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Tribal Relations Workshops

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

“Building Effective Government and Business Relations With American Indian Tribes ™” is a one to two-day interactive workshop that provides participants the understanding, knowledge and tools needed to develop trust and effective working relationships with American Indian tribes and organizations. Click the links below to find out more about our workshops.


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The workshop covers many topics, such as:

Creating a Mindset of the Past 200 Years

The Leadership Prerequisite

Trust and Relationship Building

Communicating in a Culturally Diverse Environment

Facilitating and Managing Indian Meetings

Legal Considerations When Developing Relationships

Preplanning Strategies to Building Trust and Effective Working Relationships

In addition, there are opportunities provided for participants to dialogue with tribal representatives in small group settings. The workshop uses Microsoft PowerPoint® presentations to instruct numerous principles on Indian culture, protocol, government, law, communication, meeting management, building trust and relationships, and strategic thinking. Video clips of Indian practitioners and Tribal Leaders are imbedded into the presentation to emphasize and validate principles. This workshop is interactive and the curriculum contains exercises and opportunities for participants to dialogue and discuss practices and principles presented.

Contributors and Partners

The following organizations have participated in, contributed, and/or sponsored our workshops:

Crow Tribe
Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Northern Arapaho Tribe
Eastern Shoshone Tribe

Utah Tribal Leaders
Paiute Tribe of Utah

Blackfeet Nation
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana
Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes
Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes of the Fort Belknap Community

Eastern Cherokee Tribe

Poarch Band of Creeks

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Choctaw Nation

Pine Ridge Reservation

Pine Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce

Crazy Horse Memorial

Black Hills State University -- Center of Indian Studies
Sinte Gleska University -- Lakota Studies

Montana State University -- Billings, Multicultural Student Services

Utah Division of Indian Affairs

Office of Indian Affairs -- State of Montana

South Dakota State Tribal Government Relations Office
University of Wyoming -- American Indian Student Program

Wyoming Governors Office
Wyoming Parks and Cultural Resources
Wyoming Business Council
Qwest
Utah Rural Development Council
Southern Utah University
American Express
Williams
Montana Association of Reservation Counties
Montana Rural Development Partners, Inc.
First Interstate BancSystem
Bison Engineering
US Bank -- Great Falls and Havre Branches
Montana USDA Rural Development
Montana Advocacy Program

Wyoming Rural Development Council
USDA Forest Service
SD USDA Rural Development
SD Small Business Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs -- Sioux Falls
Wyoming INstitute for Disabilities (WIND)

Tatanka: Story of the Bison

National Park Service - Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Idaho Rural Partners

SD Department of Game, Fish and Parks

Idaho Transportation Department

City of Airway Heights, WA

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