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Councils of the Traditional Circle
of Indian Elders and Youth
The annual Elders & Youth Councils provide a forum for consideration of issues involving and affecting indigenous people. The issues are clarified and discussed, and the combined wisdom and experience of the group is utilized in seeking responses and solutions. Responses may involve direct or indirect action by the group or by individual members. A response may be simply the articulation of a moral position which then becomes an important tool in the hands of individual members.
The American Indian Institute acts as the Traditional Circle's sponsoring agent. The top priority of the Institute is to help facilitate the Circle's annual councils by disseminating information, assisting the host community with food and lodging arrangements, arranging travel for key Elders and youth, and finding funding for the event each year.
The support of the Institute is given freely with no strings or limitations. It is understood that the goal is the welfare of traditional Indian people first, and the welfare of all people through the joint effort of the two partners second. Neither side dishonors that goal.
Gathering
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Host Nation
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Location
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August 1977
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Apsáalooke (Crow)
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Missouri Headwaters (Three Forks), Montana
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June 1978
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Hopi
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Kykotsmovi, Arizona
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October 1978
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Creek
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Phillip Deere Roundhouse, Okemah, Oklahoma
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August 1979
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Cree
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Assumption, Alberta, Canada
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October 1980
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Northern Cheyenne
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Austin Two Moons Ranch, Busby, Montana
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August 1981
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Onondaga
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Onondaga Nation Territory, New York
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August 1982
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Diné (Navaho)
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Dan R. Yazzie Ranch, Dove Waterflow, Arizona
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June 1983
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Santa Clara Pueblo
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New Mexico
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August 1983
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Puyallup/Tulalip
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Sapa Dawn Center, Yelm, Washington
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June 1985
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Northern Cheyenne
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Austin Two Moons Ranch, Busby, Montana
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June 1986
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Oglala Sioux
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Oglala, South Dakota
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June 1987
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D-Q University
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Davis, California
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September 1988
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Tongva/Chumash
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Leg Lake Park, Los Angeles, California
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September 1989
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Haida
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Haida, Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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August 1990
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Onondaga
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Onondaga Nation Territory, New York
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October 1991
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Santa Clara Pueblo
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New Mexico
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August 1992
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Puyallup/Tulalip
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Sapa Dawn Center, Yelm, Washington
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August 1993
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Anishnabe
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Turtle Mountain, North Dakota
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August 1994
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Apsáalooke (Crow)
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(Council cancelled due to extreme fire danger)
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July 1995
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Apsáalooke (Crow)
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Lodge Grass, Montana
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July 1996
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Oneida
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Southwold, Ontario, Canada
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May 1997
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Miwok
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Ahwahnee, California
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August 1998
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Penobscot
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Indian Island, Maine
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June 1999
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Sac and Fox
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Prague, Oklahoma
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August 2000
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Saginaw/Chippewa
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Mount Pleasant, Michigan
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February 2001
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Pima/Maricopa
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Gila River, Arizona
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August 2002
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All Nations in Montana
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The 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Flying D Bison Ranch, Montana
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August 2003
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Haida
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Haida, Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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August 2004
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Anishnaabe
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Turtle Mountain, North Dakota
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July 2005
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Tulalip
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Tulalip, Washington
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Feburuary 2006
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Independent Traditional Seminole Nation
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Red Bay Stronghold Grounds, Florida
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July 2007
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Assiniboine/Sioux
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Fort Peck, Montana
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July 2008
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Lake Superior Band of Chippewa
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Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin
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June 2009
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Diné (Navajo)
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Hopi/Diné Joint-Use Lands, Big Mountain, Arizona |
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July 2010
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Apsáalooke (Crow) |
Hits-With-The-Arrow (Pryor Gap), Montana |
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July 2011
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Onondaga |
Onondaga Nation Territory, New York |
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August 2012
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Salish, Kootenai, Pend d'Oreilles |
Flathead Indian Nation, Montana |
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