Twelfth Annual Mid-Year Tribal Enrollment and Robert's Rules of Order
Conference!
Thirteenth Annual Mid-Year Tribal Enrollment and Robert's Rules Conference April 21-23, 2008
More today then ever, Tribal Enrollment is at the forefront of tribal issues. And it should be. Tribal Councils, Enrollment Committees and Enrollment Staff
should never take lightly this most fundamental issue of tribal survival.
The Mid-Year Enrollment Conference, combined with the Robert's Rules of Order Conference, will demonstrate a unique perspective to those who work in or with
tribal enrollment. Designed for tribal leaders and their staff who want to understand the most important issues about Tribal Enrollment and organized meeting
practices, this is the conference you should not miss.
How many times have you wished that your tribal enrollment meetings went more smoothly? Or, that each person at the meeting understood his or her role? How
many times have you witnessed conflict that just seems to get worse and worse? And how many times have you wished someone would do something about resolving
it?
This series of workshops offers it all, from the latest tribal enrollment issues to how to make your meetings more productive and conflict free.
Topics to Include: See Individual Downloadable Agendas and Registration Forms to the Right
Day 1: 9:00am to 4:30pm General Session
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Leadership Track: Morning
What Is Governance?
Achieving Organizational Goals
Leadership Roles
Characteristics Of An Effective Leader
Leaders As Motivator
Self-esteem - A Primary Factor In Leadership
What It Means To Have A Vision
Liability Issues
A Conservative Approach
The "Business Judgment" Rule
Tribal Sovereignty
Enrollment Track: Morning
Understanding Your Tribal Constitution and How it Applies to Your Enrollment Department
Bring your copy for discussion
Ensuring Complience with your Constitution and Ordinance
Enrollment Staff Duties and Obligations
Enrollment Track: Afternoon
Records Management
Areas of Records And File Management
Federal Laws and Records and File Management
Testing Your Records Program
The Methods of Filing Records
The Vital Records Center
Leadership Track: Afternoon
Problem Solving
Assertive and Confrontational Techniques
Deciding Upon And Implementing Strategies
Defining The Problem
Diagnosing The Problem
Assessing Effectiveness
Day 2: 9:00am to 4:30pm Enrollment Track: Morning
Practical Discussion of Alternatives to Blood Quantum
Are Other Options Viable?
What about Lineal Descendancy?
Are Other Risks Involved
Enrollment Track: Afternoon
How to Audit Membership Records Successfully
Documenting Findings in a Summary Report
Establishing the Membership Audit Team
Examining Files for Proper Documentation
Rendering a Final Report to the Council
Leadership Track:
Robert's Rules: Conducting Effective Meetings
Creating a Balanced Debate
Motions Explained
The Board or the Motion Maker?
Who owns Motions once Debate begins?
Quorum Requirements
When is a Quorum Broken?
The Precedence of Motions
Voting Requirements
Majority and Two-Thirds
Which Motions are Legal, and When?
"Call for the Question", and others
Main Motions
Motions that Bring Business back to the Board
Motions that End Debate
Recess and Adjourn Motions: When to use which
Referring Motions
Withdrawing Motions
Day 3: 9:00am to 4:30pm General Session
Ethics Laws: The Loud Voice of our Consciences
Ethics and Politics
Hands-on Case Studies
Models of Ethical Decision-Making
Ethics in Public Service
Ethics Regulations Requirements
Professional Codes of Conduct
Regulating Behavior
Moral Dilemmas
Professional Codes of Conduct
What is "Ethics" Anyway?
Basis of Ethics Laws
Exercise: Defining Your Values
Sample Ethics Guidelines
Dis-Enrollment
Due Process in Loss of Membership
How to Survive the Dis-Enrollment Procedures
Aside from the Formal Proceedings, it's effects can be felt by the Entire Tribe
Who Holds the Burden of Proof?
The Enrollment Department or the Tribal Member
Facilitators
Ms. Karen Hall
Senior Associate DCIAmerica
Ms. Karen Hall is an active member of the Consortium of Native American Parliamentarians and a senior associate consultant with DCIAmerica. Her expertise in
implementing training ranges from Robert's Rules of Order, office management, information technology, supervisory training, and on a variety of other related
issues such as time-management, mediation, board and staff relationships, and team building.
Ms. Hall has participated in courses with the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crimes), and has represented tribal
interests in a variety of culturally-sensitive issues.
In the past, Ms. Hall has held administrative positions within the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, as full-time faculty member at the Little Priest Tribal College
in Nebraska and most recently at Nebraska Indian Community College, teaching such courses as computer applications and operating systems, and a variety of
business courses.
Ms. Hall has earned a Bachelor of Science and Business Administration degree from Bellevue University, Nebraska, and has attended courses at Perdue University
and West Los Angeles School of Law.
Mrs. Velda Shelby
Facilitator Salish & Kootenai Tribes
Mrs. Velda Shelby is lifelong resident of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana from the Ktunaxa Nation and enrolled with the Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes.
In 1985, Mrs. Shelby earned a Bachelor of Arts in the combined major of Political Science and Economics with an international cognate from the University of
Montana in Missoula. Mrs. Shelby Attended the College of New Hampshire in Manchester in 1992 -1993 to obtain a Masters of Science in Community Economic
Development.
Employed with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai for over 22 years, Mrs. Shelby was an Administrative Assistant in the Office of Administration and Budget
where she drafted administrative procedures for organizational operations.
As an advocate of Tribal rights, she dedicates her work to empowering Indian people. Mrs. Shelby is committed to advancing Tribal governance through
sustainable development that fosters economic and social progress. Outside of work, Velda volunteers as a community development practitioner and provides
technical support to community and social activities. She is currently involved with: organizing community initiatives, formalizing Indian relations,
facilitating Tribal constitutional review, organizing community development corporations, directing the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation,
promoting healthy lifestyles, assisting students with cultural techniques and a host of other grassroots initiatives.
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