An APA Indigenous Planning Division – The time has come!

The inspiration for an APA Indigenous Planning Division comes from much work done during the past several years by APA Members who serve such communities around the country. Originally proposed as the Indigenous Planning Network, the key organizers have determined that being a de facto APA division provides the best organizational arrangement to move forward, thereby, conferring benefits to both the indigenous planning community and the APA.

We invite you to join us in Denver during the national conference (check the final program for time and location) for an organizing meeting. Our aim is to become the newest division of the APA no later than the end of 2003. We need your support. Sign the petition and let us know you are out there and that you want to be part of this exciting opportunity! For some more background on the network please link to Ted Jojola’s article Indigenous Planning and Tribal Community Development at http://www.plannersnetwork.org/htm/pub/archives/139/jojola.htm

Indigenous Planning Network

P.O.Box 365

Oneida, WI 54155

Phone: 800 - 672 - 3272 

Fax: 920 - 496 - 2006 

E-mail: celm@oneidanation.org

Also, please feel free to contact any of the following people:

Scott Derrickson - SDerrick@dbedt.hawaii.gov  

Celene Elm - CELM@oneidanation.org

Ted Jojola - tjojola@unm.edu

Anna Rondon - nizhon@cia-g.com

Dan Pava – dpava@lanl.go