“Shared Visions for Protecting Our Children”
Conference Schedule"

* Topics May Be Subject To Change

Tuesday - June 30, 2009

 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.        Registration

 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.        Opening – Drum Group/Color Guard and Prayer – Patrick Hemmy:  BIA Superintendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Richard Marcellais:  Chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians

Welcoming – Mr. Mike Black

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.         General Session

Key Note – Marilyn Kennerson:  Child Welfare Regional Program manager (ACF); IV-E “IV-E Funding Streams”, “Writing a Tribal IV-E Plan”

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.         Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.         Debra Painte:  Director of the Native American Training Institute “Tribal Child Welfare: Implications for the Future”

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.         Closing

 Wednesday, July 1, 2009

 8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.        Opening – Prayer
                                         Overview
 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.      Workshops:

Workshop 1:  Brenda Quillen:  Regional Director of Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, “Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention”

Workshop 2:  Ray Buckley, “Intertribal Communication for our Children”

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.    Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.    Workshops:

Workshop 3:  Gary Newman:  Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator for The Native American Center for Excellence, “Adult Children of Dysfunction”

Workshop 4:  George McCauley: QUICWA “Creating Better Outcomes for Families”; Paul Minehart, ICWA Compliance Advisor Minneapolis American Indian Center

11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.       General Session
                                         Luncheon Key Note (Lunch Provided) – D.J. Vanas
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.         Relax a minute!

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.         Workshop 1 (repeated):  Brenda Quillen:  “Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention”

Workshop 5: Tom Sullivan:  Denver Regional Administrator – Administration for Children and Families, “Child Sexual Abuse & Child Suicide”

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.         Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.         General Session

Key Note – Ernie Yuzicapi, “Overcoming Abuse as a Mentally Challenged Person”

4:30 p.m.                               Closing

Thursday, July 2, 2009

  8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.       Opening – Prayer
                                                Overview
 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.      Workshop 3 (repeated):  Gary Newman:  “Adult Children of Dysfunction”

Workshop 4 (repeated):  George McCauley & Paul Minehart:  QUICWA “Creating Better Outcomes for Families”

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.    Break

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.    Workshop 5 (repeated):    Tom Sullivan:  “Child Sexual Abuse & Child Suicide”

           Workshop 2 (repeated):    “Intertribal Communication for our Children”

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    Break

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.       Key Note – Star Nayea: Healing Children with the Power of Music   
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.         Closing Comments and Prayer

Door Prizes!!!!!!

“May your children be blessed”

At the end of each day a “Star Quilt” will be given away as a door prize.
Two will be given out on the last day.