Dear Tribal Employment Rights Office,
I am writing to ask you to become a 2026 Council for Tribal Employment Rights Member or renew your annual membership. Your active membership means a great deal to us as we work to further Tribal Employment Rights, Indian Preference in hiring, and healthy economic development in and around reservations. As the only organization working for native employment rights on a national level, CTER is able to advocate for each and every Tribe and Native organization and Native American and Alaskan Native in this country. The stronger our membership, the stronger the voice of CTER in fighting for your rights.
2025 was a year filled with challenges—2026 will likely be similarly difficult in a time of reduced support from the federal government, shifting agency missions, and further challenges to Tribal sovereignty. This is an important time to remain vigilant on what we have achieved so far and continue working toward the goals that we all share.
And the benefits to updating your membership with CTER go far beyond the cutting edge work we are doing in Washington-with your membership renewal you will receive:
- Access to select videos from our 3 most recent conferences and our library of past conference presentations.
- An electronic file of the “TERO Country” map of the United States
- A printed 2026 CTER Directory (when update is available)
Your membership will also entitle you to significantly reduced National Convention and Legal Update Conference registration fees, access to reduced-cost services such as the technical assistance, and legal advice.
Your membership will be good for the entire calendar year of 2026 and payment can be made by check or credit card. Please consider renewing your membership with us today. We appreciate that these things can take some time to process/get approved and offer a grace period through the end of February to receive your payment—your 2025 password access will work until February 28, 2026, after which time a 2026 password will be required.
Sincerely,
Melvin J. Wheeler Sr., Chairman CTER Board of Directors
2026 CTER Membership Form (PDF)
2024 CTER Member Directory (Current member password required)
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