September 9, 2005 ICWA Agenda
Pierre, SD

9:00 am Opening prayer and Welcome (Co-Chairs)

9:05-9:30  Overview of Legislation 2004
                 -Judge Kern
                 -Ann Holzhauser

9:30-10:00  Summary of South Dakota Supreme Court decision
                 -Judge Jones

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:30 Department of Social Services (status of efforts to implement recommendations)
                  -Virgena Wieseler, Child Protective Services
                  -Kathy Deserly, DSS Consultant
                  -Teresa Nieto, ICWA Program Specialist

11:30-12:00 Report from the Great Sioux Nation ICWA Consortium
                  -Lori Walking Eagle
                  -Raymond Cournoyer

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-1:45 Report from Tribes:  Cheyenne River, Crow Creek, Lower Brule, Flandreau Santee, Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Sisseton-Wahpeton, Standing Rock, Yankton

1:45-2:30 Small group breakout

2:30-3:00 Small group reports

3:00-3:30 Strategic plan - next meeting date

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Standing Rock Tourism Office

Hou Kola (Hello Friend)
Welcome to the official website of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Tourism.
The Tribal Tourism Office would like to welcomes you with a hearty handshake to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Tourism site.
Please come and see the world though our eyes.

In Spirit,
LaDonna Brave Bull Allard
Director of Tribal Tourism

The Mission of the Standing Rock Tribal Tourism Office is to protect, preserve and educate the world about the culture, history and environment of our sovereign nation. The Tribal Tourism office will promote and educate through sustainable tourism while developing economically for our people within the Standing Rock Nation.

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