3rd Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum

Economic Development
Borrowing Trouble: Predatory Lending in Native American Communities
Jerilyn DeCoteau, Director, First Nations Development Institute, and Miriam Jorgensen, Associate Director for Research, Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona

Economic Development Lessons for and from Indian Reservation Economies
Terry L. Anderson, Executive Director, Property and Environment Research Center, and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution

Human Needs
Helping Tribal Communities Cope with Type 2 Diabetes
Patricia Hamrick, Psychology Post-Doctoral Resident, Washington State University

Litigation and Governance
Engaging Tribal Citizens to Strengthen Governance and Culture
Pat Sekaquaptewa, Director, Native Nations Law and Policy Center, University of California, Los Angeles

Good Governance in Tribes: Moving from Ad-Hoc Knowledge-Building to a Tribal Civics Class
Elizabeth Arbuckle Wabindato, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

No Longer Invisible: Understanding and Meeting the Needs of American Indian and Alaska Native Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Addie C. Rolnick, Attorney, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP