Ep.30 | National Center Policy Consultants Kate Boyce and Ryan Seelau

Congress is back from its August recess, so we thought it would be a great time to introduce our policy team!

Chris sat down with Kate Boyce and Ryan Seelau, who along with Dr. Ian Record lead The National Center's policy and advocacy efforts. Kate has worked for The National Center for decades, and has unmatched experience in and knowledge of Indian Country policy. Ryan is a recent addition to the team, after working on Indigenous issues in Arizona - and abroad.

You will learn more about The National Center's work in Washington, DC, as well as some of the challenges and opportunities in the Trump Administration and current Congress. They also discuss the Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty, which has done great work to advocate - and educate about - Indian Country in the early days of the new administration.

Please take a listen - and share with your friends. As always, the episode will be on our YouTube channel. Click the links below to learn more about some of the topics discussed today.

Kate Boyce |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateboycereeder/

Ryan Seelau |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-seelau-jd-llm-sjd-6a2b28107/

The National Center's Policy Page |
https://ncaied.org/what-we-do/policy-advocacy.html

Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty |
https://coalitionfortribalsovereignty.org/

Chapters

• 0:57 Intro
• 4:08 Meet Kate and Ryan
• 6:45 Kate's long history in tribal advocacy
• 10:33 Ryan's work in Arizona
• 13:34 International Indigenous collaboration
• 16:09 Indian Loan Guarantee Program
• 20:26 "Duplicative programs" aren't necessarily redundant
• 26:16 National Center Policy Briefs
• 29:31 Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty
• 32:09 National Center APEX Accelerator
• 36:49 The "worker bees"
• 41:57 Policy priorities in the coming years
• 46:34 NAFOA's tribal tax legislation
• 48:40 How to learn more and get involved
• 50:02 Wrap up