The University of Wisconsin-Native American Task Force (NATF) builds relationships and partnerships between UW-Extension, Native American communities and organizations. The work of the NATF is to help UW-Extension staff work more effectively with Native American communities, build bridges between tribal and non-tribal communities, facilitate communications related to working with Native American audiences, and build working relationships between UW-Extension and the 1994 Land Grant Institutions.
The NATF is made up of Extension educators who work directly with or serve Wisconsin’s Native American communities and who are committed to strengthening the partnerships between tribes through educational outreach and respectful collaboration. NATF meets quarterly in different tribal communities across Wisconsin.
UPDATE: “Working Effectively with Tribal Communities”, Lac du Flambeau WI Due to the Covid-19 virus we are postponing this professional development workshop. Please check back for updates on when this professional development workshop will be held in person.
This professional development training program is designed to help UW Madison, Division of Extension, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource professionals build more effective relationships with tribal communities. This experiential program will build knowledge of tribal sovereignty, traditional knowledge, culture, and treaty rights to foster collaborations with Native Nations. For more information contact Brian Gauthier, brian.gauthier@wisc.edu
2020 Native American Task Force meeting dates, locations, and meeting notes links
2019 Native American Task Force meeting dates, locations, and meeting notes links
- Notes from NATF’s September 13, 2019 meeting on Zoom and at the College of Menominee Nation:
- Zoom meeting recording of Feb. 20, 2019 meeting – part 1
- Zoom meeting recording of Feb. 20, 2019 meeting – part 2
- May 17, 2019 – Keshena, WI
- July 19, 2019 – Zoom call
2018 Native American Task Force meeting dates and locations
- Fall, 2018: TBD
- August 1: rescheduled, information coming soon
- April 24th, 2018 – meeting and WISLINE
- January 18th, 2018 – meeting and WISLINE – Location: Lac du Flambeau
2017 Native American Task Force meeting dates and locations
- Notes from NATF’s October 27th meeting, Keshena, WI: NATF meeting notes 27oct2017
- August 31st, 2017 – meeting from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm – Lac Courte Oreilles
- Notes from NATF’s June 29th meeting: NATF meeting notes 31aug2017
- Notes from NATF’s June 29th meeting: NATF meeting notes 6-29-17
- Notes from NATF’s April 27th conference call / meeting: NATF meeting notes 4-27-17
- Notes from NATF’s Feb. 16th conference call / meeting: < no notes taken that day >
2016 Native American Task Force meeting dates and locations
- Notes from NATF’s March 11th conference call / meeting: NATF_Meeting_Minutes
- Notes from NATF’s June 2nd conference call / meeting: natf-meeting-minutes-6-2-16
- Notes from NATF’s August 19th conference call / meeting: natf-task-force-meeting-minutes-8-19-16
- Notes from NATF’s November 17th conference call / meeting: NATF meeting minutes 11.17.16