cooperating to enhance native american food economies
Monday, august 2: 12:00 - 3:00 pm EST
Welcome to the conversation; introduction and frame setting
12:00pm Welcome
Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, CEO, Native American Agriculture Fund
Doug O'Brien, President & CEO, National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International
12:10pm Vision for Rebuilding Native American Food and Agriculture Infrastructure
Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, CEO, Native American Agriculture Fund
12:25pm Power, Reach, and Potential of Cooperatives
Doug O'Brien, President & CEO, National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International
12:40pm Cooperatives in the Agriculture Economy
Dr. Murry Fulton, Director and Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy,
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
1:10pm Q & A
1:20pm The Legal Framework for Agriculture Cooperatives in Indian Country
Stacy Leeds, Foundation Professor of Law and Leadership, Sandra Day O'Connor College, Arizona State University
1:40pm Q&A
1:50pm Concluding Remarks
Tuesday, august 3: 12:00 - 3:00 PM EST
Cooperative development in creating thriving food economies
12:00pm Welcome
Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, CEO, Native American Agriculture Fund
Doug O'Brien, President & CEO, National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International
12:10pm USDA Commitment to Rural America
Dr. Karama Neal, Administrator, Rural Development-Cooperative Service, US Department of Agriculture
12:20pm The Promise of Cooperatives in Creating Sustainable Food Systems
Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
12:40pm Q&A
12:50pm Lessons Learned: Developing Sustainable Food Systems
Moderator: Carly Griffith Hotvedt, Associate Director, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
James Matson, Owner & Principle, Matson Consulting
Dave Carter, Principle, Crystal Springs Consulting
Chris Roper, Indigenous Agriculture LLC
1:50pm Unlocking Development Capital for Agriculture and for Ag Cooperatives
Moderator: Chris James, President & CEO, The National Center for American Indian Enterprise
Development
Jackson Brossy, Executive Director, Native CDFI Network
Jason Lueders, Regional Vice President, CoBank
Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, US Department of Agriculture
2:30pm Q & A
wednesday, august 4: 12:00 - 3:00 PM EST
Cooperatives in indian country: opportunities and challenges
12:00pm Welcome
Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, CEO, Native American Agriculture Fund
Doug O'Brien, President & CEO, National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International
12:05pm Making a Cooperative Vision Real: Cooperatives in First Nation's Canada
Trista Pewapisconias, Indigenous Relations Lead, Cooperatives First
12:25pm Shared Values: Indigenous People and Cooperatives
Moderator: Pamela Standing, Executive Director, Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance
Kandis Quam, Marketing and Research Specialist, Cooperative Catalyst of New Mexico
Raymond Antone, Food Production Supervisor, San Xavier Co-op Farm
Joshua Preston, Food Production Assistant, San Xavier Co-op Farm
Rachelle Morrison, Board of Directors, Rez Chicks Fresh Eggs Cooperative
Katherine Minthorn, Technical Assistance Specialist, Intertribal Agriculture Council, Board of Directors, Rez Chicks Fresh Eggs Cooperative
1:25pm Q&A
1:35pm Common Challenges in Cooperatives
Moderator: Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, CEO, Native American Agriculture Fund
Cornelius Blanding, Executive Director, Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Roger Fragua, President, Cota Holdings, LLC and Energy, LLC
2:20pm Q&A
Thursday, august 5: 12:00 - 3:00 PM est
imagining a cooperative native food system
12:00pm Welcome
Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, CEO, Native American Agriculture Fund
Doug O'Brien, President & CEO, National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International
12:10pm Making USDA Responsive to Native People
Heather Dawn Thompson, Director, Office of Tribal Relations, US Department of Agriculture
12:20pm Meeting Community Needs: Cooperatives in Action
Moderator: Erbin Crowell, Executive Director, Neighboring Food Co-op Association, Immediate Past
Chair, Board of Directors, National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International
Felipe Witchger, Executive Director, Community Purchasing Alliance
Jerry McGeorge, Executive Vice President of People, Organic Valley
Duane Wilson, Vice President Stakeholder Relations, Arctic Co-operatives Limited
CE Pugh, CEO, National Co+op Grocers
1:50pm Facilitated Discussion in Small Groups
2:20pm Report Back and Concluding Remarks
Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, CEO Native American Agriculture Fund
Doug O'Brien, President & CEO, National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International
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