Tribal Land Management Training Opportunity
The White Earth Reservation Tribal Land Office will host two training opportunities in the field of tribal land management presented by ICC Indian Enterprises, in April, 2008 at the Shooting Star Casino – Hotel, in Mahnomen, Minnesota. The ICC Indian Enterprises organization will offer “Principles of Real Estate” April 7 to April 9, 2008, and “Managing the Indian Lands Office”, April 9 to April 11, 2008.
ICC has developed one of the best Indian real estate training and services programs in all aspects of the Federal Indian land management. The ICC method of instruction includes the utilization of case studies to provide trainees with hands-on experience. The instructor, Mr. Terry Beckwith, has worked in the Indian Realty field for 35 years. Beckwith’s Indian Realty career included positions in the Pacific Region, Western Region, Southern Plains, and Northwest Region and he has worked on several task forces drafting regulations. He has taught classes for ICC Indian Enterprises since 1998, and classes for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the American Indian Training Center of the Desert. Beckwith graduated from Haskell Indian Nations University in 1970 and has received an award in Accounting from UCLA.
Federal Indian Realty consists of statutory and case laws relating to Indian lands; the field of Indian land management is more complex today than ever and is derived from the Tribes government-to-government relationship with the United States. Land titles include tribal trust lands, and individual ownership. The individual ownership primarily resulted from the General Allotment Act of 1887 which provided for tribal lands to be allotted in severalty to individual tribal members. The Allotment Act is responsible for a backlog of 8,000 probates nationwide. From 1887 to 1934 the Indian tribal land base decreased from 138 million acres to 48 million acres nationwide. Today the land base is approximately 54 million acres.
Registration for the classes can be made online at: www.iccindianenterprises.com
For hotel reservations call the Shooting Star Casino – Hotel at 1-800-453-7827.
FFI: Terri, 218-983-3285, extension 1220. |
