Empowering Tribal Children and Families
September 14-16, 2015
Washington, DC
The 2015 Biennial Conference: Empowering Tribal Children and Families held at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, DC, from September 14-16, 2015 brought in renowned speakers from across the country to share their knowledge and expertise. Additionally, attendees had the opportunity to meet with leadership from the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Child Care. Attendees also spent a day on Capitol Hill meeting with Congressional leaders to discuss the importance of Tribal child care. Scroll down to see more about the 2015 conference.
2015 Guest Speakers
Associate Professor in the Child Study Center and of Psychology; Director, Yale-China Program on Child Development; Associate Professor of Psychology; Director, The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Early Childhood Specialist and Founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc.
Executive Director of The Institute for Childhood Education
Director, Brazelton Touchpoints Center, Boston Children’s Hospital; President, Brazelton Touchpoints Foundation; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
Language and Culture Recognition Awards
At this year's conference, NICCA recognized programs throughout Indian Country that are making great strides in promoting the learning of their Tribal language and the preservation of their Tribal culture and heritage. Click here to see short write-ups of each program or Tribe's efforts.
Chickasaw Nation Cultural Center
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
Pueblo of Santo Domingo
Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico
United Keetoowah Band Summer Youth Camp
United Keetoowah Band, Oklahoma
Numunu Turetu Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC Program)
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma
Rosebud Sioux Tribe Child Care Services
Rosebud Sioux Tribe, South Dakota
Wyandotte Nation Culture Committee Language Revitalization
Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma
Lakhol’iyapi Wahohpi Preschool
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, North and South Dakota
Also recognized were:
Cherokee Nation Child Development Center Infant & Toddler Immersion Class
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma
Kiowa Child Care Center
Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Agenda and Presentations
If you missed the conference, you can explore the agenda and conference materials through our interactive agenda. Click on links throughout the agenda for more information and for session presentation. To view in full screen or on your mobile device, click here.
If you do not wish to use the interactive agenda, click here to get presentations and materials only.
Please note, not all presentations are available as some speakers did not wish to make their presentations public.
Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors
The 2015 NICCA Conference was made possible through conference sponsorships and with the help of exhibitors and their resources.
Gold
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma
Silver
Arctic Slope Native Association, Alaska
Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community, California
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
Delaware Tribe Child Development, Oklahoma
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Minnesota
Bronze
AARP, National
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