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Session 3: Some Tools to Govern Effectively

Joseph P. Kalt, Co-Director, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
Jamie Fullmer
Ian Record, manager of leadership and management programs for the Native Nations Institute
Jaime Pinkham

About this video

Moderator: Dr. Ian Record, Manager, Leadership and Management Programs,
Native Nations Institute

Negotiating
Presenter: Dr. Joseph P. Kalt, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development

Lobbying
Presenter: Jamie Fullmer, Chairman, Yavapai-Apache Nation (presenting on behalf of Sheila Morago, Arizona Indian Gaming Association)

PowerPoint Presentation

Intergovernmental Relations
Presenter: Jaime Pinkham, Watershed Program Manager, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Related Resources

Walking the Walk: Intergovernmental Relations as True Sovereigns (Video-Based Curriculum): Dr. Joseph P. Kalt, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development

"In Lobbying Tribes Must Use Their Own Best People" by David Wilkins

Your Relationship with Congress - A Guide for Tribes from the Institute for Tribal Government (Portland State University)

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This video is part of the Native Nation Building: Emerging Leaders 2007 series.

About Joseph P. Kalt

Joseph P. Kalt is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He also serves as faculty chair of Harvard’s Native American Program and co-director of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.

He has represented various tribes in the negotiation of contracts, the rewriting of tribal constitutions, the reform of tribal governments, the mediation of disputes, the design of tribal enterprises, and the securing of compensation for treaty violations and land confiscation. Kalt has testified as an expert on behalf of numerous tribes in federal and tribal courts, and has testified frequently before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. He also served as advisor to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

In addition, he is the author of numerous studies on nation building in Indian Country and co-editor (with Stephen Cornell) of What Can Tribes Do? Strategies and Institutions in American Indian Economic Development.

He received his Ph.D. (1980) and M.A. (1977) in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his B.A. (1973) in economics from Stanford University.

About Jamie Fullmer

Chairman Jamie Fullmer of the Yavapai-Apache Nation is currently serving his second term in office, which will run until November 2007. Chairman Fullmer has oversight responsibility of the tribal Government and all Business holdings of the Yavapai-Apache Nation.

Chairman Fullmer initiated the creation of a comprehensive tribal strategic plan, identifying key areas of emphasis, including: economic development and diversification, public safety, education, fiscal planning, increased government accountability, social and health planning, community development and elder and youth programs - and outlining specific initiatives to support the priorities and objectives in each area. At this point, the Nation is well into the implementation of the plans.

Chairman Fullmer came to his career in public service largely through his leadership in the Clinical Social Work field. In August 2000, Jamie was asked to work for the Yavapai-Apache Nation as the Director of Social Services. In 2002 he became the Director of Health and Human Services and directed all of the Nation's Social and Health programs. He was instrumental in the start up the tribe's Yavapai-Apache Health Center, which currently has over 1,400 active patients and provides primary medical, dental, and optometry care.

Chairman Fullmer earned his Master of Social Work degree from the University of Utah's Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) in 1996. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Southern Utah University in 1993.

Currently Chairman Fullmer is the President of the Intertribal Council of Arizona, a member of the National Congress of American Indians, AZ Verde Valley Intergovernmental Council, and the Secretary of the Advisory Board for Northern Arizona University's Institute for Native Americans.

About Ian Record

Ian Record is manager of leadership and management programs for the Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona, where he directs the development and maintenance of NNI's distance-learning and multimedia curriculum programs.

He recently produced NNI's nationally aired "Native Nation Building" television/radio series, a 10-segment roundtable interview program dedicated to exploring contemporary indigenous governance and development issues.

Ian earned M.A. (2000) and Ph.D. (2004) degrees in American Indian studies (AIS) from the University of Arizona, and previously earned B.A. degrees (1993) in history and mass communications from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

A senior lecturer with AIS, Ian developed and teaches the new undergraduate course "Native Nation Building: Governance and Economic Development." In the past, he has taught the introductory AIS course "Traditions 101: Many Nations of Native America" and has also guest-lectured for several other AIS courses, including "Native American Warfare," "Native Americans in Film," and "Native American Religion and Spirituality." For the past four years, he has served as editor of the Yaqui Times, the official newspaper of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. In addition, from 1998 to 2003, he served as managing editor of RED INK, the University of Arizona 's Native American magazine.

His articles and other writings have appeared in several Native American periodicals, including Native Americas, Native Peoples, and RED INK . In 2000, Ian received an honorable mention in the "Indigenous Futures 2000" International Case Writing Competition, conducted by the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada.

Record joined the Udall Center staff in July 2001 and served as a graduate research associate until 2004.

About Jaime Pinkham

Jaime Pinkham, a citizen of the Nez Perce Tribe, currently serves as Vice President and Native Nation-Building Team Leader with the Archibald Bush Foundation in St. Paul, Minnesota. Previously, he served as Watershed Department Manager for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, which represents the four Columbia River treaty tribes: Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs and Yakama. From 1990 to 2002, he worked for the Nez Perce Tribe where he was twice elected to the Tribe's governing body and also managed the Tribe's Natural Resources and Fisheries Departments.

His other past positions include Tribal Lands Program Director for the Trust for Public Land; Washington Department of Natural Resources; and Bureau of Indian Affairs. He serves on various boards including the Governing Council of The Wilderness Society; the International Advisory Council for the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy at the University of Arizona; Potlatch Corporation's Citizens Advisory Committee in Idaho; and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation. His past national leadership positions include Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society; President of the Intertribal Timber Council; and Chairman of the Tribal Lands Advisory Council for Trust for Public Land.

Jaime received a forestry degree from Oregon State University and is also a graduate of the Washington State Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Foundation's leadership program.