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Conference Proceedings and Presentations

Intergovernmental Agreements between the State of Arizona and Indian Nations
report by Rose Chischillie and Nathan Pryor
Increasingly, the State of Arizona and American Indian nations within the state are entering into intergovernmental agreements that address issues as broad-ranging as service delivery and revenue sharing. This examination of IGAs is intended to serve as a starting point for discussions aimed at improving the procedures by which state and Indian entities adopt the agreements. From a presentation by the authors at the 24th Arizona Indian Town Hall, June 7-9, 2004, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Native Nations, the Environment, and the State of California: Tribal-State Relationships and Environmental Quality
conference proceedings edited by Stephanie Carroll Rainie, Joan Timeche, Kylie Dickman, and Robert Merideth
Provides an overview of the April 2003 workshop of the same name, where representatives of Native nations and agencies discussed and responded to the California Environmental Protection Agency's "Policy for Working with Tribes along the California-Baja California Border."
2003    68pp.    $8   

Building Native Nations: Environment, Natural Resources, and Governance
conference proceedings edited by Stephanie Carroll Rainie
Summarizes presentations from a December 2001 event held in Tucson, Arizona . Attended by more than 200 people, the conference explored the governance and policy challenges faced by American Indian and other indigenous nations in dealing with natural resources and environmental management issues.
2003    74p.    ISBN 1-931143-20-X    $10

Native American Health and Welfare Policy in an Age of New Federalism
conference proceedings edited by Robert Merideth and Stephanie Carroll Rainie
Offers updated papers from a conference held in Tucson, Arizona, in November 1998. Included are summaries on topics such as the economics of Indian health care, competing in the changing health care marketplace, and advancing Native American health and welfare, among others. Published with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and the Morris K. Udall Foundation.
2002    99p.    ISBN 1-931143-19-6    $10

Institutional Capacity and How it Can Help American Indian Nations Meet the Welfare Challenge
report by Stephen Cornell
We hear a lot of talk these days in Indian Country about "capacity-building," often held to be of critical importance to tribal community and economic development. While the specifics vary, capacity-building seems to include a great many things, from training tribal law enforcement agents to funding college scholarships, from buying computers to upgrading administrative procedures, and from building physical infrastructure to investing in labor force improvements.   

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