Program Manager Tory Fodder (Taos Pueblo) explains, “three distinguishing features set JIT apart from other Native governance programs: scope, reputation, and diversity. JIT provides a comprehensive experience that gives participants access to a wide body of information on Indigenous and Native nation building. Combine this depth of knowledge with a world class faculty that created the standard for research and scholarship in the field, and it’s easy to see why we are fortunate to welcome participants who come from all corners of the globe each year. We’re really excited for JIT 2019.”
Indeed, scores of participants from across Indian Country, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada attended JIT in past years, and shared their own expertise with the cohort. This adds a valuable secondary level of learning and experience to the event.
Darrell “Tiger” Brown Bull former Executive Director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and current Assistant Commissioner of Administration for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, adds “These are things I am dealing with right now from an executive standpoint…They had answers for me that I couldn’t get anywhere else.”
This January, JIT will host a special speaker series featuring Indigenous Women in Governance, funded by the University of Arizona’s Commission on the Status of Women. This series will provide an exceptional platform for distinguished American Indian women leaders to share insights from their experiences working in governance.Registration remains open through December 1, 2018. Course registration information and financial aid options can all be found at igp.arizona.edu.
