December 2022
AMERICAN INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF CALIFORNIA CELEBRATES REDDING RANCHERIA CHAIR POTTER WITH HIGHEST HONOR THE WARRIOR AWARD Redding R ancheria
On December 2, 2022, the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California (Chamber) presented Redding Rancheria Chairman Jack Potter, Jr. with the Warrior Award during the 23rd annual Native American Heritage Month luncheon held at the Grand Californian Hotel, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California. The Warrior Award is the highest honor presented by the Chamber and is given to a tribal leader and Chamber “partner” annually that exhibit outstanding work in support of the Chamber’s efforts for economic self-sufficiency for our people through business ownership and workforce development. AT&T’s Julio Figueroa was honored as the Chamber corporate partner. In recognizing Chairman Potter, the Chamber noted his stellar work for California’s tribes and Native American people through his leadership locally, regionally, statewide, and nationally in Indian Country. Most Release recently Chamber president Tracy Stanhoff and Media December 6, 2022 program manager Venessa Gleich served with the Chairman on the National Congress of American Indians’ (NCAI) Local Planning Contact: Tracy Stanhoff, Chamber President (714)-898-6364 Committee (LPC) for NCAI’s Annual conference that was held in Sacramento, California earlier this fall. “As NCAI’s Pacific Region Vice President, Chairman Potter assumed leadership of the LPC and assisted California Tribes and Native organizations in presenting one of the most meaningful cultural events ever held at the NCAI Annual Conference,” said Tracy Stanhoff, president of the Chamber, “and he did this huge undertaking with excellentAmerican efficiency, humor and grace.” The Warrior Award recipient is Indian Chamber of Commerce of California Celebrates Redding nominated from an ad hoc committee made up of past Warrior award winners. The nomination is Honor then ratified by the Chamber Rancheria Chair Potter with Highest the Warrior Award board of directors. In the photo 5 past Warrior Award recipients who represent a “Who’s Who” of Indian Country leadership participated in presenting the award to Chairman Potter. Those leaders include: 3rd from left San Manuel Band of Mission Indians’ Tribal Council Secretary Audrey Martinez; 4th from left San Manuel Band of Mission Indians’ Chairwoman, Lynn Valbuena; Chairman Potter; 5th from left former Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Chairwoman, Rosemary Morillo; 6th from left Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians’ Chairman, Bo Mazzetti; and 7th from left founding director of the National Museum of the American Indian W. Richard West, Jr. Also pictured are (far left) Chamber treasurer Matthew Kennedy, Ponca; (2nd left) Chamber vice president Olivia Walls, Luiseno; and (far right) Chamber president and former chairwoman Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and Chamber president Tracy Stanhoff. All three are Native American business owners. The Chamber looks forward Last Friday, 2, 2022, the American Indian membership Chamber of Commerce of to continuing our work to sustain and grow Indian Country’s economy withDecember these Warriors and our entire of tribes, California (Chamber) presented Redding Rancheria Chairman Jack Potter, Jr. with the tribal enterprises, Native American businesses, corporations, government entities and community organizations. Warrior Award during our 23 annual Native American Heritage Month luncheon held The American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California, founded in 1995, is known to be one of the most progressive American at the Grand Californian Hotel, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California. Indian/Alaska Native business associations in the Country. The Chamber, as a 501c6 non-profit, provides a vehicle for the support, education, networking, and advocacy for tribes and Native business owners from and by Native business owners. We have The Warrior Award is the highest honor presented by the Chamber and is given to a established a sustainable grassroots organization for culturally relevant peer-to-peer business discussion and access to opportunity tribal leader and Chamber “partner” annually that exhibit outstanding work in by bringing together our businesses, tribal enterprises, community organizations, Corporate America, government entities and support of the Chamber’s efforts for economic self-sufficiency for our people through those seeking to do business with our businesses. We also operate a 501 c 3 non-profit foundation, the American Indian Chamber business ownership and workforce development. Education Fund. For more information on The Chamber go to www.aicccal.org . rd
AT&T’s Julio Figueroa was honored as the Chamber corporate partner.
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