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Data in Action: The 2024 Center for Indian Country Development Data Summit

Conversations with Indian Country leaders who pair Indigenous data with economic progress

November 13, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT
Virtual video event

Data in Action: The 2024 Center for Indian Country Development Data Summit
depiction of data flowing from house to house

Data are not static and lifeless. Leveraged effectively, data can help articulate and amplify our stories across Indian Country. Tribal leaders and institutions increasingly rely on braiding traditional data expertise with modern applications in ways that influence the economic prosperity of Indian Country.

We invite you to join us on November 13 for a series of data-centered conversations with leaders from Native nations and Indigenous communities, academic researchers, and policymakers to learn how Indian Country is expanding its data capacity and putting data in action.

Speakers include:

  • Susan Bayro (Osage Nation), Osage Nation
  • Liz Boyd (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
  • Stephanie Russo Carroll (Ahtna-Native Village of Kluti-Kaah), Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance; CICD Leadership Council
  • Dave Castillo (Nahua Indian), Native Community Capital
  • Chrystel Cornelius (Oneida Nation, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa), Oweesta Corporation
  • Karen Diver (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), University of Minnesota
  • Nelda Goodman (Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Forest County Potawatomi Community), Elder
  • Dustin Goslin (Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation), Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures
  • Matthew Gregg, Center for Indian Country Development (CICD), Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Eric Henson (Chickasaw Nation), Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  • Neel Kashkari, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Kevin Klingbeil, Big Water Consulting 
  • Anita Welch Lossiah (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
  • Casey Lozar (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Traci Morris (Chickasaw Nation), American Indian Policy Institute, Arizona State University
  • Vanessa Palmer, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Rayette Peltier (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Prairie Island Mdewakanton Dakhota), American Indian Family Center
  • Christina Sparling (Snoqualmie Indian Tribe), Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
  • Alene Tchourumoff, Community Development and Engagement and CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Governor Reggie Wassana (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes), Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes; CICD Leadership Council
  • Larry Wright Jr. (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska), National Congress of American Indians; CICD Leadership Council

Event Details

Virtual video event

Event Agenda

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

10:00–10:15 a.m. CT

Welcome

Speakers:

  • Neel Kashkari, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Alene Tchourumoff, Community Development and CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Casey Lozar (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Song/Invocation:

  • Nelda Goodman (Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Forest County Potawatomi Community), Elder
  • Rayette Peltier (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Prairie Island Mdewakanton Dakhota), American Indian Family Center
10:15–11:00 a.m. CT

Fireside Chat: Indigenous Perspectives on Data in Action

Moderator: Casey Lozar (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Speaker: Stephanie Russo Carroll (Ahtna-Native Village of Kluti-Kaah), Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance; CICD Leadership Council

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CT

Institutions and Tribal Data Sovereignty: Obligations and Opportunities of Working with Tribal Data in the Information Age

Moderator: Larry Wright Jr., (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska), National Congress of American Indians; CICD Leadership Council

Panelists:

  • Chrystel Cornelius (Oneida Nation, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa), Oweesta Corporation
  • Eric Henson (Chickasaw Nation), Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
12:00–1:00 p.m. CT

Telling Your Own Story with Data: The Rewards and Challenges of Conducting a Tribal Census

Moderator: Kevin Klingbeil, Big Water Consulting 

Panelists:

  • Susan Bayro (Osage Nation), Osage Nation
  • Liz Boyd (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
  • Anita Welch Lossiah (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
  • Christina Sparling (Snoqualmie Indian Tribe), Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
1:00–2:00 p.m. CT

Recent Developments in Policy-Relevant Research on Native Communities

Moderator: Matthew Gregg, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Panelists:

  • Dave Castillo (Hahua Indian), Native Community Capital
  • Traci Morris (Chickasaw Nation), American Indian Policy Institute, Arizona State University
2:00– 2:55 p.m. CT

Tribal Governments: The Work of Being Sovereign

Moderator: Karen Diver (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), University of Minnesota

  • Dustin Goslin (Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation), Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures
  • Governor Reggie Wassana (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes), Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes; CICD Leadership Council
2:55–3:00 p.m. CT

Closing Remarks

Speakers:

  • Casey Lozar (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Vanessa Palmer, CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

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