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"Building Effective Government and Business Relations With American Indian Tribes "

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Expectations of Participants:
Greater appreciation for Indian cultural differences; How to establish trust and a good working relationship with tribes; A better understanding of the tribes; Exposure to Indian people and their concerns; How best to achieve successful working relationships with the tribes; Exactly what was presented here; How to better understand the Indian culture in order to become more compassionate of issues that are real to Native Americans; The traditional ways to deal with the Native Americans; Indian culture -- how to interact with Native Americans socially and business wise; Knowledge of Indian culture and its importance; Local contacts, customs, traditions and culture.

“The level of participation was impressive, which is a solid indicator that people genuinely want to do what's right. You touched on an issue that was ripe for discussion and handled it in an appropriate way. Great job!”

Quality of Instruction:
Outstanding presentation, involvement and dialog; Larry was very knowledgeable and a well prepared facilitator; Wonderful - especially having Indians on the first day; Information was outstanding. The way it was presented was very impressive; Enjoyed break out sessions; Excellent; Well informed and knew what he was saying (lived it - done it) - made a difference.

“Larry, your training was impressive. Your training topics addressed issues I’ve not seen anywhere else, i.e. gifts, prayers, exchanges, Indian time, how to run a meeting and the reality of doing business in Indian country. Well done!”

Organization and Lesson Outlines:
Very useful, appreciate the resources; Well organized; Reference (material) to study and review - outstanding; I'm familiar with many of these issues and think it will be a nice packet of materials to share with others; Great reference in the future; I feel that I will refer to my handbook often; Binder was very well compiled and has useful information.

“I thought the outlines and course handouts were perfect; very informative but not too much information.”

Other Comments:
Explanations have made sense of past experience; I expected less than I received; Need to offer another workshop; Overall is an excellent course with knowledgeable instructor - I do want my deputies to attend in the next session; Good seminar; Legislators should be here; Having tribal elders was great: Thank you for a wonderful workshop; Excellent coverage and breakdown of issues! Please do another session for individuals who couldn't attend this one; This conference was great! I would be interested in sending 3-5 more employees; I really enjoyed this meeting - I feel I will use these tool in the future; This needed to be done - fantastic job.

“The cultural aspects of the session will truly help me to work with the tribes.”


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