Second annual Native American and Indigenous People’s Public Relations program
Thursday, November 3, 6pm ET
Watch the video now (approx. 2 hours)
More and more Native Americans are taking on Communications roles at the Fortune 500 to assure that their communities are adequately represented in their companies' marketing, PR, and HR activities. An increasing number are becoming critically important tribal Communicators, serving to bridge the communications gaps between the goals of business and the needs of their communities. And great numbers of Native Americans continue to serve as generations-old storytellers, using today's technologies to both preserve their culture and showcase their traditions.
And while they are gaining increasing representation in both federal and local government—Mary Peltola as the first Indigenous Alaskan to win a seat in Congress and Deb Haavaland's appointment as the first Native American on the Cabinet—the 570+ Native American tribes throughout the US continue to struggle to face economic, health and educational challenges.
Host
Candace Hamana, principal, Badger PR, and founder, Indigenous People's Public Relations Association
Interview
Chief Dwaine Perry, Ramapough-Munsee Lunaape Nation, Vietnam War veteran, and environmental and human rights activist. Watch it now
Fireside Chat
Eunique Yazzie, Digital Asset Management Analyst, PetSmart; Founding Member, ArtSpace
Q&A and Closing Remarks
Kathy Baird, Senior Director, Global Communications, Nike; and incoming Chief Communications Officer, The Washington Post
Panel One: Traditional Storytelling in Indigenous Communities
Kathy Baird, Senior Director, Global Communications, Nike; and incoming Chief Communications Officer, The Washington Post
April Tinhorn, Chief Connector and CEO, Tinhorn Consulting
Britny Cocca, Internal Communications, Amazon
Leona Enright, Business Recruitment Specialist, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation's (CTUIR)
Taylor Whitebird-Salo, Advisor, Tribal Engagement, Public Affairs, Communications, and Sustainability, Enbridge
Darian Kovacs, Founding Partner, Jelly Digital Marketing & PR, and digital marketing school, Jelly Academy
Leanne Hall, Chief Executive Officer, Creative Fire
Panel Two: Mixed Medium Communications in the Modern Day: Artists & Digital Creators
Kelsey Lee, Chief Executive Member, Happy Accidents! Media Production LLC
Jon Canyon, Augmented Reality storyteller
Melody Lewis, Rezponse Pilot YouTube content creator and director
Ben Borne, CMP, President & COO, SymmetryPR; Managing Partner, Eagle Feather News
Jeremy Arviso, Marketing and Communications, Artist, and Designer
Thanks to our Sponsors
This year’s Native American and Indigenous People’s Public Relations program is sponsored in part by: Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Department of Advertising and Public Relations at University of Georgia; Amazon; SAIC; Page; PRophet; RENEWPR; TV One; The Bonnie Yablon Foundation; Spokesman Communications; The Diversity Action Alliance; Muck Rack; and CommPRO.
