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Mr. Larry Curley is Executive Director of The National Indian Council on Aging (https://www.nicoa.org/), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by members of the National Tribal Chairmen’s Association who called for a national organization focused on the needs of aging American Indian and Alaska Native elders. The mission of NICOA is to advocate for improved comprehensive health, social services and economic well-being for American Indian and Alaska Native elders. Mr. Curley is a member of the Navajo Nation with over 40 years of experience working in the aging and healthcare fields. He has worked with Congress, other branches of the federal government, and national organizations on aging to develop support for programs affecting elder American Indians. After receiving his master’s degree in public administration at the University of Arizona, along with a certificate in gerontology, Mr. Curley worked as a gerontological planner at an Area Agency on Aging in Pima County, Arizona, where he was instrumental in establishing a county public fiduciary program. As a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., he successfully advocated for the passage of Title VI of the Older Americans Act, an amendment which he wrote. Mr. Curley directed the Navajo Nation’s Head Start program, one of the five largest Head Start programs in the country, and has served as a nursing home administrator of a tribal, long-term care facility, a hospital administrator in northern Nevada, and as a college instructor at the University of Nevada-Reno and Eastern Washington University. Mr. Curley was named as the assistant dean of the Four Corners region for the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine. He’s also served as the public representative on the American College of Physicians Clinical Guidelines Committee, and as the director of program development for the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services in northwest New Mexico.Support the show

Mr. Larry Curley is Executive Director of The National Indian Council on Aging (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkZLOHduWkhJb3dya0Q0dEhZUURQX0dmX1BQUXxBQ3Jtc0ttQy1Wb0FlcmU1MGJadnBwMEw2a0Y1Zi1aNUtQYUhwSFROaW02QnpfVUI1XzNDZkVscnlZM0Vac3AzdmZuV1BGMGFpWWZTTEJqcDBKWE5ibE4zUlNKNnBvS1RqNU0xNzl5RnpDN2x0XzdieWVQWmJNaw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nicoa.org%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nicoa.org/</a>), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by members of the National Tribal Chairmen’s Association who called for a national organization focused on the needs of aging American Indian and Alaska Native elders. The mission of NICOA is to advocate for improved comprehensive health, social services and economic well-being for American Indian and Alaska Native elders. Mr. Curley is a member of the Navajo Nation with over 40 years of experience working in the aging and healthcare fields. He has worked with Congress, other branches of the federal government, and national organizations on aging to develop support for programs affecting elder American Indians. After receiving his master’s degree in public administration at the University of Arizona, along with a certificate in gerontology, Mr. Curley worked as a gerontological planner at an Area Agency on Aging in Pima County, Arizona, where he was instrumental in establishing a county public fiduciary program. As a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., he successfully advocated for the passage of Title VI of the Older Americans Act, an amendment which he wrote. Mr. Curley directed the Navajo Nation’s Head Start program, one of the five largest Head Start programs in the country, and has served as a nursing home administrator of a tribal, long-term care facility, a hospital administrator in northern Nevada, and as a college instructor at the University of Nevada-Reno and Eastern Washington University. Mr. Curley was named as the assistant dean of the Four Corners region for the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine. He’s also served as the public representative on the American College of Physicians Clinical Guidelines Committee, and as the director of program development for the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services in northwest New Mexico.<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1531799/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Larry Curley - Executive Director - The National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)

Larry Curley has felt the destructive force of US government policy on Native Americans first-hand. A member of the Navajo Nation he lives with the legacy of dislocation and stripping of identity caused by the Removal Act of 1830 and the Assimilation Act of 1887. He has directly experienced the Termination Act of 1953 and Relocation Act of 1956 as blunt instruments of a federal power grab. As a young and fearless advocate in 1978, he drafted Title VI of the Older Americans Act, requiring federal funding for elders to be deployed to tribes instead of states. And to guarantee that elders were taken seriously by policy makers he founded and now leads the Native Indian Council on Aging. NICOA is a force to be reckoned with. During the pandemic, which stole 5000 Native lives, predominantly seniors, its leaders adapted by advocating through Zoom. They are now gearing up for an in-person conference to build a policy agenda focused on the physical, mental and spiritual needs of Native elders. It will be based in wisdom, respect and advanced by collective action. Next stop: Capitol Hill. 

Larry Curley has felt the destructive force of US government policy on Native Americans first-hand. A member of the Navajo Nation he lives with the legacy of dislocation and stripping of identity caused by the Removal Act of 1830 and the Assimilation Act of 1887. He has directly experienced the Termination Act of 1953 and Relocation Act of 1956 as blunt instruments of a federal power grab. As a young and fearless advocate in 1978, he drafted Title VI of the Older Americans Act, requiring federal funding for elders to be deployed to tribes instead of states. And to guarantee that elders were taken seriously by policy makers he founded and now leads the Native Indian Council on Aging. NICOA is a force to be reckoned with. During the pandemic, which stole 5000 Native lives, predominantly seniors, its leaders adapted by advocating through Zoom. They are now gearing up for an in-person conference to build a policy agenda focused on the physical, mental and spiritual needs of Native elders. It will be based in wisdom, respect and advanced by collective action. Next stop: Capitol Hill.

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Subcommittee Hearing: A Year in Review: The State of COVID-19 in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities—Lessons Learned for Future ActionSubcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United StatesDate: Tuesday, March 23, 2021Time: 01:00 PMPresiding: The Honorable Teresa Leger Fernández, ChairOn Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. EDT, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a virtual, fully remote oversight hearing titled, “A Year in Review: The State of COVID-19 in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities—Lessons Learned for Future Action.” This hearing will take place via Cisco WebEx online video conferencing and will be streamed on Facebook live and YouTube.Witness ListHon. Carmen Hulu Lindsey (testimony)ChairOffice of Hawaiian Affairs Washington, D.C.Hon. Rodney Cawston (testimony)Chairman, Colville Business Council Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Nespelem, WAHon. William Smith (testimony)Chairperson and Alaska Area Representative National Indian Health BoardWashington, D.C.Ms. Francys Crevier (testimony)Chief Executive OfficerNational Council of Urban Indian Health Washington, D.C.Mr. Larry Curley (testimony)Executive DirectorNational Indian Council on Aging Albuquerque, NMMr. Adrian Stevens (testimony)Acting Chairman, Board of Directors National American Indian Housing Council Irving, NYDr. Charles Grim D.D.S., M.H.S.A. (testimony)Secretary, Department of Health Chickasaw NationAda, OKVideo:https://youtu.be/hyIw8JiWEZICommittee Notice:https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/a-year-in-review-the-state-of-covid-19-in-american-indian-alaska-native-and-native-hawaiian-communitieslessons-learned-for-future-action

Subcommittee Hearing: A Year in Review: The State of COVID-19 in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities—Lessons Learned for Future Action Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United StatesDate: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Time: 01:00 PM Presiding: The Honorable Teresa Leger Fernández, Chair On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. EDT, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold a virtual, fully remote oversight hearing titled, “A Year in Review: The State of COVID-19 in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities—Lessons Learned for Future Action.” This hearing will take place via Cisco WebEx online video conferencing and will be streamed on Facebook live and YouTube. Witness List Hon. Carmen Hulu Lindsey (testimony) Chair Office of Hawaiian Affairs Washington, D.C. Hon. Rodney Cawston (testimony) Chairman, Colville Business Council Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Nespelem, WA Hon. William Smith (testimony) Chairperson and Alaska Area Representative National Indian Health Board Washington, D.C. Ms. Francys Crevier (testimony) Chief Executive Officer National Council of Urban Indian Health Washington, D.C. Mr. Larry Curley (testimony) Executive Director National Indian Council on Aging Albuquerque, NM Mr. Adrian Stevens (testimony) Acting Chairman, Board of Directors National American Indian Housing Council Irving, NY Dr. Charles Grim D.D.S., M.H.S.A. (testimony) Secretary, Department of Health Chickasaw Nation Ada, OK Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/hyIw8JiWEZI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/hyIw8JiWEZI</a> Committee Notice: <a href="https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/a-year-in-review-the-state-of-covid-19-in-american-indian-alaska-native-and-native-hawaiian-communitieslessons-learned-for-future-action" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/a-year-in-review-the-state-of-covid-19-in-american-indian-alaska-native-and-native-hawaiian-communitieslessons-learned-for-future-action</a>

Larry Curley / National Indian Council on Aging