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YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Building a Healthy, Sustainable American Indian Community Joe A. Garcia President National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Robert Cook President National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Lucille Echohawk Strategic Advisor Casey Family Programs Kevin Skenandore Acting Director Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Friday, September 25, to Sunday, September 27, 2009 Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa At the forefront of building healthy, sustainable American Indian 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. Education Improving academic achievement and reducing stress and violence among American Indian youth 2. Health Preventing and treating diabetes, cardiovascular disease, substance abuse, and depression among American Indians 3. Agriculture Creating food and economic self sufficiency for American Indians through organic farming 4. Energy Promoting energy and economic self-sufficiency for American Indians through wind and solar technologies 5. Cultural Preservation Safeguarding the land, language, cultural,and spiritual traditions of American Indians WATCH THE CONFERENCE LIVE ON THE WEB! www.AmericanIndianSustainableConference.org
