Colorado Plateau Intertribal Conversations

The Gatherings from the Beginning

In 2009, the Grand Canyon Trust’s Native America Program began organizing the Colorado Plateau Intertribal Conversation (CPIC) initiative in an effort to reestablish conversations between tribal nations across the Colorado Plateau. Prior to reservation boundaries, state lines, and political jurisdictions, tribes had working relationships with one another cultivated through trade, travel, ceremonies, and stories. These relationships established support networks that helped tribes survive and advocate for each other and their surrounding landscape.

In an effort to reignite these historical relationships, the Native America Program gathered representatives from 10 different tribes across the Colorado Plateau. A total of 20 individuals representing the Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapai, Kaibab Paiute, Navajo, White Mountain Apache, Northern Ute, Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, and Pueblo of Zuni tribes gathered in Flagstaff, Arizona in 2009. At this monumental gathering, attendees recommended to organize their discussions into four categories of interest: water, language and culture, sacred sites, and health.

For nine years, the CPIC gathering group has hosted annual gatherings that have inspired projects, collaboration, and funding opportunities for tribal communities across the plateau.  The CPIC gathering group now prioritizes resolving climate challenges, securing project funding, building community strategy, and constructing long term networks. In an effort to continue addressing these four pillars of interest, the CPIC gathering group continues to meet and grow every year.

Event Registration

Registration is managed by our host, the Grand Canyon Trust, for payment processing and confirmation.

When you reserve your room at Isleta Resort and Casino, use the hotel code gct1118.

For any questions, email shorsecapture@grandcanyontrust.org or call (928) 286-3373.

Colorado Plateau Intertribal Conversations Gathering

November 27-29, 2018
Isleta Resort & Casino
Pueblo of Isleta- Isleta, NM