NCAI Announces First Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Allis
WASHINGTON, D.C. | Today, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is delighted to announce that Kevin Allis has accepted the role of its first Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In this role, Allis will be responsible for leading and managing all strategic and operational aspects of the organization while creating a vision for the future long-term success for NCAI and the NCAI Fund. Allis will report directly to the NCAI Executive Committee.
San Diego American Indian Health Center to Hold Youth Gathering of Native Americans at Viejas Casino and Resort
Contact:
Vince Heald, Beck Ellman Heald (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) – (858) 453-9600
Dayla Cogley, Beck Ellman Heald (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) – (858) 453-9600
GONA - Gathering of Native Americans
SAN DIEGO, CA – The San Diego American Indian Health Center (SDAIHC) will sponsor a Youth Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) from Sunday, June 23, to Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Viejas Casino and Resort located at 5000 Willows Rd, Alpine, CA 91901. The programs will be held in the Willows Ball Room and will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
GONA is a culture-based planning process where community members gather to address community-identified issues. The Gathering is a safe place for young people, ages 10-24, to share, heal and plan for action with program leaders who will explain the relationships between historical trauma, cultural resilience and reconnecting to culture. GONA is open to all local Native youth.
The Exterminations, Oppressions, Resiliencies, and Sovereignties of the Indigenous Peoples of California
November 22-24, 2019
San Diego State University
Keynote Speaker:
Anthony R. Pico, Ph.D. ad honorem
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay
Colleagues and community members are invited
to submit papers and proposals for panels, sessions,
exhibitions, readings, performances,
and other events that address the genocides, oppressions,
resiliencies, survivances, and sovereignties
of the Indigenous Peoples of the Californias.
Contact:
Mark Wheeler This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ~ Tamara Strohauer This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
link to poster
