http://www.airos.org en-us AIROS A Radio Series Exploring Contemporary Native Governance and Development Native Nations Institute Building effective governments, developing strong economies that fit a variety of cultures and circumstances, solving difficult social problems, and balancing cultural integrity and change. These are just a few of the challenges facing contemporary Native Nations across the United States and Canada. These nation building challenges are the focus of the Native Nation Building Series from the Native Nations Institute Radio, an initiative of the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management and Policy at the University of Arizona. AIROS airos@unl.edu Native Nations Institute It articulates the five keys to successful community and economic development for Native nations. Program 1 -- Introduction to Nation Building: It articulates the five keys to successful community and economic development for Native nations. Tues, 23 May 2006 12:00:00 EST 29:30 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Explores the evidence that strong Native nations require strong foundations, which necessarily require the development of effective, internally created constitutions. Program 2 -- Constitutions and Constitutional Reform: Explores the evidence that strong Native nations require strong foundations, which necessarily require the development of effective, internally created constitutions. Tues, 30 May 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:49 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Discusses the importance of having sound rules of law and justice systems. Program 3 -- Discusses the importance of having sound rules of law and justice systems and examines their implications for effective governance and sustainable economic development. It focuses on these issues and their role in the creation of a productive environment that encourages investment of all types from Native and non-Native citizens. Tues, 06 June 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:49 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Details how some Native nations are forging mutually beneficial intergovernmental agreements, and chronicles the many advantages to forging similar intertribal arrangements. Program 4 -- Focuses on Native nations' efforts to enhance their relationships with other governments as a way to advance their nation-building objectives. It details how some Native nations are forging mutually beneficial intergovernmental agreements, and chronicles the many advantages to forging similar intertribal arrangements. Tues, 13 June 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:37 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Details how some Native nations are forging mutually beneficial intergovernmental agreements, and chronicles the many advantages to forging similar intertribal arrangements. Program 5 -- focuses on how tribes establish a regulatory and oversight environment that allows nation enterprises to flourish. Tues, 20 June 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:38 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Examines the pivotal role that citizen entrepreneurs can play in a Native nation's overarching effort to achieve sustainable community and economic development. It looks at the many different ways that Native nation governments actively and passively hinder citizen entrepreneurship, and the innovative approaches some Native nations are taking. Program 6 -- examines the pivotal role that citizen entrepreneurs can play in a Native nation's overarching effort to achieve sustainable community and economic development Tues, 27 June 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:50 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Explains that good governance requires effective, transparent and accountable bureaucracies. Program 7 -- Explains that good governance requires effective, transparent and accountable bureaucracies. It demonstrates how clearly defined organizational structures and roles and responsibilities help make things work and get things done, and how their absence actively hinders Native nation governance and development efforts. Tues, 04 July 2006 05:00:00 EDT 28:47 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Discusses the issue of Native nations' administration of service delivery in Native communities. Program 8 -- Discusses the issue of Native nations' administration of service delivery in Native communities. It examines the unproductive ways services and programs have been administered in many Native communities in the past and the innovative mechanisms and approaches some Native nations are developing to maximize limited financial and human resources. Tues, 11 July 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:19 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Ties together the themes discussed in the previous shows into a discussion of how Native nations move themselves towards nation building. Program 9 -- Ties together the themes discussed in the previous segments into a discussion of how Native nations and their leaders move themselves and their peoples towards nation building. It seeks to answer the question all Native nations have: How do we get where we want to go? Tues, 18 July 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:43 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Discusses how a growing number of Native nations are moving towards nation building. Program 10 -- Contrasts the two approaches to indigenous governance, the standard approach and the nation-building approach and discusses how a growing number of Native nations are moving towards nation building. It provides specific examples of how the keys to nation-building bring wide-ranging benefits to Native communities. Tues, 25 July 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:27 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute A group of tribal leaders and Indian law experts to discuss tribal sovereign immunity and the need for Native nations to approach the issue strategically. Tribal sovereign immunity has far-reaching implications, impacting a wide range of critical governance issues from the protection and exertion of legal jurisdiction to the creation of a business environment that can stimulate and sustain economic development. Recently, NNI Radio convened a group of tribal leaders and Indian law experts to discuss tribal sovereign immunity and the need for Native nations to approach the issue strategically. Moderated by Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development CoDirector Joseph P. Kalt, the forum provides tribal leaders and their constituents some important food for thought as they seek to protect their nations' interests and advance their nation building priorities. Tues, 26 June 2007 05:00:00 EDT 52:10 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI