Tribal leadership and Indian Gaming industry representatives gathered to take part in the Indian Gaming 2017 Convention in San Diego. In the left top photo, Rock KISS Legend Gene Simmons welcomes the crowd to the ribbon cutting events. The photo to the right Chairman Stevens and NBA Legend AC Green visit the American Indian Veterans Memorial Initiative booth. Below, left photo – NIGA Chairman Ernie Stevens, Jr., is joined by former NCAI President Joe Garcia on the Indian Gaming Trade Show floor. In the center left photo, Faith Holyan, Keynote Speaker at the Chairman’s Leadership Luncheon. The middle right photo – Mille Lacs Band Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin and her foursome at the NIGA Golf Tournament. The middle left photo – LaDonna Harris presents her Indigenous Women Rise shawl presented to her during the opening sessions of NIGA membership meetings. In the left bottom middle photo, Chairman Stevens visits the Lucy Covington Center booth at tradeshow, Bottom middle photo, Chairman Stevens honored for his leadership by Puyallup Councilman David Bean and Idaho State Representative Paulette Jordan, photo bottom left, dancers at the NIGA cultural event and Photo right - R&B legends the Pointer Sisters took the stage to close the events of the Wendell Chino Humanitarian Banquet.
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