AGENDA - South Dakota Indian Business Alliance

AGENDASDIBA Quarterly Meeting / Policy MeetingWakpa Sica Reconciliation Place709 West Fort Chouteau RoadFort Pierre, SDOctober 21, 201110:00 am Opening Prayer and Introductions – Tanya Fiddler10:15 am Update on the Citi Project and OFN Native Initiatives – Tanya Fiddler10:45 am Update on GPECA – Marlo Beaubrun / Stacey LaCompte11:00 am Redistricting Update – Reuben Bezpaletz, Chief Analyst for Research & LegalServices; Tribal Perspectives, Gay Kingman, GPCA12:00 pm Working Lunch - State Budget Priorities Discussion with Kari Fruechte SDExtension and Joy Smolnisky SD Budget & Policy Project2:30 pm CFED Scorecard Organizing for 2012 – Tawney Brunch, Lakota Funds3:00 pm May Roundtable Reflection & Policy Discussion – Christina Barsky, NPI, andMichelle DuBray, Pinto Horse Woman Consulting3:30 pm Great Plains Native Asset Building Coalition – Tawney Brunch, Lakota Funds4:00 pm Wrap Up and ClosingPlease RSVP attendance to Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place for an accurate count forlunch.Thank you.(605) 223-9099 or wakpasica@gmail.com or bstars@wakpasica.orgOur Mission is to enhance Indian Business development by leveraging partnerships and resources of diverse organizations

“South Dakotans Talking” sessionDo you think forming South Dakota’s budget is a tough process? Most people wouldagree that it requires a wide range of viewpoints and careful listening. We would like toinvite you to listen, learn, and give your viewpoints in a structured conversation about theformation of South Dakota’s budget in your local community. Here are the details:Date:Location:Time:October 21, 2011 - FridayWakpa Sica Reconciliation Place709 West Fort Chouteau RoadFort Pierre, South Dakota10:00 a.m. (central time)Please join us for a lunch together, followed by informal discussion that will lead toaction ideas from your community. Over a dozen other communities in South Dakotawill be coming together this fall to have similar conversations. Legislators representingyour area will be invited to attend as “distinguished listeners.”The conversations are being funded by the Bush Foundation and the Northwest AreaFoundation. The will be conducted by South Dakota’s Budget & Policy Project and theSDSU Extension Service. Copies of the SD Budget Primer will be provided toparticipants. (http://www.sdbudgetandpolicyproject.org/wpcontent/uploads/2010/11/BUDGET-PRIMER.pdf)Please RSVP by: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 to:(605) 223-9099Email: Wakpasica@gmail.com or bstars@wakpasica.org

We would like to invite you to be a Distinguished Listener at a public forum in your area where your constituentswill be discussing the formation of the South Dakota budget. We will be meeting at Wakpa Sica ReconciliationPlace, 709 West Fort Chouteau Road, Fort Pierre, South Dakota, Friday, October 21, 2011. (See attachedAgenda)This public event will begin with a lunch, followed by education and discussion around how the South Dakotabudget is put together and the priorities and choices it reflects.How South Dakotans collect and spend money for the common good reflects our shared values – our consensuson what public services we believe we need in our state and are willing to pay for together. Our goal is to providelocal communities with an opportunity to come together for a non-partisan budget discussion, learn state budgetbasics, and begin a consensus building discussion. We will be asking participants for their input by usingelectronic technology called “Turning Point,” and small group discussions. It would be our honor to have youattend as a distinguished listener of this session.South Dakota Indian Business Alliance and Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place is partnering as the local host withSouth Dakota Budget & Policy Project and SDSU Extension facilitating the community discussion. Funding for themeeting comes from the Bush Foundation and the Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Program.We strongly believe in educating the public in order to assist them in giving valuable input to you as you servethem.Sincerely,Tanya Fidder, Chair – South Dakota Indian Business AllianceMichelle Fredricks DuBray – Vice-Chair – South Dakota Indian Business AllianceStacey LaComtpe – Executive Director – Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place & Sec/Treasurer – South Dakota IndianBusiness AllianceFacilitators:Joy Smolnisky,Kari Fruechte,South Dakota Budget & Policy Project Community Development SpecialistSD Voices for ChildrenSDSU Extension605-367-9667 605-685-6972joys@sdvoicesforchildren.orgkari.fruechte@sdstate.edu