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Using Research to Support Indian Country in Shaping its’ Own Future

Using Research to Support Indian Country in Shaping its’ Own Future. Sarah Hicks, Ph.D. Director, Policy Research Center National Congress of American Indians. Overview. NCAI Policy Research Center Vision Core Values Advisory Council Recent Products Ongoing Projects New Projects

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Using Research to Support Indian Country in Shaping its’ Own Future

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  1. Using Research to Support Indian Country in Shaping its’ Own Future Sarah Hicks, Ph.D. Director, Policy Research Center National Congress of American Indians

  2. Overview • NCAI Policy Research Center Vision • Core Values • Advisory Council • Recent Products • Ongoing Projects • New Projects • 2009 Mid-Year Conference Activities

  3. PRC Vision supporting Indian Country in shaping its own future.

  4. PRC Values • Research in service to community • Direct implications for communities and improving their well-being • Community-driven agenda and all aspects of the work • Honor community and cultural contributions to the work

  5. PRC Values • Partnership with communities and other organizations • Respect tribal sovereignty and ownership of data • Indigenous knowledge is as valid as academic knowledge • Research should build community capacity

  6. Hon. W. Ron Allen Sherry Salway Black Prof. Eddie Brown Elizabeth Cheney Terry Cross John Echohawk Greta Goto Senator Carol Juneau Andrew Lee Hon. Juana Majel-Dixon Prof. Alan Parker Jacqueline Johnson Pata Lt. Gov. Benny Shendo Prof. Victoria Sutton Eddie Tullis PRC Advisory Council

  7. Recent Products • Tribal Options for Expediting Land Title Processing • Indian Country Counts: Outreach for 2010 Census Participation • CoP Website

  8. Ongoing Projects • Labor Ordinances Survey • Recovery Act Impact Survey • Carsey Institute: Rural Environmental, Economic, and Social Change

  9. New Projects • Joint Urban Institute/NCAI Fellowship • Partnership for Tribal Governance: Framework for Action and Related Tools- Assessment, Planning, and Evaluation

  10. New Projects • Native American Research Centers for Health: Promoters and Inhibitors of Community-Based Participatory Research

  11. 2009 Mid-Year Conference Activities • Census Pre-meeting • Research Curriculum Breakout • 4th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum • Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum Proceedings and Website Postings

  12. Contact Information Sarah Hicks Director, NCAI Policy Research Center Phone: (314) 602-6630 Email: shicks@ncai.org

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