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Feb. 1: Energy, oil and gas summit at Fort Berthold Reservation

NUETA HIDATSA SAHNISH ALLOTTEES

oil and gas summit 2012, Northern Lights Community Building, New Town, North Dakota, USA
“Looking Out For Our Interests Today, For Tomorrow” Wednesday – February 1st, 2012
Day # 1 Televised Live on BEK (Draft)
7:00 REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL NETWORKING BREAKFAST / TRADESHOW OPENS
Continental Breakfast ~ Sponsored by: Baker Consulting & Cenex
8:00 OPENING CEREMONIES Master of Ceremonies, Dr. Clayton Small, Northern Cheyenne
8:30 Welcome Address by Vice Chairman Scott Eagle Introduced by David Williams, CEO Missouri River Resources
Opening Remarks by Tribal Council Members
9:30 Opening Speaker, Mr. Ron Ness, President, North Dakota Petroleum Council
10:00 Keynote Presentation: Byron Dorgan, Senior Policy Advisor, Arent Fox LLP, Washington, D.C Introduced by Councilman Eagle (tbc)
10:45 Coffee Break ~ Sponsored by: Rensch Chevrolet
11:00 Special Guest Speaker: Tracy Lebeau, Director of the Office of Indian Energy Policy & Programs
United States Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
12:30 Lunch Break ~ Sponsored by Shane Johnson Entertainment: Bobbi Rae Sage Ranger
1:00 Keynote Presentation: Governor Jack Dalrymple, State of North Dakota
Panel: Moderator: Scott Davis, Executive Director, North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission
Lynn Helms, North Dakota Industrial Commission, Division of Mineral Resources
State of North Dakota Government Agencies: NDDOT/ HSG / HEALTH / Commerce
2:00 BUILDING THE HUMAN RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE OIL BOOM – University & College Presidents Panel.
FBCC/ UTTC / TMC/ SBS/ CCC
Moderator: Mr. Russell Mason Jr., President, Fort Berthold Community College
3:15 Coffee Break ~ Sponsored by: North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission
3:30 SESSION 1: Investing For Your Future – Royalties and Revenues: Mr. Steve Gunderson, Tallsalt Advisors, Navajo ` Moderator: Valerian Three Irons
SESSION 2: Infrastructure in Indian Country – The Energy & Utility Corridor: Tex Lone Bear, TAT Easement Moderator: Thomasina Mandan Stevens
SESSION 3: Engineers Panel – Jason Baker, Jeff Hunt, Hal Cooper
Moderator: Roger White Owl Jr.
4:30 International Energy Roundtable – Facilitated by Dr. Clayton Small
Chief Marvin Yellowbird, Samson Cree Nation, Senator CJ Steward, Crow Nation Government,
Visiting Dignitaries & Allottees
RETIRING THE COLOURS
6:00 The Owners Reception ~
Entertainment: Comedian Duo – James and Ernie, Navajo Nation
NUETA HIDATSA SAHNISH ALLOTTEES
International Energy Oil & Gas Summit Northern Lights Community Building, New Town, North Dakota, USA
“Looking Out For Our Interests Today, For Tomorrow” Thursday – February 2nd, 2012 Day #2 Televised Live on BEK
7:00 REGISTRATION CONTINENTAL NETWORKING BREAKFAST TRADESHOW OPENS
8:00 OPENING CEREMONY & FLAG RAISING Dr. Clayton Small, Master of Ceremonies
8:10 WELCOME & REVIEW OF SUMMIT PROCESS: L. Kenneth Hall, MHA Energy Division
8:30 KNOWING WHOSE LAND YOU’RE ON
TRIBAL HISTORIANS PANEL: Edward Hall, Marilyn Hudson, Dr. Edwin Benson, Greta Whitecalfe
Moderator: Alyce Spotted Bear, Director of Native American Studies, Fort Berthold Community College
9:30 “INDIAN LANDS IN INDIAN HANDS”: Laws that Govern Indian Lands & Working for the Allottees
The Indian Land Tenure Foundation : Cris Stainbrook, President, Terry Janis, Program Coordinator
Moderator: Mary Fredericks Baker, Director, Beginning Farmer & Rancher Program, Fort Berthold Community College
10:30 Coffee Break ~ Sponsored by: Fredericks, Peebles and Morgan
10:45 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Ethan Shenkman, Deputy Assistant Attorney General
United States Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resource Division, Washington, D.C.
11:15 THE FUTURE OF OIL & GAS ON FORT BERTHOLD:
Panel 1 – TAT TRIBAL PROGRAMS: Homeland Security, TERO, Refinery, Law Enforcement, Environment, Minne Tohe,
Panel 2 – INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES: Missouri River Resources, Williams Oil, Petro Hunt, QEP, Slawson, Enerplus,
Pipeline Co’: Arrow Pipelines, Saddle Butte, Bear Paw, Cenex, Enbridge, Alliance,
Moderator: David Williams, CEO Missouri River Resources
12:30 Lunch Break Gifts Entertainment: Bobbi Rae Sage Ranger
1:00 REGULATORY PROCEDURES: Codes & Zoning – Damon Williams, Three Affiliated Tribes Legal Counsel /
Federal Government Partners – Bureau of Indian Affairs / Bureau of Land Management / Office of the Special Trustee / Office of Natural Resources Revenue / Environmental Protection Agency
Moderator – Damon Williams(tbc)
Concurrent Session: *NEPA Process Session for Operators in Cafeteria Area:
Mark Herman, Environmental Engineer & Marilyn Bercier, Regional Environmental Scientist Division of Environmental, Safety and Cultural Resource Management Bureau of Indian Affairs, Aberdeen Area NEPA
3:00 Coffee Break ~ Sponsored by: Bartlett & West
3:15 Professor Ray Cross, University of Montana – Shaping Development to Maximize Benefits
4:00 International Energy Roundtable – Facilitated by Dr. Clayton Small
Visiting Tribal Nation Dignitaries & Allottees,
5:00 Closing Remarks by Vice Chairman Eagle, Retiring of the Colors, Friendship Dance

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear is the founder and director of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, a 501-C-3 nonprofit organization with offices in Bismarck, N.D. and the Fort Berthold Reservation. Jodi spent 15 years reporting for the mainstream press. She's been awarded prestigious Nieman and John S. Knight journalism fellowships at Harvard and Stanford, respectively. She also an MIT Knight Science Journalism Project fellow. Her writing is featured in "The Authentic Voice: The Best Reporting on Race and Ethnicity," published by Columbia University Press. Jodi currently serves as a Society of Professional Journalists at-large board member, an SPJ Foundation board member, and she chairs the SPJ Freedom of Information Committee. Jodi has won top journalism awards from mainstream and Native press organizations. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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