The Draft Agenda for the 2013 Training Program at the Northern Quest Hotel in Spokane, WA, June 3 -7, is now available!  Click on image below for full agenda (PDF). Online registration for the Annual National Training Program is anticipated to be operational in early March. An announcement will be made at that time. Thank you for your interest and please start getting those training approvals ready as soon as you can!  

Society of American Indian Government Employees Annual Recognition Awards  We are now accepting nominations for the 2013 SAIGE Recognition Awards. The Deadline for submitting a nomination is APRIL 20, 2013. The purpose of these awards is to recognize agencies and individuals who through their personal commitment, and  professional initiative, have made contributions in recruiting, retaining, and providing career advancement opportunities to American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) employees in the Federal workforce, and who have assisted with the advancement of AI/AN professionals. Awardees will be recognized and presented the award by SAIGE at the Tenth Annual SAIGE National Training Program in Spokane, Washington, June 3 -7, 2013. The following are…

  10 Years ago I was just learning about an organization called SAIGE.  5 years ago with the encouragement and support of some of its leadership I became a member of the board.  4 years ago, again with encouragement and support I was elected Chairman.  Now it’s time to turn over the Chair.       I wanted to thank all of the board members I have served with the last 4 years.  Your support, guidance, patience and efforts have meant so much to me.  You have all brought something to the table and made sacrifices on behalf of SAIGE.  I have greatly valued your input and cannot thank you enough both from…

The votes have been tallied and the results are official.  Congratulations and best wishes to the new board in their endeavors leading SAIGE forward in the upcoming year.  Also a big thank you to all those who accepted nomination and participated in the this year’s election.  It was a close race and everyone had many supporters/votes. Here is your 2013 SAIGE Board of Directors: Chair – Susan Johnson Vice Chair – Fredericka Joseph Secretary – Lori Windle Treasurer – Jinny Shulenberger Directors: Dorothy FireCloud-Prue Phil Hamel Sue Marcus Duane Matt Sue Morris Bryan Sappier Brenda Takes Horse  Millie Titla Veronica Vasquez  Karen Wilde 

Becky Lewis, SAIGE Board of Directors and SAIGE Utah Chapter President, led an effort by her Chapter to bring some joy to the Christmas celebrations of over one hundred children at the Hopi Head Start Program. This Chapter did a fundraising effort that ultimately brought in over $8,000 in donations including toys, clothes, bikes and money to purchase items on the children’s “Wish Lists.” One 14-year-old boy made 60 blankets himself as an Eagle Scout project and put a stuffed animal in each one for the children. After it all was accumulated and organized, Becky and others of her Chapter drove to the Hopi reservation with a horse trailer packed…

The election for new SAIGE Board Members are going on now.  Instructions can be found here. The instructions and biographies link are also under the “Board Members” button on the menu bar at the top of the page.

November is Native American Heritage Month and SAIGE is happy to provide you with some resources – the SAIGE Poster is near the bottom of the page on the right-hand side for you to download. You may find the 2012 Presidential Proclamation here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/11/01/presidential-proclamation-national-native-american-heritage-month-2012  Please also visit these sites for more  information: nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/ www.ncai.org/events/2012/11/01/native–american–heritage–month www.bia.gov/DocumentLibrary/HeritageMonth/index.htm http://www.loc.gov/law/help/commemorative-observations/american-indian.php http://www.collegefund.org/content/ways_to_celebrate_native_american_heritage_month http://nmai.si.edu/calendar/

Greetings! SAIGE would like to say a big THANK YOU  to our Sponsors for making our 2012 Training Program such a great Success. (Click on name to go to their website.) It could not have happened without your support. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association  Department of Agriculture  USDA Forest Service Office of Tribal Relations  Department of Defense  Department of the Navy  DOI University  Environmental Protection Agency  GEICO      National Coalition for Equity in Public Service  National Credit Union Association  National Guard Bureau  National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration  United States Air Force  United States Coast Guard

Welcome to the New SAIGE Website!