Native American Building Codes & Workforce Development Summit: Empowering Tribal Nations to Build Stronger Communities

Join us September 9-10, 2025 at the Clearwater River Casino Event Center for a hands-on summit dedicated to equipping Tribal Nations with the knowledge and resources to shape and strengthen their built environments.

• Learn how building codes are created and adopted
• Get introduced to the International Code Council (ICC)
• Explore the code adoption process specific to Tribal Nations
• Discover best practices for enforcement, inspection, and workforce development

This event is designed for tribal leaders, housing authorities, planners, contractors, inspectors, and workforce professionals committed to building safe and resilient communities. Free to attend. RSVP to reserve your spot today! Sponsorship opportunities available.

Special Guests Include:

• David Jackson, President, Native American Code Officials
• Ellen White Thunder, Deputy Director, Lakota Funds
• Tawney Brunsch, Executive Director, Lakota Funds

Location & Lodging:

Special hotel rates available at Clearwater River Casino & Lodge. Call 208-298-1400 or visit www.crcasino.com. Mention “Building Codes Summit” when booking to receive the special rate.

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Featuring Guest Speaker David Jackson

David Jackson is an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community (paternal) and has ancestral ties to the Tohono O’odham Nation(maternal) in Southern Arizona. Mr. Jackson is a United States Marine Corps veteran who is an active member in his local American Legion Haskell Osife Antone Post 51.

After serving his country he went to work for his tribal community in the Tribal Building Safety Department. As an inspector,  He worked on  both commercial and residential projects for the Gila River Indian Community. One of his largest projects was a multi-million-dollar commercial expansion of the Gila River Casinos and Resort. He has worked with the EPA as the tribal point of contact for the case study on Code Adoption in Indian Country. As well as the tribal liaison for Arizona State University’s Tribal Community Indigenous Design Concepts for Housing.

He is an ICC preferred Education Provider. His training and education include being selected as the first Native American to become an ICC Board Shadow to Director Mike Savage of the International Code Council.  Currently Mr. Jackson is the Founder and Owner of the Code Advisory Group, a consulting and education firm that advocates for code adoption in Tribal Communities.