The National Indian Gaming Association announced that Kevin K. Washburn, assistant secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, will deliver the keynote address on Wednesday, April 1, during the National Indian Gaming Trade Show and Convention in San Diego.
Part of the new, improved conference program, this is one of two keynote addresses that will be part of the show’s 30th anniversary edition.
Washburn, an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, was nominated by President Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 12th assistant secretary for Indian Affairs. In addition to carrying out the department’s trust responsibilities regarding the management of tribal and individual Indian trust lands and assets, the assistant secretary is responsible for promoting the self-determination and economic self-sufficiency of the nation’s 566 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and their approximately 2 million enrolled members.
