2026 North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission
Government-to-Government (G2G) Conference
Dates: June 3–4, 2026
Location: Bismarck Event Center
DAY 1: Wednesday, June 3
8:30 – 9:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 AM | Opening Ceremony
10:30 – 11:30 AM | Opening Keynote — Billy Kirkland Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
Tribal Leader Presentations
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM | Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation (MHA Nation)
12:20 – 1:20 PM | Lunch Break
1:20 – 2:10 PM | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
2:10-2:30 PMÂ |Â Afternoon Break
2:30 – 3:20 PM | Spirit Lake Nation
3:20 – 4:00 PM | Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
4:00 – 4:50PM | Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
4:50 | Adjourn Day 1
DAY 2: Thursday, June 4
8:30 – 9:30 AM | Breakfast & Networking
9:30 – 10:30 AM | Rural Health Transformation Grant
BREAKOUT SESSIONS | ROUND 1 (10:30 – 11:20 AM)
(Concurrent Sessions)
• Law Enforcement & Public Safety
• TCUs
• BPS Education & Youth Engagement
• Urban Indian Housing
• Akisni Warrior Lodge
BREAKOUT SESSIONS | ROUND 2 (11:40 AM – 12:30 PM)
(Repeat Round 1 — participants select a new session)
12:30 – 1:25 PM | Lunch Break
BREAKOUT SESSIONS | ROUND 3 (1:25 – 2:10 PM)
• ND Council on the Arts (NDCA) — Indigenous Film Festival
• Native Governance Center
• NAGPRA Compliance
• ND Native Vote, prepping for next session
• ND Child and Family Services
• Food Sovereighty
2:10 – 2:20 PM | Break
BREAKOUT SESSIONS | ROUND 4 (2:20 – 3:05 PM)
(Repeat Round 3 — participants select a new session)
Same sessions as above.
3:05 – 4:00 PM | Closing Plenary & Commission Updates
• ND Indian Affairs Commission updates
• Closing remarks
4:00 PM | Conference Adjourns
