Center for Native American Youth

2026 Indian Law Conference
2026-04-09 - 2026-04-10 | Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale, AZ, 85256, United States
Hosted by the Federal Bar Association, the 2026 Indian Law Conference: Past Developments, Current Realities, and Mapping the Road Ahead is the United States’ signature program on American Indian law. This annual gathering brings together nearly 800 participants and more than 50 exhibitors, including local artisans, legal vendors and nonprofits.

Federal Indian law and policy stand at a critical juncture in 2026. The contemporary challenges that Tribal Nations face in exercising and protecting tribal sovereignty, protecting natural resources, pursuing economic development initiatives, and maintaining government-to-government relationships with the United States and neighboring states require that Indian law practitioners remain at the ready with creative thinking and innovative approaches for successfully navigating the current legal landscape. This year’s conference will help practitioners in their pursuit of that goal by revisiting important lessons learned from U.S. Supreme Court developments affecting Indian country since 2001 and commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Tribal Supreme Court Project, hearing from subject matter experts and seasoned practitioners about how recent legal and policy developments are challenging the status quo, and assessing what lies ahead as Tribal Nations pivot and adapt in an ever-changing environment.

Native Americans in Philanthropy 2026 Annual Conference
2026-04-14 - 2026-04-16 | Riverside Convention Center, 3637 5th St., Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
The Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) 2026 Annual Conference brings together a community of leaders, practitioners, and learners at the intersection of philanthropy, Native advocacy and Tribal sovereignty to collaborate on ways to be involved in the movement to Indigenize Philanthropy.
With a firm grounding in Indigenous cultures, the NAP conference honors the past, celebrates the present and charts the map to the future — together.

2026 Skoll World Forum
2026-04-21 - 2026-04-24 | Oxford, UK, Okford, United Kingdom
The Forum shines a spotlight on some of the most promising solutions and impactful social innovations and connects leaders who are driving social progress around the world. Attendance is curated by the Skoll Foundation team, with free virtual participation open to everyone.
The 2026 Skoll World Forum will take place April 21–24 in Oxford, U.K. and online. Join us to learn and collaborate with innovative leaders from across the globe. Inspired by the cycles of regeneration found in the natural world, the Forum will remind us of our innate capacity for renewal. In a moment defined by the need for collective healing and resilience, we will come together to solve the most urgent challenges before us and reimagine a future that enables people and planet to thrive.

Historic Second Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding
2026-04-25 - 2026-04-26 | New York, NY, New York, NY, United States
Indigenous leaders from across the world will convene to advance recognition and inclusion of Indigenous approaches to peacebuilding and to ensure these approaches shape global responses to conflict
and ecological crisis.
Two years after the inaugural gathering, the Second Global Summit on Indigenous peacebuilding in New York City (Lenapehoking) will convene to reflect, strengthen, and operationalize this transformative agenda. It aims to advance a global movement where Indigenous Peoples are not only peace recipients but recognized as peace architects and guardians of our planet’s balance.
