A Balance Of Land, Air And Water
For A Healthy Mother Earth Through
Indian Agriculture
Tentative Conference Program
www.swindianag.com
SWIAA 22nd Annual Conference Program
January 19 – 21, 2010
Aquarius Casino Resort
Laughlin, Nevada
Tuesday - January 19, 2010
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration
9:00 am
(Convention Center Foyer)
Conference Opening - Pavilion A
Opening Remarks
Mr. Spencer D. Thomas, President
Invocation
Mr. Arnold Vigil, Jicarilla Apache Nation
Posting of Colors
SWIAA Armed Service Veterans
National Anthem
Staci Ortega, Tohono O’Odham Nation
Welcome
9:30 am “Colorado River Water Use by Southwest Indian
Tribes”
Ms. Lorri Gray, Regional Director, Lower
Colorado Region, Bureau of Reclamation
(Invited)
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 1 – Cowboy’s Box
Donated by – Gary Parker
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 2 – Pendleton Blanket
Donated by – Jicarilla Apache Nation – Natural Resources
Department
10:30 AM
◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK (SCORPIO ROOM) ◆ ◆
SPONSORED BY – THOMAS FAMILY (JONATHAN, DEBBIE & GLORIANNA)
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Tuesday Continued – Pavilion A
10:45 am
Native Women in Agriculture
Speaker: Ms. Jeannie Benally
11:15 am
Bio-Security for our Crops and Soils
Speaker:
Mr. Carl Etcitty (Invited)
12:00 pm
◆ ◆ Lunch (on your own) ◆ ◆
1:30 PM Specialty Crops for Farmers Markets
Speaker: Mr. Jim Dryer, Southwest Market Network (Invited)
2:15 PM 2007 Agricultural
Country
Census
–
Numbers
in
Indian
Speaker: Steve Manheimer, NASS (Invited)
3:00 PM
◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK (SCORPIO ROOM) ◆ ◆
SPONSORED BY –
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Tuesday Continued – Pavilion A
3:15 pm SWIAA Annual Membership Meeting
President’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
New Business
Election of New Board Members
Establish New Committees
WWW.SWINDIANAG.COM
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 3 – Hunting Knife
Donated by – Sonny Nieto
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 4 – Mens Handcrafted Leather Wallet
Donated by – Robert Olivar, Sr.
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 5 – Native American Arts & Craft
Donated by – Marks Family
5:00 – 7:00 PM
◆ ◆ SOCIAL – GET TOGETHER (SCORPIO ROOM) ◆ ◆
FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS (NO HOST BAR)
SPONSORED BY –
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 6 – Ladies Handcrafted Shawl
Donated by – Charlotte Vigil
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 7 – Tohono O’Odham Basket
Donated by – Agnes Joaquin
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Raffle Prize Drawing No. 8 – Pendleton Blanket
Donated by – Bill & Linda Worthey
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 9 – Hualapi Dolls
Donated by – Hualapai Nation
Wednesday – January 20, 2010
8:00 am – 12:00
Registration
9:00 am Call to Order
Invocation
(Convention Center Foyer)
Mr. Homer Marks, Sr. Vice-President
Mr. Gerald Brown, Gila River Indian Community
Agricultural Marketing Service
Speakers: Tawyna Laveta (Invited)
9:45 am
Farm to School Program
Speaker: Lee Adams (Invited)
10:30 AM
◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK (SCORPIO ROOM) ◆ ◆
SPONSORED BY –
10:45 am
Equine Dentistry
Speaker: Dr. Lyle Robinson – Tohono O’Odham
Nation
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12:00 pm
◆ ◆ Lunch (on your own) ◆ ◆
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 10 – Native American Arts & Craft
Donated by – Marks Family
Pavilion A
1:30 pm
Work Shop I - Premise ID
Speaker: Dr. Terry Clark, USDA-APHIS
Gemini I
Work Shop II – USDA – EQIP/WHIP Application
Process
Speaker:
2:15 pm
Work Shop I - Premise ID
Speaker: Dr. Terry Clark, USDA-APHIS
Work Shop II – USDA – EQIP/WHIP Application
Process
Speaker:
3:00 PM
◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK (SCORPIO ROOM) ◆ ◆
SPONSORED BY –
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Wednesday continued – Pavilion A
3:15 pm Workshop I – Business Plan Development
Speaker:
Donna Matthews, RC&D Coordinator
Coronado RC&D USDA
Willcox, AZ
Gemini I
Workshop II – Record Keeping for Successful Family
Farm Operations
Speaker: Shawneen Stevenson, Farm Loan Manager
Farm Service Agency
4:00 pm Workshop I – Business Plan Development
Speaker:
Donna Matthews, RC&D Coordinator
Coronado RC&D USDA
Willcox, AZ
Workshop II – Record Keeping for Successful Family
Farm Operations
Speaker: Shawneen Stevenson, Farm Loan Manager
Farm Service Agency
PAVILION “A”
6:00 pm Dinner & Annual Awards
Master of Ceremonies: Spencer Thomas
SPONSORED BY –
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Annual Awards:
Special Recognition:
8:00 PM – Entertainment
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 11 – Native American Arts & Crafts
Donated by – Marks Family
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 12 – Ladies Handcrafted Shawl
Donated by – Charlotte Vigil
Thursday – January 21, 2010
(Pavilion A)
9:00 am Call to Order
Invocation
Mr. Spencer D. Thomas, President
Adrian Julian, Jicarilla Apache Nation
Seasonal Feeding – Beef Cattle
Speaker:
Purina Representative
9:45 am Traditional Farming
Speaker: Mr. Noland Johnson, Tohono O’Odham Nation
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Raffle Prize Drawing No. 13 – Native American Arts & Crafts
Donated by – Marks Family
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 14 – Pendleton Blanket
Donated by – Jicarilla Apache Nation, Natural Resources
Department
10:30 AM
◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK (SCORPIO ROOM) ◆ ◆
SPONSORED BY –
10:45 am
Education/Scholarship/Internship
Speaker: Mr. Joe Graham, New Mexico State University
12:00 NOON
◆ ◆ LUNCHEON (PAVILION “A”) ◆ ◆
MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES – FRANCES CONDE
Dr. Roe B. Lewis Scholarship Award:
Mario Marks Memorial Scholarship Award:
1:30 pm Our Future in Agriculture
Jicarilla Apache Nation – 4-H Program
2:15 pm My Role in Agriculture
Speaker: Dr. Roe B. Lewis Scholarship Recipient
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Pavilion A
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 15 – Star Quilt
Donated by – Spencer Thomas
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 16 – Native American Arts & Crafts
Donated by – Marks Family
Raffle Prize Drawing No. 17 – Native American Arts & Crafts
Donated by – Marks Family
3:00 pm ◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK (SCORPIO ROOM) ◆ ◆
SPONSORED BY –
3:15 pm
Feral Horse/Slaughter Program
Speaker:
Phillip Bravo, Hualapai Nation
4:00 pm
Foreign Animal Disease Response
Speaker:
Priscilla Pavatea, Hopi Tribe
Speaker:
Tohono O’Odham Nation Office of Emergency
Management
Closing Ceremony
Benediction
Retrieval of Colors
Pisces Room
Executive Board Meeting
Friday, January 22, 2010 – 9:00 am
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The SWIAA Board would like to recognize and thank the
following individuals for all of their time and effort to make
this year’s conference so successful:
Spencer Thomas, Chairman
Agnes Joaquin, Coordinator
Jeannie Benally
Kelley Berry
Gerald F. Brown
Frances Conde
Tim Garcia
Venita Garcia
Howard Jones
Adrian Julian
Mike Lejero
Homer Marks, Sr.
Sadie Marks
Francis Munoz
Sonny Nieto
Gary Parker
Joel J. Querta
Jonathan Thomas
Arnold Vigil
Bill Worthey
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