NCAI Mid Year Conference LIVE STREAM - Department of the Interior, Secretary Sally Jewell Addresses the Third General Assembly

Media Contact: Nedra Darling, OPA-IA Phone: 202-219-4152
For Immediate Release: June 27, 2013

NCAI Mid Year Conference LIVE STREAM - Department of the Interior, Secretary Sally Jewell Addresses the Third General Assembly

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time

Live Stream Link: http://youtu.be/mUQ2v1HIDLM

Today, June 27, 2013, Secretary Sally Jewell will address the Third General Assembly at NCAI's Mid Year Conference in Reno, Nevada. Secretary Jewell was recently nominated by President Obama and became the 51st Secretary of the Interior on April 12, 2013. Prior to joining the Department of the Interior, Secretary Jewell was the President and CEO of REI (Recreation Equipment, Inc.), one of the major national outdoor outfitters in the country and ranked by Fortune Magazine as one of the top 100 companies to work for. Secretary Jewell also has a background as a commercial banker in energy and natural resources, and has training as a petroleum engineer.

This is the first time Secretary Jewell will be addressing tribal leaders attending an NCAI Conference. Please join our Livestream broadcast at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time by visiting http://youtu.be/mUQ2v1HIDLM.

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NCAI Contact Information: Sarah Beccio, Communications Associate, sbeccio@ncai.org

Founded in 1944, the National Congress of American Indians is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization in the country. NCAI advocates on behalf of tribal governments, promoting strong tribal-federal government-to-government policies, and promoting a better understanding among the general public regarding American Indian and Alaska Native governments, people and rights.

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