Community, mentorship and support

Schedule

• November 6, 2024
• 9:00Opening and Prayer9:00 - 9:15
• 9:15Session 1: Overview of Indigenous Nation-Building Renaissance: Keys to Success9:15 - 9:45

  • Most First Nations are poor—but not all of them are.  Why are some First Nations more successful than others?

  • Key findings and conclusions of recent research

  
  

  Speakers

  Dr. Manley Begay
• 9:45Session 2: Twenty-five Years from Now…9:45 - 10:15

  • What kind of nation or community do you hope to have?
  • What gets in the way?
  • What assets or strengths does your Nation have that can help meet those challenges?

  Speakers

  Dr. Manley Begay
• 10:15Break10:15 - 10:30
• 10:30Session 3: Making First Nation Economies Work, Part 1 – Community-Owned Enterprises10:30 - 11:15

  • Making community-owned enterprises successful
  • The importance of good structures and processes

  Speakers

  Dr. Manley Begay
• 11:15Session 4: Case Study: Building Community-Owned Enterprises at Osoyoos11:15 - 12:00

  • How they became successful
  • Organizing, organizing, organizing

  Speakers

  Dr. Manley Begay
• 12:00Lunch12:00 - 13:00
• 13:00Session 5: Making First Nation Economies Work, Part 2 – Citizen Entrepreneurship13:00 - 13:45

  • The role of citizen entrepreneurship in economic strategy and Nation Building
  • What First Nations can do to support citizen entrepreneurs

  Speakers

  Dr. Manley Begay
• 13:45Break13:45 - 14:00
• 14:00Session 6: Changing Paths: How Do You Move from the Standard Approach to Nation-Building?14:00 - 14:45

  • Which approach to economic and community development are you currently pursuing?
  • Planning how to move from the Standard Approach to the Nation-Building approach

  Speakers

  Dr. Manley Begay
• 14:45Wrap-up and Closing Prayer14:45 - 15:00