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
