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White House Tribal Nations Conference: Video links

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Deijae Lam Yuen, the lead organizer of ND Polynesian Cultural Club, has been involved with hosting events, like the 2017 Multicultural Festival, to educate and celebrate with others. Photo Courtesy of ND Polynesian Cultural Club

I’ve posted the transcripts for the White House Tribal Nations Conference on Nov. 5. This was the landmark meeting with President Obama and more than 400 tribal leaders, the largest White House gathering ever of this nature. If you’re interested in the videos, here they are:

 You Tube Tribal Nations

President Obama opening remarks at Tribal Nations Conference

Tribal Nations Conference: Public Safety and Housing Panel

Tribal Nations Conference: Education, Health Care and Labor Panel

Tribal Nations Conference: Economic Development, Natural Resources, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Panel

And, fianlly, the closing remarks from the conference.

Thanks for reading.

Jodi Rave

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear is the founder and director of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, a 501-C-3 nonprofit organization with offices in Bismarck, N.D. and the Fort Berthold Reservation. Jodi spent 15 years reporting for the mainstream press. She's been awarded prestigious Nieman and John S. Knight journalism fellowships at Harvard and Stanford, respectively. She also an MIT Knight Science Journalism Project fellow. Her writing is featured in "The Authentic Voice: The Best Reporting on Race and Ethnicity," published by Columbia University Press. Jodi currently serves as a Society of Professional Journalists at-large board member, an SPJ Foundation board member, and she chairs the SPJ Freedom of Information Committee. Jodi has won top journalism awards from mainstream and Native press organizations. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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