Join the many Northwest tribal housing staff, advocates, and other organizations on Tuesday, April 22, through Wednesday, April 23, for our Spring Conference by registering for either in-person attendance or virtual Zoom attendance. Both housing Staff and BOC/Council members are sure to benefit from this special event with the theme:
Sustainable Models for Funding and Supporting Indian Housing Programs. In addition to our regular business meeting Tuesday morning, our presentations will feature topics covering the following areas:
Status report on NAHASDA, federal funding, and steps Tribal leadership have taken in response to federal changes
Resources& Supports for tribal housing from the following levels:
*Federal
*State
*Philanthropic/Foundation
Member Roundtable time to report on how changes are affecting your programs, what NWIHA can do for Members, and action steps to take as an association to advocate for Indian housing.In addition to introductions from our Associate Members, door prizes, and a great meal, the Tuesday evening banquet will include the announcement of our 2025 Brook Kristovich Memorial Scholarship Award winners.
As mentioned above, to close out Wednesday's discussions, we are scheduling time for our Members to surface any further topics and issues and we will be drafting resolutions and/or directives as an association to further the interests of our individual member tribes/TDHEs. We encourage program directors, project managers, and all other appropriate staff to attend and have their voices heard.
For those unable to attend in person or virtually through Zoom registration, please consider designating a proxy for establishing a Quorum at the Business Meeting or voting on your behalf. Proxy forms are available for download linked at the top of this page: complete the form and email to
[email protected] on or before April 23, 2025.
For a complete agenda, click on the link at the top of the opening page.