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Sacred Path

2nd Annual Tribal Enrollment and Enhanced Tribal Card Program Conference

Casino Del Sol Resort and Conference Center
Tucson, AZ
September 30th – October 1st, 2025

This three-day conference will entail new conversations of interest in Indian Country with a focus in the roles of Enrollment Departments.

  • Hear from experts and tribes who have performed membership studies forecasting population growth that resulted in changes to membership criteria – lineal descendancy vs. minimum blood quantum.
  • Enrollment Fundamentals:
    • Genealogy research tools
    • Records management
    • Blood quantum modifications
    • The role of Enrollment Departments supporting ICWA
  • Secure Identification Cards “What does Real ID mean to Tribal Nations?” Enhancing tribal ID Cards. Hear from the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection.
  • Enhanced Tribal Card Program (ETC) Informational Session – What you need to know to develop your tribal nation’s ETC card equivalent to a US Passport card.
  • ETC Program Training – How to identify fraudulent documents and conduct effective interview techniques.
  • Hear from FEMA about a NEW Personal Identification Verification – Interoperable (PIV-I) smart card. An employee badge providing a secure and standardized approach to cybersecurity.
  • How DNA works? How and when is DNA used for tribal enrollment purposes?
  • Who should attend? Tribal enrollment personnel, tribal leadership, enrollment committee members, legal and IT support staff.

Sacred Path, a consulting service operated by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s Enrollment Department, will be hosting the 2nd Annual Tribal Enrollment and Enhanced Tribal Card Program Conference. Early Bird Registration with received or postdated payments made on or before September 1st, 2024, 11:59 P.M. PST is $900 US Dollars per attendee. Standard Registration rates received after September 1, 2025, will be $1,000 US Dollars per attendee.

Please carefully read cancellation and refund policies prior to registration.

Name Change Fee:

Name changes for a registration from the same tribe/ organization (i.e., sending a replacement attendee) may be made up to five (5) business days prior to the conference without a fee. A processing fee of $100 will be charged for every name changed to an existing registration less than (5) business days of the start of the conference and on-site.

Payments can be made by credit card, check or money order. Credit Card payments can be made using the link here. Please note that credit card processing fees are paid directly to merchant.

Checks or Money orders should be made payable to:

Pascua Yaqui Tribe
PO Box 23399
Tucson, AZ 85734

Cancellation requests received by 11:59 p.m. PST, Monday, September 1, 2025, will be refunded, minus a US $125 administrative fee. Cancellation requests received after 11:59 p.m. PST, September 1, 2025, will NOT receive a refund. Credit card refunds will be processed within two to three weeks of receipt, minus any credit card processing fees that were applied. Check refunds will be processed four weeks after the conference ends. All cancellation and/or change requests must be received in writing via email and sent to 2025pytetc-enrollmentconference@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov.

Register Now to Attend

Early Bird

Expires September 1st

$900

Standard Rate

$1,000

For more information please contact 2025pytetc-enrollmentconference@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov