscal decisions. The summit will cover a variety of topics related to economic prosperity in Indian Country, from tribal government bonding to census differential privacy to pandemic recovery. Social scientists and rising student researchers will briefly present their findings in an accessible way, with tribal leaders and practitioners giving their reactions. CICD staff will also demonstrate tools that policymakers and practitioners can use to inform their decision-making.
The summit is intended for stakeholders who care about better research that can help tribes achieve their economic and social objectives. Even if you can’t attend the entire event, we welcome your participation in individual sessions. We hope you’ll join us for this important conversation.
Event Details
Virtual Video Event
Event Agenda
Thursday, December 1, 2022 |
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| 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. CT | Welcome [Video] Neel Kashkari, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Alene Tchourumoff, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
| 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. CT | Discussion on the Importance of Research and Data in Informing Economic Opportunity in Indian Country [Video] Presenter: Kevin Washburn (Chickasaw Nation), University of Iowa Moderator: Casey Lozar (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CT | Native American Labor Market Dashboard Demonstration [Video] Presenter: Ryan Nunn, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis [Slides] |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT | Beyond Conventional Models: Lending by Native Community Development Financial Institutions [Video] Presenter: Laurel Wheeler, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis [Slides] Moderator: Jacqui Baldwin-LeClair, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Discussant: Lakota Vogel (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe), Four Bands Community Fund Native American Governments’ Borrowing Costs: Evidence from Municipal Bond Markets [Video] Presenter: Sarah Shonka McCoy, University of New Mexico [Slides] Moderator: Jacqui Baldwin-LeClair, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Discussant: Townsend Hyatt, Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP |
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT | Lunch Break: Story and Song with Jack Gladstone (Blackfeet Indian Nation) |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT | Data Tool Demonstrations: Native American Financial Institutions (NAFI) Map and Native American Funding and Finance Atlas [Video] Presenter: Vanessa Palmer, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis [Slides] |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. CT | Discussion on Census Differential Privacy [Video] Presenter: Carolyn Liebler, University of Minnesota Moderator: Matthew Gregg, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Discussant: Jonathan Taylor, Taylor Policy Group |
| 1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CT | Break |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. CT | Tribal Leaders Panel: Exercising Tribal Sovereignty in Research and Data Collection [Video] Moderator: Andrew Huff (Chippewa Cree Tribe), CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Panelists:
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| 2:55 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT | Closing Remarks [Video] Casey Lozar, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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| 10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. CT | Welcome Back Remarks [Video] Alene Tchourumoff, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
| 10:05 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. CT | Indigenizing Economic Research: Robust Tribal Economies Through Community Input [Video] Presenter: Alisha L. Murphy, Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development |
| 10:20 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. CT | Student Paper Discussion: Using Alternative Data to Study Reservation Economies [Video] Presenter: Elliot Charette (Lac Du Flambeau and Red Cliff Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa), CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Moderator: Matthew Gregg, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Discussant: Richard M. Todd, University of Minnesota Department of Applied Economics |
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CT | Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges of Homeownership on Trust Land [Video] Moderator: Matthew Gregg, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Panelists:
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| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT | Patterns of Uncertainty, Inaccuracy, and Statistical Erasure: Where Does the American Community Survey-Education Tabulation (ACS-ED) (2005-2019) Fail the Next Generation of Native American Scholars Most? [Video] Presenter: Jeffrey Burnette, Rochester Institute of Technology [Slides] Moderator: Matthew Gregg, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Discussant: Ray Foxworth (Navajo Nation), First Nations Development Institute |
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT | Lunch Break: Story and Song with Jack Gladstone [Video] |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT | Native Entity Enterprise Dataset (NEED) [Video] Presenter: Elijah Moreno (Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation), CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. CT | Policymaker Panel: Informing Federal Policy and Funding through Tribally Certified Data and Opportunities to Fill Data Gaps [Video] Moderator: Roberta Downing, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Panelists:
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| 1:55 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CT | Closing Remarks [Video] Casey Lozar, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
Speakers
- Fatima Abbas
Acting Director, U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Tribal and Native Affairs - Jacqui Baldwin-LeClair
Policy Analyst, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Steven W. Barbier
Senior Relationship Manager (Western Region), NeighborWorks America - Jeffrey Burnette
Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology - Elliot Charette
Research Assistant, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Roberta Downing
Assistant Vice President for Policy Development, Community Development and CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Rick Eneas
Executive Officer, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes - Ray Foxworth
Vice President, First Nations Development Institute - Heidi J. Frechette
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Public and Indian Housing - Jason Freihage
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of the Interior Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs - Whitney Gravelle
President, Bay Mills Indian Community - Matthew Gregg
Senior Economist, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Andrew Huff
Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Townsend Hyatt
Partner, Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP - Neel Kashkari
President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Carolyn Liebler
Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Department of Sociology - Casey Lozar
Director, CICD, and Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Sarah Shonka McCoy
Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico Department of Accounting - Elijah Moreno
Senior Research Assistant, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Alisha L. Murphy
Economist, Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development - Ryan Nunn
Assistant Vice President for Applied Research, Community Development and CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Vanessa Palmer
Data Director, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Jonathan Taylor
President, Taylor Policy Group - Alene Tchourumoff
Senior Vice President of Community Development and CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Heather Dawn Thompson
Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Tribal Relations - Richard M. Todd
Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota Department of Applied Economics - Lakota Vogel
Executive Director, Four Bands Community Fund - Kevin Washburn
N. William Hines Dean and Professor, College of Law, University of Iowa, and former Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior - Laurel Wheeler
Economist, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Mellor “Mel” Willie
Director of Native Partnerships and Strategy, NeighborWorks America
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