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Annual TICA Conference 
Nov. 13-14, 2025
pre-conference activities November 12

Room Block
Deadline

Extended! 

Book before

10/19

Conference Agenda

View the tentative conference agenda. The agenda, session details and speaker biographies will be updated throughout the coming months. 

Sponsor the Conference

Each year, the contributions from champions, supporters and sponsors help make the Annual TICA Conference possible. Thank you!

Conference Location

Annual TICA Conference will be held at Direct Relief at 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93117. 

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Hotel Info

TICA has secured a limited number of rooms at the following hotels. If the room block is full, the hotel may still honor TICA's discounted rate if the hotel has availability. Please call the hotel directly to inquire.

Hilton Garden Inn Santa Barbara/Goleta 

6878 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, California 93117
(2 miles from Direct Relief, 2.9 miles from SBA)

 

Booking deadline: Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 5:00PM (PST)

Cost per night: Avg. $229

Free parking: Yes

Free breakfast: No

Room Block
Deadline

Extended! 

Book before

10/19

About the Art & Artist

Each year, the conference sponsors one American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian artist whose work is featured on digital and print conference materials, including the conference poster. We’re thrilled to introduce this year’s conference art, “Mother Goose,” by Jared Tait! @taitjared

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Artist Biography

Jared Tait belongs to lynx clan with roots to Sachigo Lake First Nation and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Learning under the mentorship of his father, Tim Tait, Jared began a journey into creating articulate imagery by painting. He practices within the Anishinaabe art style known as woodland. 

 

His exposure to woodland painting began from a young age. Jared built a strong connection and appreciation for this artistic practice. Inspired through personal experience and oral stories, he captures the Anishnaabe relations to the traditional world and spirits that inhabit it. Each creation from Jared is meant to preserve shared teachings, symbolisms, and stories. For those now, in the past and future generations to come.

Thank you 2025 Sponsors!

Initiative Sponsor

Champion Sponsors

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Logo
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Logo
The Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation
Morongo Band of Mission Indians Logo

Lunch Sponsors

Kilpatrick Logo

Supporter Sponsors

Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP Logo
Jill Grant & Associates, LLC Logo
Rothstein Donatelli Logo
Zwilinger Wulkan Logo
Hogen Adams Logo
Pechanga Band of Indians Tribal Seal
Sonosky Law Firm Logo
Indian Nations Gaming & Governance Program | William S. Boyd School of Law | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Logo
Rosette, LLP Logo
The Jacobson Law Group Logo

Coffee Sponsors

Historical Research Associates, Inc. Logo

Grand Sponsors

Holland & Knight Logo
Rey-Bear McLaughlin, LLP Logo
Indian Gaming Association Logo
Schwabe Logo
Kutak Rock LLP Logo
Native American Rights Fund Logo
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