Jessica Moore Harjo, Ph.D.,

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Meet the Artist Jessica Moore Harjo

Jessica Moore Harjo, Ph.D., Osage , is an artist, designer, and educator based in Oklahoma. Jessica's approach to art and design is unique, post -traditional, and grounded in cultural symbolism. Her pieces display intersections of traditional ribbonwork, florals, appliqu?, elements of nature and other harmonious and symmetric forms with atmospheric color palettes.

Jessica works as an artist and graphic designer and teaches graphic design. She is the founder and owner of Weomepe Designs providing graphic design services and producing jewelry, apparel, and other creative design products.

Jessica has current displays of art at Philbrook Museum of Art, Oklahoma City's Automobile Door Tour Alley, Tulsa Art Alley, the Osage Nation Museum, and Osage Nation Casino. She is a contributing artist for the FAM Origins Theatre with digital design contributions to the Otoe-Missouria origins story. Upcoming work includes a public art installation at the Oklahoma State Capitol, a public art mural with Iowa Department of Transportation, a featured designer at the Minnesota Museum of Art and she is one of the four selected artists for the Sites of Conscience Public Art project with a set for exhibition in October 2021 in Tulsa.

"Little Stars from the Sky Lodge"

My drum represents Osage creation. This is primarily signified by the baby on an Osage cradleboard as a focus, surrounded by visual representations of our Osage arts and ceremony. I chose a baby to elucidate children as sacred beings, Little Stars from the Sky Lodge. Imagery expands to elements of nature and of our earth. Included on the back is a cosmos of natural and cultural elements and a juxtaposition of movements and patterns created in the Osage I'lonska. The center is a connection to the drum's spirit, a connection to our ancestors.

Our drums provide melodic harmonies that ground each of us throughout life. They nurture us. I view the drum as a caretaker. It is an honor to paint this drum. The drum is owned by the Osage Nation Foundation.

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Table of Contents

A bo ut the A rtist ...... ...... ......... ...... ......... ...... ............ ....... ......... ...... 2 What is NIHB.................................................................................4 Welco me Letter fro m NIHB ......... ......... ...... ............. ...... ......... .... 5 Sponsors.....................................................................................6-7 Conference Tracks.......................................................................8 Conference Agenda...............................................................9-37 Heroes and Health A wards Presentatio n ... ......... ......... .. 38-41 NIHB Board Member Biographies.....................................42-45 NIHB Staff Co ntac t ... ......... ............ ......... ...... ............. ......... . 46 -47 Thank you....................................................................................48 50th Anniversary of NIHB.......................................................48 Act of Love..................................................................................49 Exhibitor List and Contest Details.........................................48 Vendor List..................................................................................49 NIHB Public Health Summit.....................................................51

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Meet Your Vendors!

Faye Lone (Seneca) Longhaus Of Lone Handmade Clothing

Jes Durfee (Fond du lac) Glass Art by Jes Unique Glass Art Objects, Pendants, and Marbles

Julie Engel (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa) Beadwork

Austin Long (Navajo) Boo Chee Jewelers Handmade Sterling Silver Jewelry and Handcrafted Beads

Sam Zimmerman (Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe) Crane Superior Studio Fine Art Paintings and Print Making

Amanda Bahe (Navajo) Beadwork, Jewelry, and Resin Crafts

Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe) Heart Berry Ojibwe Art and Design

Tashina Begay (Navajo) Native Swann Arts & Crafts Ribbon Skirts

Theresa Mike (Kotlik Tribal Council) Theresa-m Piliari Beaded Jewelry with Walrus Ivory and Animal Fur

Clifford Monroe (Navajo) Monroe Designs Silver Jewelry and Beadwork Jewelry

Cheryl Peterson-Diggins (Navajo) Edgewater Arts and Craft Beadwork

Charlene Johnson (Navajo) Southwest Indian Jewelry Sterling Silver and Beadwork

Chenoa Williams (Pyramid Lake Paiute) Aonehc LLC Beadwork and Soaps

Paul Stone (Paiute/Washoe) Artwork and Music

Aaron Alvarez (Navajo) Native Company Turquoise & Silver Jewelry

Gayle Weigle (Anishinaabe) Misiziibi Jewelry and Handmade Greeting Cards and Small Framed Art

Mary Ann Begay (Navajo) Beadwork Admire Beadwork

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What is the National Indian Health Board?

Purpose To advocate for the rights of all federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes through the fulfillment of the trust responsibility to deliver health and public health services.

Mission Established by the Tribes to advocate as the united voice of federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, NIHB seeks to reinforce Tribal sovereignty, strengthen Tribal health systems, secure resources, and build capacity to achieve the highest level of health and well-being for our People.

What is the National Indian Health Board? The National Health Board (NIHB) is a 501(c) 3 not for profit, charitable organization serving all 574 federally recognized Tribal governments for the purpose of ensuring that the federal government upholds its trust responsibilities to provide health care and public health services to the Tribes. Whether Tribes operate their own health care delivery systems through contracting and compacting or receive health care directly from the Indian Health Services (IHS), NIHB is their national advocate. NIHB also provides policy analysis on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health and public health services, facilitates Tribal budget consultation, delivers timely information to all Tribal Governments, leads national Tribal public health programs, assists with Tribal capacity building, provides national and regional Tribal health events, conducts research, and provides training and technical assistance. These s ervices are provided to Tribes, Area Health Boards, Tribal organizations, Tribal Leaders and members, as well as federal agencies and private foundations. NIHB works collaboratively with the Tribes, through the Tribal health organizations, in the twelve IHS Service Areas, to accurately capture and present the Tribal perspective in response to federal legislation, regulations and policy. NIHB also serves as a conduit to foster collaboration between Indian Country and national and international organizations, foundations, corporations, academic institutions and other key stakeholders, in its quest to advance Indian health.

Our Board of Directors Because NIHB serves all federally-recognized Tribes, our work must reflect the unity and diversity of Tribal values and opinions in an accurate, fair, and culturally-sensitive manner. This objective is accomplished through the efforts of the NIHB Board of Directors, which is comprised of representatives elected by the Tribes in each of the twelve IHS Service Areas, through their regional Tribal Health Board or health-serving organization. Each Health Board elects a representative and an alternate to sit on the NIHB Board of Directors. In Areas where there is no Area Health Board, Tribal governments choose a representative. The NIHB Board of Directors elects an Executive Committee comprised of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretary, who serve staggered, two-year terms and a Member-at-Large who serves a one year term. The Board of Directors meets quarterly.

NIHB Membership NIHB serves and represents all Federally Recognized Tribes through our Board of Directors in partnership with Tribal Health Boards or health-serving organizations in each of the twelve IHS Service Areas:

Alaska Area: Alaska Native Health Board

Nashville Area: United South and Eastern Tribes,

Albuquerque Area: Albuquerque Area Indian Health Inc.

Board

Navajo Area: Navajo Nation

Billings Area: Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders

Oklahoma City Area: Southern Plains Tribal Health

Council

Board

Bemidji Area: Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Phoenix Area: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona

California Area: California Rural Indian Health Board Portland Area: Northwest Portland Area Indian

Great Plains Area: Great Plains Tribal Leader's

Health Board

Health Board

Tucson Area: Tohono O'odham Nation & Pascua

Yaqui Tribe

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Dear Tribal Leaders, Advocates, Colleagues, and Friends Old and New:

Welcome to your computer screen! Thank you for joining us virtually for NIHB's 38th Annual National Tribal Health Conference! We know this year has been full of zoom meetings, rescheduled programs, and missing our connections at these Annual Meetings; we are grateful to you for your dedication to the work and the community by joining us for what we hope will be the final virtual Tribal Health Conference.

A great deal of appreciation goes out to our conference sponsors who support our advocacy work with their generosity, and the exhibitors and vendors who are here to offer new ideas and services to improve our health systems and programs. Most importantly, thank you to the speakers and presenters who share their knowledge and empower us. The NIHB National Tribal Health Conference is the nation's most comprehensive Tribal health event and we are pleased that you all are part of it.

This year, our theme is The Future of Native Health in Our Changing World; given the last year and a half this theme requires little in way of introduction. As Native people we are adaptive, we are resilient, we are forever learning ? especially when it comes to our health. We all know the statistics but what those numbers don't always show is the countless hours willing offered by our communities to study, learn, and understand our health as a people. We are still managing our lives and our work through a global pandemic. We are living through this changing world and we are building the future of Native Health.

This conference we have identified five main themes; we hope you explore these themes with us as we move through the conference hearing from our partners, government officials, and fellow health practitioners. While we cannot gather in person we will come together virtually to honor the 2021 Annual Heroes in Health Awards ad we hope that you join us! We are so grateful that you are joining us for this National Tribal Health Conference and look forward to seeing you all in person for the National Tribal Public Health Summit in Anchorage Alaska in May 2022.

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians CEO, National Indian Health Board

Vice President, Valdez Native Tribe Chairperson and Alaska Area Representative, National Indian Health Board

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Thank You

Sponsors of the National Tribal Health Conference

Warrior Level

Proudly Presenting The Rise of Technology to Revolutionize AI/AN Health Track

Proudly Presenting Health Equity and the Trust

Responsibility: Be Heard, Make Change Track

Champion Level

Advocate Level

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Thank You

Sponsors of the National Tribal Health Conference

Warrior Level

Friend Level

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