Pocatello, Idaho: Treaty rights seminar April 28 & 29

FORT HALL — The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes is sponsoring the 2010 Treaty Rights Seminar focused on educating federal agencies on their trust responsibility to tribes. The event is scheduled for April 28 and 29 at the Red Lion Hotel in Pocatello. The agenda provides tribal history, tribal governmental structure, tribal policy statements, and various panels on cultural, natural resources, enforcement, other treaty provisions, including health, education and agriculture; along with other specific presentations geared for federal agency staff. Keynote speakers this year include Fort Hall Business Council Chairman Alonzo Coby, Larry Echohawk, assistant secretary for BIA; and Jerry Cordova, national Native American Coordinator for the BLM. Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to attend, with an early registration fee of $150/late registration fee of $175 (after April 1). Tribal employees and tribal members are welcome to attend, but we are requesting pre-registrations be submitted by Friday, April 16, so they can plan accordingly. Lunch and written materials shall be available for pre-registered individuals. No registration fees will be applied to tribal employees or tribal members. College and high school students are also invited to attend, if they are pre-registered. Tribal employees, with the approval of their supervisor, can attend the two-day seminar, and to ensure accountability, separate sign in sheets will be available for tribal employees, and all tribal employees not on the planning committee shall be required to sign in. Tribal members can also attend the seminar, free of charge, but tribal members who are not tribal employees are encouraged to preregister. Walk-in registration will be accepted. Written materials will be available first come, first serve. For registration information, call either Lorrie or Jacee. For any seminar questions, please call Yvette Tuell at 221-2995. Please return all registration forms to either: Lorrie Sagario, lsagario@sbtribes.com; Tribal Land Use Department, 478-3823 or to Jacee Furniss, jfurniss@sbtribes.com; Tribal Fish & Wildlife Department, 239-4551.