Bernadine Burnett, vice president of the fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, will be guest speaker at the first dinner meeting of the season for the Fountain Hills and Lower Verde Valley Historical …
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Tribe V-P at Historical Dinner
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Bernadine Burnett, vice president of the fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, will be guest speaker at the first dinner meeting of the season for the Fountain Hills and Lower Verde Valley Historical Society.
The meeting is set for Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Community Center.
A special evening is planned. There will be a tribute to Judy Starr Confer. She retired Aug. 31 as the executive director of the River of Time Museum. She has served in that position since the opening of the museum in 2003.
Society co-founder Alan Cruikshank will present a tribute to honor Confer. A special program is set for 5:30 p.m. prior to the dinner at which the museum’s orientation room will be named in her honor.
The membership will be introduced to the new executive director, Tony Bache.
Burnett, the guest speaker, has been in a leadership role with the tribal government for over 18 years, the longest any female has held a leadership role with the tribe. She was raised on the Fort McDowell Indian reservation by her grandmother in a house with a dirt floor and no running water or electricity.
Last October Burnette was selected as Indian Gaming Advocate of the Year by the National Indian Gaming Association.She was involved in federal and state government negotiations and congressional approval of the tribe’s federal water rights and also worked to restructure the management contract of the bingo hall in 1992.
Burnett also was involved in the total revision of the tribal constitution for the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation in 1999.
She has received many honors including being selected as a “Woman of the Year” by former Gov. Jane Hull and was named a “Proven Leader–Great Women of Gaming” in 2007, an award given by Casino Enterprise Management magazine.
In 2009, she was recognized by “Women Empowering Women for Indian Nations” for her dedication and contributions in Indian country, Fort McDowell and the women in her community.
Cost of the dinner is $18 for members and $22 for non-members.
Reservations must be made by Sunday, Sept. 15, by calling Jean Linzer, 837-0762, sending an email to her at jlinz er@aol,com or going on the museum website (www.riveroftimemuseum.org) and clicking on “Dinner Reservations.” Cocktails will be served starting at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
