Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 8, 1 August 1989 — Indians prepare for National Conference [ARTICLE]

Indians prepare for National Conference

San Francisco - Native Amenean leaders from reservations and cities throughout North America will confer in San Francisco, in September to design national growth and development strategy for the 1990s. "Who We Were, Who We Are, What We Are Becoming" is the theme of the lst Annual National Conference on Community Development: Agenda for the 1990s, at San Francisco's Fort Mason Conference Center from Sept. 27-29. The conference, under Gateway to Indian America auspices, with direction from a select advisory committee, parallels the international 8th

Annual Gateway to Indian Amenea Trade Fair and Exposition, set for Sept. 27-Oct. 1, at Fort Mason Center. The conference and trade fair are eomplemented by the Grand Nahonal Dance Finals and Pow-Wow, the Pavilion of Nations Exhibit and a five-day celebration of the performing arts. The conference is limited to 300 delegates. The registration fee is $250 whieh includes full credentials, opening and closing brunches, and priority entry to most events during the five days.