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Turtle Mountain Chairman Jamie Azure encouraged North Dakota\u2019s Indigenous community to get out and vote in this year\u2019s election during the 27th Annual Tribal Leadership Summit on Sept. 4. (Photo credit\/ Adrianna Adame)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

BISMARCK, N.D. \u2013 Hundreds of people erupted into thunderous applause as Turtle Mountain Chairman Jamie Azure energized the crowd. \u201cThat\u2019s it! The louder you clap, the more people will hear!\u201d he called out over the rising wave of sound..\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe proved in 2018 that if we band together we can change that outlook on how the state moves forward with their voting output, and we did that by standing together,\u201d he said. \u201cThis year is one of the most important years to get out and vote, especially for the five tribes of North Dakota. Not only for presidencies; we have tribal elections and districts within North Dakota. Across the board, we need to get out and vote.\u201d<\/p>\n

Around 400 educators, students and community organizers from around the region attended\u00a0 United Tribes Technical College\u2019s 27th Annual Tribal Leadership Summit in Bismarck for its opening day on Sept. 4. The conference features two days of sessions addressing topics including the environment, media and social justice, education, tribal and state politics, public safety, health, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chairpersons from four of North Dakota\u2019s five federally recognized tribes \u2013 the Spirit Lake Nation, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Nation and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians \u2013 spoke at the opening ceremony. Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation Chairman Mark Fox did not attend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Azure, also chairman of the UTTC board of directors, stressed the importance of education. United Tribes doesn\u2019t favor certain tribes, he said. Chairpersons from North Dakota\u2019s tribes discuss issues and find solutions for all students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t do what\u2019s best for Standing Rock, Sisseton-Wahpeton and Spirit Lake,\u201d he said. \u201cWe get together and we do what\u2019s best for the collective group of Native nations in our territories. It\u2019s not an easy thing to do, but we do it, right? We do it for the people that are sitting in front of us. We do it for the people that aren\u2019t here yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

UTTC President Leander Russ McDonald said the main reason for the college\u2019s annual Events Week is to raise student scholarship money. Five days of festivities include the Tribal Leadership Summit, a golf tournament, a pow wow run, and a high school basketball tournament, which take place between Sept. 3 and 8. The International Powwow from Sept. 6-8 caps off the week on a high note.<\/p>\n

The Spirit Lake citizen is considered a knowledge keeper in the UTTC community. He said one of the most vital aspects of reform is to use Indigenous cultural models. Language revitalization is critical to change.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe language-culture revitalization movement is impacting what we\u2019re doing in education; it\u2019s impacting what we\u2019re doing in regard to legislation at the tribal level,\u201d McDonald said. \u201cSo when we look at our constitutions, our ordinance and bylaws, we can include that cultural knowledge that we\u2019re bringing back to help us be better at what we\u2019re doing and to create cultural models that help us to serve our people better.\u201d<\/p>\n

McDonald also emphasized the importance of Indigenous energy sovereignty and the need for more research and data on American Indians in this region. While some tribes and organizations are doing a lot of this work, he said many of these initiatives require the community\u2019s support to make an impact.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThose things are so important at that level, as well as the relationship building that we need to do with our state, city and federal partners,\u201d McDonald said. \u201cSo as we go forward, it\u2019s all about relationships. It\u2019s all about being a good relative and including those cultural values that a lot of us have, whether we\u2019re tribal or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Standing Rock Chairwoman Janet Alkire, one of two chairwomen in North Dakota, has fond memories of UTTC. While in first grade in 1967, her father was the first student to graduate from the carpentry program. Throughout the summit, leaders highlighted the necessity of learning trades and encouraged people to continue acquiring those skills. Looking out at Native youth, she told them, \u201cYou are the next generation. You are our future leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one tribe wins, we all win, but when one tribe loses, we all feel the loss.\u201d<\/h3>\n

Janet Alkire- Standing Rock Chairwoman Janet Alkire<\/h3>\n

She also advised students to vote and take action, even after November\u2019s upcoming election. \u201cWhen the election\u2019s over, the work still continues,\u201d Alkire said. \u201cWhoever is in that office, it\u2019s about building that relationship and building those bridges so that we can work together to do good things for our people, and one of the things the chairman [Azure] said, he\u2019s right: when one tribe wins, we all win, but when one tribe loses, we all feel the loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

State and local government officials also spoke or had representatives speak on their behalf. Bismarck Mayor Michael Schmitz acknowledged the contributions American Indians have made in the community and is excited to see the next generation of Native youth become leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cBismarck and North Dakota certainly have a strong, rich history of many cultures, and quite honestly, I\u2019m thrilled to see the cultural shift that is occurring in the city of Bismarck,\u201d said Schmitz. \u201cThe Native culture is important to us, and honestly, you bring a sense of family that I think a lot of us need to learn about \u2013\u2013 please continue to foster that.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Contact Adrianna Adame<\/a> \u00a0at adrianna@imfreedomalliance.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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