The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) kicks off its annual winter session today in Washington, D.C. Following are highlights of the three-day meeting.
Monday
11 a.m. - Press announcement on partnership with National American Indian Housing Council to promote homeownership.
1:00 p.m. - Call to Order
1:30 p.m. - Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta
2:30 p.m. - Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.)
3:00 p.m. - Sen.Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii)
3:30 p.m. - Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.)
Tuesday
9:00 a.m. - Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)
10:00 a.m. - Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.)
10:30 a.m. - White House update with Jennifer Farley
11:00 a.m. - David Anderson, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
1:10 p.m. - Rep .Dale Kildee (D-Mich.)
1:30 p.m. - Sen. Ben Nighthorse-Campbell (R-Colo.)
2:00 p.m. - Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
2:30 pm. - 4:00 p.m. - Issues Update: Trust Reorganization, Native Vote 2004, etc.
7:00 p.m. - Annual Leadership Awards Banquet
Wednesday
9:00 a.m. - Rep. Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)
9:30 a.m. - Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.)
10:20 a.m. - Rep. Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey)
12:00 p.m. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
For more information and update, visit the NCAI website at
http://www.ncai.org.
NCAI holding annual winter session in DC this week
Monday, February 23, 2004
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