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National Congress of American Indians puts prized property on the market
Thursday, December 8, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Embassy of Tribal Nations, the home of the National Congress of American Indians, is on the market.
A real estate listing describes the NCAI premises, located at 1516 P Street in the nation’s capital, as an “office for sale.” And a sign on the building boasts of an “Elegant Embassy Style Property with Parking.”
The asking price is not provided on the listing, which is being handled by James Connelly of
Summit Commercial Real Estate. His company profile shows he has handled sales for a number of “diplomatic clients” — another sign that the NCAI property is being marketed as a well-situated space for an embassy in Washington, D.C.
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The Sovereignty Run concluded in Sacramento, where NCAI held its 79th annual conference. The opening day of the event saw a spirited demonstration organized by critics of tribal disenrollment, the controversial practice of removing people from the rolls of their respective Indian nations. Although people close to NCAI were aware of the rally ahead of time, the organization’s leadership seemed surprise by the turnout, according to people who witnessed it. Significant attention was directed to Vice President Mark Macarro, who as chairman of the Pechanga Band of Indians has overseen the removal of hundreds of people from his tribe’s rolls. The conference was further marred when a tribal leader was victimized near the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Sacramento, the capital of California. Attendees were told that an individual was assaulted and robbed and that they should not walk alone, particularly at night. A person familiar with the incident further said the tribal leader, who asked that their identity be kept private, was badly injured during the mugging. The victim was “pretty beat up,” the person said. NCAI’s next major meeting is the executive council winter session, an affair in D.C. that usually draws top government officials and key members of Congress. The upcoming event, taking place February 20-23, 2023, marks the first in-person winter meeting since 2020. The hearing in Dante Desiderio v. National Congress of American Indians, No. 2022 CA 002830 B, will take place at 10am Eastern on December 16 before Judge Juliet J. McKenna. According to a court employee, the proceeding will be viewable online through the WebEx conferencing link attached to the judge’s courtroom. NCAI has asked for Desiderio’s lawsuit to be dismissed, or at least sent to arbitration as envisioned by the employment contract with the former chief executive. Records in the case can be accessed online at dccourts.gov by using the “2022 CA 002830 B” Case Number.#NCAI#StopDisenrollment pic.twitter.com/jRGoipl8Um
— Cam Foreman (@CForeman31) October 31, 2022
🗓️Save the Date! The 2023 NCAI Executive Council Winter Session is back in-person. Join us February 20-23, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Visit https://t.co/meopjzcMI0 for updates. pic.twitter.com/GmY5rtJIbc
— National Congress of American Indians (@NCAI1944) December 2, 2022
Indianz.Com Map: Indian Country on Capitol Hill
Separate from the National Congress of American Indians, a number of Indian Country organizations make their home in a neighborhood known on Capitol Hill. The area is close to the U.S. Capitol, where the Navajo Nation recently purchased a property intended to house a tribal embassy.
Click on the red and blue markers on the map, or on the slider in the upper-left corner of the map, to explore Indian Country on Capitol Hill.
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