Speakers
Tribal Leaders Summit & Trade ShowHonorable Anita Fineday (White Earth) became the Managing Director of the Indian Child Welfare Program for the Casey Family Programs in 2011. She previously served as the Chief Judge for the White Earth Tribal Nation for 14 years. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and […]
Wayne Ducheneaux, enrolled with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, is the Executive Director of the Native Governance Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission to assist Tribal nations in strengthening their governance systems and capacity to exercise sovereignty. Previously, Wayne managed the Cheyenne River Motel, a tribal enterprise; served as the Administrative Officer of the […]
Jefferson Keel serves as the 22nd President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native tribal government organization in the country. President Keel was elected on October 2017 at NCAI’s 74th Annual Convention to serve a third nonconsecutive term as President of NCAI. As […]
Whitney Rencountre II, is Hunkpati Dakota from the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe. Whitney was named one of 605 Magazine’s Young Leaders of 2017. Whitney is the Vice President of Visit Rapid City and is set to become the first Native American to be the Chairman of Visit Rapid City in December 2018. Whitney is also […]