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Schedule

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

  • 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
• 9:45 am Session 2: Twenty-five Years from Now…9:45 am- 10:15 am

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

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

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

  • How they became successful
  • Organizing, organizing, organizing

  Speakers: Dr. Manley Begay
• 12:00 pm Lunch12:00 pm- 1:00 pm
• 1:00 pm Session 5: Making First Nation Economies Work, Part 2 – Citizen Entrepreneurship1:00 pm- 1:45 pm

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

  Speakers: Dr. Manley Begay
• 1:45 pm Break1:45 pm- 2:00 pm
• 2:00 pm Session 6: Changing Paths: How Do You Move from the Standard Approach to Nation-Building?2:00 pm- 2:45 pm

  • 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
• 2:45 pm Wrap-up and Closing Prayer2:45 pm- 3:00 pm