Council for Tribal Employment Rights - CTER

Council for Tribal Employment Rights

CTER – The National TERO Organization

Bernice Delorme addresses CTER National Conference attendees
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Important Documents


Model Tribe/Nation Workforce Protection Ordinance (PDF)
NCAI: Resolution #ANC-22-045, Enhancing Partnerships with Construction Trades (PDF)

2023 Legal Update and Indian Preference Conference

The Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada — December 13 – 15, 2023

Conference PPT Presentations & Links
Bernice Delorme, CTER General Counsel: Protecting Tribal Nations From Race-Based & Other Challenges (PDF)
Heidi Tidacheene, US Department of the Interior : heidi_todacheene@ios.doi.gov (email)
Arlando Teller, Assistant Secretary Federal Highway Administration: arlando.teller@dot.gov (email) 202-770-9255 (phone)
Kostan Lathoris, Indian & Tribal Law Attorney: Revising TERO Ordinances (PDF)
Bernice Delorme, CTER General Counsel: What Does Protection Look Like for Tribes? A Look at the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) (PDF)
Michelle Andotra, Senior Attorney Advisor, Federal Highway Administration: FHWA TERO Updates (PDF), DOT’s Navigator (link), Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Federal Requirements – Guidance for Local & Tribal Agencies (link), FHWA’s Transportation Funding Opportunities for Tribal Nations Brochure (updated June, 2023 – PDF)
Randall Crowe, Attorney, EBCI: Natives in S.T.E.M. and other Professional Industries (PDF)
Terri Henry, Attorney, EBCI TERO Director: The Tribal Workforce in the 21st Century (PDF)
Andi LeBeau, Trauma Informed HR Advocate: Employee Rights: Balancing the Advocate and Enforcer (PDF)


2023 National TERO Conference

Coeur D’Alene Casino Resort Hotel, Worley, Idaho, Aug 8th – Aug 11th, 2023

Conference PPT Presentations & Links
EEOC Staff: EEOC – Tribal Relations (PDF)
John Navarro, CTER Cofounder & Director Emeritus: THE PEOPLE, MILESTONES, & STORIES THAT MAKE UP THE HISTORY OF CTER (PDF)
Randall Crowe, Attorney, EBCI: Tribal Sovereignty (PDF)
Jack Jackson, Tribal Liaison, Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs, DOL: jackson.jack.c@dol.gov (email)
Bernice Delorme, CTER General Counsel: Protecting Tribal Nations by Developing a 21st Century Workforce (PDF)


2022 Legal Update & Indian Preference Conference

The Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada — November 7 – 9, 2022
2022 CTER Legal Update & Indian Preference Conference Registration (PDF)
2022 CTER Legal Update & Indian Preference Conference Agenda (PDF) updated 10.26.22

Conference PPT Presentations & Links
Jessie Kohler, Executive Director Campaign for Trauma-informed Policy & Practice: Building the Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience (PDF)
Dan Press’ explanation of CTER’s ITCHE SHIAKAKE scholarship (PDF)
Aubrey Newton, LiUNA!: Tribal Labor Agreements & CTER Suicide Prevention MOU (PDF)
Bernice Delorme, CTER General Counsel: Implications of Supreme Court case challenging Indian Child Welfare Protection Act (PDF). Background: ICWA (PDF), BIA ICWA (link)
Indian Energy Funding Opportunities: Office of Indian Energy Policy & Programs (link)
Bernice Delorme, CTER General Counsel: Indian Taxation 101 (PDF)
John Navarro, CTER Cofounder & Director Emeritus: Tribal Employment Law & the TERO Ordinance (PDF)
Randall Crowe, Attorney (EBC): Marijuana According to the Law (PDF)

2022 National TERO Conference

River Spirit Casino Resort, Tulsa, Oklahoma — Tuesday, Aug 9 – Friday, Aug 12, 2022
2022 CTER National TERO Conference Agenda

Conference PPT Presentations & Links
John Navarro, CTER Cofounder & Director Emeritus:CTER History (PDF)
Bernice Delorme, Attorney & CTER Counsel: United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People (PDF),
      The Indian Law Hall of Shame (PDF)
Randall Crowe, Attorney, EBCI: Code of Ethics (PDF)
Terri Henry, EBCI TERO Director: EBCI TERO Mother Town Healing Program (PDF)

CTER Board of Directors, 2022
2022 CTER Board of Directors (L to R): Tamara Strong, Theo De La Rosa, Francene Shakespeare, Kelcey Packineau, Melvin Wheeler, DelRay German, Terri Henry, Hutch Noline.

2021 Legal Update & Indian Preference Conference

The Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada — November 30 – December 3, 2021
2021 Legal Update Agenda* (PDF – *updated 10.27.21)

Conference PPT Presentations & Links
Dan Press, Attorney, CTER Legal Counsel: Native Affairs Provisions–BID and Reconciliation (PDF)
Richard McGee, Attorney: Legal Issues Around Sovereignty and Indian Preference in 2021 (PDF)
Bernice Delorme, Attorney: Employment Law in Indian Country (PDF)
Jeanne Goldberg, EEOC Attorney: EEO Update on Employment (PDF)
Terri Henry, TERO Director Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians:
      Generational Trauma Impacts the Workforce (PDF)
      Trauma Informed Programs Handbook (PDF)
      Tribal Workforce Development – A Decision-Framing Toolkit (PDF)
John Navarro, CTER Cofounder & Director Emeritus: Tribal Employment Law & The TERO Ordinance (PDF)
Randall Crowe, Attorney EBCI: Equality in the Work Place (PDF)
Lou Salazar, OSHA Training & Consultation: Phone (702) 994-2235

Sponsor MDMPRO: ActivePure Technology (video) (website), MDMPRO Promotional Merchandise (website)
CDC Report on Health-Related Behaviors and Odds of COVID-19 Hospitalization (link)

Bernice Delorme, Attorney
Attorney Bernice Delorme talks about Employment Law in Indian Country, with MC Kelcey Packineau on the left.

2021 National TERO Conference

Coeur D’Alene Casino Resort Hotel, Worley, Idaho, Aug 10th – Aug 13th
2021 CTER National Convention Agenda – DRAFT (PDF)

Conference PPT Presentations & Links
John Navarro, CTER cofounder: TERO Officers and Commissioners Training (PPT)
Elizabeth Cannon, Director, EEOC Seattle Field Office: EEOC Intake and Interviews (PDF)
John Navarro, CTER cofounder: A Brief History of CTER and TERO Programs (PPT)
Terri Henry, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians TERO Director: COVID19 & Workforce: Before, During, and After (PPT)
Two Rivers Community Development Corp: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Billions for Indian Country (PDF)
Jim Aaron, FCEF: Floor Covering Education Foundation: Opportunities in the Flooring Industry (PPT)
Scott German, Woodstone: Woodstone – Gaming | Hospitality | Healthcare | Community (PPT)
Venessa Gleich, American Indian Chamber Education Fund PTAC: Native Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PDF)

CTER President Lee Adolph is honored for his contributions to TERO and his service in the US Army by the MHA Nation TERO staff with a quilted blanket
CTER President Lee Adolph is honored for his contributions to TERO and his service in the US Army by the MHA Nation TERO staff with a special quilted blanket at the conclusion of the 2021 National Conference’s Awards Banquet on August 12, 2021.The CTER Board also honored Lee’s work with blankets and other gifts in the surprise presentation.

2019 Legal Update & Indian Preference Conference

The Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada — December 4-6, 2019
2019 Legal Update Agenda (PDF – updated 11.04.19)

Conference PPT Presentations & Links
Dan Press & Laura Jones, Attorneys with Van Ness Feldman: Tribal Employment Authority (PPT),
           The Law Involving Indian Preference in Employment and Contracting (PPT)
Justin Satiacum, Puyallup Tribe TERO & Janiece Rustin, UW School of Law: The Importance of Estate Planning (PDF)
John Navarro, CTER cofounder: Basic and Advanced Indian Preference Law and Compliance (PDF)
Bernice Delorme, Attorney: Employment Law in Indian Country (PPT)
William Getschow, General Counsel at Bruin E&P Operating: Bruin TERO Presentation (PPT)
Richard McGee, Attorney: Employment Legal Update
Glenn Nishida, Bonneville Power Administration: Supplier Diversity Program and Contracts (PPT)
Scott German, Woodstone Inc.: Indian Owned Construction Projects (PDF)
Lisa Telford, Tulalip Tribe: Tulalip Tribe TERO Vocational Training Center (PPT),
           Vocational Training Center Planning and Replication Guide (PDF)

OFCCP recognition of CTER
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Director Craig Leen (right) recognizes the work that CTER has accomplished with OFCCP with a plaque presented to board members.

2019 National TERO Conference

Coeur D’Alene Casino Resort Hotel, Worley, Idaho, Aug 6th – Aug 9th
Conference Agenda – Draft (PDF)

Conference PPT Presentations & Links
Alicia Rainwater, The Center for Generational Kinetics: Speech Notes (PDF) Summary Video (Link) Research (Link)
Christina Rile, LiUNA: Trade Awareness of Suicide Prevention (PPT)
John Navarro, CTER cofounder: Moving Forward with TERO (PPT)

Front: CTER President Lee Adolf with Theresa Lujan of OFCCP, EEOC Commisioner Charlotte Burrows, and CTER general counsel Dan Press
Front: CTER President Lee Adolf with Theresa Lujan of OFCCP, EEOC Commisioner Charlotte Burrows, and CTER general counsel Dan Press

2018 Legal Update & Indian Preference Conference

Flamingo Las Vegas, Nevada, December 5-7
2018 Legal Update Conference Agenda (PDF – Updated 11.16.18)

Conference PPT Presentations & Links
Glenn Nishida, BPA: Bonneville Power Administration (PDF)
Aaron Hines, TERO Manager Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla: Tribes/State DOT partnerships (PDF)
Woodstone, Inc.: Native owned construction management company (PDF)
Andrea Clifford: Trauma Informed Programming (PDF)
LIUNA: Laborers International Union of North America (PDF)
Jason Baker, Baker Consulting: Working in the Oil Industry (PDF)
Reed A. Soderstrom, MHA Nation TERO Attorney: Right of Ways (PDF)
Bernice Delorme, Delorme Tax & Law Office: Indian Taxation 101 (PPT)

Lee Adolph and Gary LaPointe
CTER President Lee Adolph presents the 2018 TERO Director of the Year award to Gary LaPointe of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

2018 National TERO Conference

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Resort, Cherokee, North Carolina, July 29th – Aug 2nd
2018 National TERO Conference Agenda Draft v1 (PDF)

Conference PPT Presentations & Links
John Navarro: The People, Milestones, and Stories that Make Up the History of CTER/TERO (PPT)
Dan Press, CTER Counsel: TERO trauma ordinance (DOCX) (PDF version)
Alyce Thompson, HUD Attorney: Tribal Employment Rights in HUD Programs (PPT)
Gyasi Ross book recommendation: Blackfoot Redemption: A Blood Indian’s Story of Murder, Confinement, and Imperfect Justice (link)
Tulalip TERO: Tulalip 2018 TERO Conf (PPT)
Glenn Nishida, BPA: Bonneville Power Administration CTER Presentation (PPT)
XTIRI: Managing Tribal Data (PDF)
Chip Roth: CTER Window World presentation (PPT)

Umatilla TERO enforcement officer Damon McKay receives the CTER 2018 TERO Enforcement Officer of the Year award.

2017 Indian Preference & Legal Update Conference

Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 6-8, 2017
2017 CTER Legal Update Conference Agenda (PDF – updated 11.03.17)

Conference PPT Presentations & Links
John Navarro, CTER co-founder: Introduction to Tribal Employment Law (PDF)
Reed A. Soderstrom, MHA Nation TERO Attorney: Leases & Rights of Way (PDF)
DOL OFCCP Indian and Native American Employment Rights Program: New Website (link)
John Navarro, CTER co-founder: TERO & Cultural Synergy (PPT)
Christina Riley, LECET: Apprenticeship-LiUNA (PPT)
Andrea & Don Clifford: Empowerment Through Wellness & Safety (Prezi link)
Eric Coyle, U.S. Census Bureau: My Tribal Area: Census Data Overview & Access (PDF)
Doreen Owens, DOL: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (PPT)

Lee Adolph and Theresa Lujan sign MOA at Legal Update conference December 2017.
CTER President Lee Adolph and Theresa Lujan of DOL’s OFCCP sign a new MOU during the 2017 Legal Update & Indian Preference Conference at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2017 National TERO Conference – 40th Anniversary

KaNeeTah Resort & Spa, Warm Springs, Oregon, July 31 – Aug 3, 2017

Conference PPT presentations
Laborer’s Union presentations: LiUNA! Slideshow 2017 (PPT), Tiny Homes construction video (MP4)
Roderick Ustanik, EEOC: TERO and EEOC (PDF)
Theresa Lujan, INAERP at OFCCP: OFCCP and TERO, A Partnership That Works (PDF)
John Navarro, Cultural Synergy: TERO & Cultural Synergy (PPT)

2017 scholarship winner
Larry Jordan and Dan Press present 2017 Itche Shikaake Scholarship recipient Ty Running Fisher of the Blackfeet Tribe during the Scholarship Award luncheon at the KahNeeTah Resort, August 1, 2017. Ty will be a freshman at Stanford University and plans to later attend medical school and become a doctor.

2016 Indian Preference & Legal Update Conference

Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 7-9, 2016
Conference PPT presentations
Theresa Lujan: A Year of Accomplishments in OFFCP (PDF)
John Navarro: Synergistic Partnering for Individual and Mutual Benefit (PPT)

2016 Award for TERO Excellence
CTER Ex-Officio Board Member and Co-Founder John Navarro and CEO/President Lee Adolph present the 2016 Edward/Navarro Award for TERO Excellence to representatives of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians TERO Department Ty Satiacum and Michelle McClendon.

2016 National TERO Conference

Silver Reef Casino Resort, Ferndale, Washington, August 1-3, 2016
Conference PPT presentations
Dan Press & Maranda Compton: Rights of Way & TERO (PDF)
Brekford Cameras: Traffic Safety/Video TERO Compliance (PPT)
Kenneth “Butch” Stanger: Planning for a Successful Sovereign Economy (PPT)
John Navarro: Cultural Synergy (PPT)
Apprenticeship Connections: Quinault Career Fair (PDF)
Lummi Pipefitter Pilot Project – Welders (Video link)
TERO Vocational Training Center – Tulalip (Video link)
Colville NCCI Carpentry Training slideshow (Video link)

Tribal Workforce Protection Act

An Outline of the WHY’s and HOW’s of Adding a Tribal Workforce Protection Act to your Tribe’s TERO Ordinance (PDF)

2016 scholarship winner
Larry Jordan, Dan Press and Lee Adolph with 2016 Itche Shikaake Scholarship recipient Chelsey Leighton of the Nez Perce Tribe during the Scholarship Award luncheon at the Lummi Nation’s Silver Reef Hotel and Casino, August 1, 2016.

2015 TERO & Indian Preference Legal Update Conference

Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, Las Vegas — December 9-11, 2015
Conference PPT presentations
John Navarro: Historical Perspective of CTER & TERO (PDF)
Wes Edmo, Shoshone Bannock Tribe TOSHA: Tribal TOSHA Ordinance (PDF)
Doreen Owens, DOL: Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act – USERRA (PDF)
Melvin Wheeler: Federal recognition of TERO laws “on or near” reservations – NCAI Resolution MSP-15-034; (PDF)
Lea Anne Burke: TERO and the American Indian PTACs Partnering for Mutual Benefits (PPT)

2015 National TERO Conference

Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells, Baraboo, Wisconsin — July 28-30, 2015

Conference PPT presentations
Karen Conden: Tribal Intellectual Property Rights / Research Regulation (PDF)
Maria Flores, EEOC: Employment Barriers Faced by Diverse Communities (PDF), Criminal Records (PDF)
Josh Mann: Compliance Monitoring (PPT)
John Navarro: The Effective TERO Program (PPT)
Ken Lemieux: 477 Overview (PPT) & 477 Reporting (PPT)
Nicholas Kedrowski: TERO — Return on Investment (PPT)
Xtiri: Xtiri Presentaiton (PDF)

2015 scholarship winner
Dan Press and Lee Adolph congratulate the 2015 CTER Scholarship recipient Ronald Walking Elk, Jr. (Spirit Lake Tribe, Totten, ND) during the Scholarship Luncheon at the 38th Annual CTER Conference at the Ho-Chunk Hotel and Convention Center in Baraboo, Wisconsin, on July 29th, 2015.

Memorandum of Understanding between OFCCP and CTER

An historic agreement between the Dept. of Labor and The Council For Tribal Employment Rights was signed at the 2014 Legal Update conference in Las Vegas: OFCCP-CTER-MOU (PDF of signed document)

Lee Adolph and Tom Dowd sign MOU 2014
CTER President Lee Adolf and Tom Dowd, head of OFCCP, sign the MOU in a signing ceremony at the Legal Update Conference in Las Vegas, Dec. 11, 2014.

CTER Constitution and Bylaws

These documents, ratified December 9th, 2014, were developed over the last 2 years and are the first revisions to CTER’s constitution and bylaws since 1984. The board worked very hard to update their foundational documents to reflect their ongoing support to employment rights for native peoples and sovereign Indian nations and organizations in the context of today’s challenges. The constitution and bylaws were passed unanimously and represents a renewed engagement by the board to the mission and goals of CTER and all our stakeholders. Download PDF

2014 TERO & Indian Preference Legal Update Conference PPT presentations

Dec. 10th
John Navarro: Historical Perspective of CTER and TERO programs
Kristen Burge: New OMB SuperCircular
Richard G. McGee: Employment Law Update
Colleen Henry: DOL Apprenticeship Programs
Wes Edmo: Worker Protection Ordinance & TOSHA

Dec. 11th
Maria Conley: MnDOT Tribal Relations
Lonora Graves: CalTrans TERO Update
Ed Hensley & Dan Kowalski: Native Construction Careers Institute
Not yet available: Frank Eaton, Anadarko Petroleum; Kimberly Dixey

Dec. 12th
Lori Bird: Bird Inc.