Commission on Native American Affairs

Commission on Native American Affairs
NH Department of Natural & Cultural Resources
172 Pembroke Road
Concord, New Hampshire 03301

For all inquiries and / or to contact the Commission, please email nhcnativeamericanaffairs@gmail.com.

Upcoming Meeting

Date:

January 13, 2025

Time:

1-3 p.m.

Location:

NH Department of Natural & Cultural Resources
172 Pembroke Road
Concord, NH 03301.  

Members of the public can contact the NHCNAA via email by Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 to ask that their name be placed on the attendance list for the receptionist (nhcnativeamericanaffairs@gmail.com).

All attendees please plan to park in the visitor lot and sign in at the reception desk upon entering the building.
 

Members

• Anne Jennison (European & Abenaki), Chair - appointed through 10/02/2025
• Adele Sicilia, director of the N.H. State Council on the Arts - appointed by the director of the N.H. State Council on the Arts
• Sheila Charles - appointed by the director of the N.H. Division of Historical Resources
• Bridget Herrera (Taino) - appointed through 01/10/2025
• Cherie Pernaw (Co'wasuck Traditional Band of the Abenaki Nation) - appointed through 01/10/2025
• Christine Nih'shaw (Siksíka Blackfeet & Onondaga) - appointed through 01/10/2025
• James Edgell Jr. (Mohawk, Mi'kmaq, & Squamscott) - appointed through 03/04/2025
• Carlos Cardona Lebron (Taino) - appointed through 03/04/2025
• Paul Pouliot (Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook Abenaki People) - appointed through 07/31/2027
• Vacant
• Vacant
• Vacant
• Vacant
• Adria Brown (Chickasaw) - Director of Native American Program at Dartmouth College
• Estlin McLellan (appointed by the director of the N.H. Division of Travel and Tourism Development)

Minutes & Reports

NH Commission on Native American Affairs - Meeting Guidelines

NH Commission on Native American Affairs - Application for Public At-Large Membership Procedure

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