Building Healthy, Sustainable American Indian Communities
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YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTENDTHIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Building a Healthy,Sustainable American
Indian Community
Joe A. GarciaPresidentNational Congress of American Indians(NCAI)
Robert Cook President National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
Lucille EchohawkStrategic AdvisorCasey Family Programs
Kevin SkenandoreActing DirectorBureau of IndianEducation (BIE)
Friday, September 25, toSunday, September 27, 2009Maharishi Universityof Management,Fair� eld, IowaAt the forefront of buildinghealthy, sustainable AmericanIndian communities
Hosts and participants • Hocak Elders Council, Inc. • Indian Health Services (IHS) • Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) • National Indian Education
Association (NIEA) • Winnebago Tribal Health Services (WTHS) • Winnebago Treaty Hospital—IHS • David Lynch Foundation
5 point plan for a healthy,
sustainable American Indian community
1. EducationImproving academic achievement and reducing stressand violence among American Indian youth
2. HealthPreventing and treating diabetes, cardiovascular disease,substance abuse, and depression among American Indians
3. AgricultureCreating food and economic self su� ciency forAmerican Indians through organic farming
4. EnergyPromoting energy and economic self-su� ciency forAmerican Indians through wind and solar technologies
5. Cultural PreservationSafeguarding the land, language, cultural, andspiritual traditions of American Indians
WATCH THE CONFERENCE LIVE ON THE WEB!www.AmericanIndianSustainableConference.org