'Native Nation Building' Television Series to Premiere Nationally on DISH Network April 16
3/31/2006 9:02:00 AM
To: National Desk
Contact: Ian Record of the Native Nations Institute, 520-626-0664
TUCSON, Ariz., March 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Building effective
governments, developing strong economies that fit a variety of cultures
and circumstances, solving difficult social problems, and balancing
cultural integrity and change -- these are just a few of the challenging
questions that face contemporary American Indian, Alaska Native and
Canadian First Nation governments.
These issues are the focus of "Native Nation Building," a new 10-part
television series premiering April 16 on the Universityhouse Channel,
located on DISH Network Channel 9411. The program will air twice weekly
on Sundays and Wednesdays from 7 to 7:30 p.m. MST through June 21. The
series is produced by the Native Nations Institute for Leadership,
Management, and Policy (NNI) at the University of Arizona in conjunction
with KUAT MultiMedia. Ian Record, Ph.D., NNI curriculum development
manager, is the series producer.
"The 'Native Nation Building' program shares with Native people as well
as the general public the governance and development lessons that NNI
has learned through two decades of community-based research with Native
nations," says NNI Director Manley A. Begay, Jr. (Navajo). "It examines
where, how and why nation building is currently taking place, in
particular the fundamental issues governing these nations' efforts to
exercise their sovereignty, restore their economic vitality, and shape
their own futures."
Featuring an accomplished group of guests that ranges from governmental,
business, and community leaders to scholars and educators, the
roundtable interview program chronicles the growing number of
nation-building success stories currently taking hold across Indian
Country and explores the roots of those successes. Each 30-minute
segment can stand alone, but taken together, the series offers a
comprehensive overview of the ways Native nations are working to make
self-determined community and economic development a reality.
The "Native Nation Building" series features: An Introduction to Nation Building; Constitutions and Constitutional Reform
Why the Rule of Law
and Tribal Justice Systems Matter;
Building and Sustaining Tribal
Enterprises;
Promoting Tribal Citizen Entrepreneurs;
A Capable
Bureaucracy: The Key to Good Government;
Tribal Service Delivery:
Meeting Citizens' Needs;
Intergovernmental and Intertribal Relations;
Leadership and Strategic Thinking:
The Path to Self-Determination;
and
Moving Towards Nation Building.
For more information about the 10 segments and for updates on show times, visit NNI's Web site at
NNI Website
or
NNI
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Special thanks to Gina Boltz of Native Village for the lead
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Last updated on April 16, 2006