DINAP BULLETIN 95-14
Indian and Native American Joint National Training Conference, April 22-26, 1996, Providence, Rhode Island
To provide grantees with the opportunity to provide input on the nture and content of the subject conference.
References: None. Background: a. This is the third consecutive year that the Department of Labor and the National Indian and Native American Employment and Training Conference have jointly sponsored an annual all-grantee technical assistance and training conference. The next such conference will be held in Providence, Rhode Island, April 22-26, 1996. This bulletin is being issued to all section 401 grantees to solicit input on the content of technical assistance to be offered at the conference. b. In an attempt to involve grantee staff in the planning process for this conference, it is the wish of the new NINAETC Executive Committee that the new committees and subcommittees planning the Providence conference be comprised of dedicated volunteers. Grantees are encouraged to sign up for one or more of the committees outlined in Attachment 2. Current volunteers for the redefined committees and subcommittees are also listed in Attachment 2. Grantees having questions about the activities involved in any given area should contact the committee chair or co-chair for more information. c. The third issue to be addressed in this bulletin concerns the establishment of a lasting tribute to Ms. Alice Bigpond Roach. At the planning meeting held in Providence on July 19-20, it was decided that the awards luncheon which Ms. Roach almost single-handedly brought into existence be renamed the "Alice Bigpond Roach Awards Luncheon" in her honor. It was further decided that an award and/or? endowment be created in her honor, similar to the one currently honoring Howard Yackus. However, there were differences of opinion at that meeting as to the type of people who should be eligible for that award, and what form that award should take. Because so many people who were close to Ms. Roach were not represented in Providence, it was decided that all grantees should have the opportunity to comment in this area also, before any decisions are finalized. Action Required. Grantees desiring to have further input on the nature and content of the Providence conference should complete Attachment 1 and submit it to Teresa Johnson by December 31. Grantees willing to volunteer staff for one or more of the committees/subcommittees should complete Attachment 2 and return it to the appropriate committee chair or co-chair as soon as possible. Comments on the nature of the award honoring the memory of Ms. Roach should also be sent directly to Teresa Johnson at the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. Questions. Questions should be addressed directly to Ms. Teresa Johnson, NINAETC Executive Secretary, at (405) 436-2603 ex. 360, or to Greg Gross, DINAP, at (202) 219-7509.
All Indian and Native American Grantees
THOMAS M. DOWD PAUL A. MAYRAND Chief Director Division of Indian and Office of Special Targeted Native American Programs Programs