PRESS RELEASE

Native American Transglobal Summit, held at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando Florida

“CELEBRATION OF SPIRIT-Path of the Warrior”
Event held at the Walt Disney World Resort hotel, expected to attract 1,000 attendees including:
Artists, actors, professionals, motorcycle industry, and some of the largest corporations to raise money for Native American Achievement Centers
August 10, 2008

For Immediate Release, Tinton Falls, New Jersey,
We are just 10 days away from the opening celebration, of the COS on August 20th, and the excitement is just exhilarating, as we continue to add more and more wonderful people to our line up of events.
The Event is taking place at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando Florida, beginning Wed. August 20th thru Sat. August 23rd.
The entire event is built to generate global awareness about diversity, and the Native American Communities, its hopes, aspirations, accomplishments and ongoing path.
The lineup of supporters and sponsors from the national corporate community is groundbreaking: Wal-Mart, IBM, UPS, HP, Walt Disney, Marathon Oil, Verizon, Coca Cola, Lockheed Martin, BNSF, Dell, ConAgra Foods, Conoco Phillips, Northrop Grumman and many more.

On day two for instance will the COS offer the Talking Stick Supplier Diversity Forum, at which Native American business owners are encouraged to join and learn, how to become a supplier to participate in the billions of dollars of revenue The Federal Government/Department of Defense and corporations such as IBM, Marathon Oil, Northrop Grumman and others spend annually procuring products and services from Native American owned businesses. During lunch, you'll enjoy a panel discussion with well known Native American women CEOs such as Dr.Freda Porter - CEO & President, Porter Scientific
Valerie Red-Horse - Senior Managing Director Tribal Finance Western International Securities, Monica Simeon - CEO, Sister Sky, Andrea Rush – CEO Rush Trucking
Moderator: Marilyn Johnson, Vice President Market Development IBM
who will speak about their experiences and success as business leaders/owners.
This approach to helping the native compete on the job market “has broken new ground in bringing technology to rural and low-income Native American communities,” said Wayne Rustin, Director Global Equal Opportunity, Marketplace and Workforce Diversity, IBM.
The COS is continuing to add to the already registered 200 plus Tribal Leaders and Elders that will be attending, and will be part of many panel discussions pertaining Indian Issues.

In addition will the COS also host a very special concert event which will help raise much-needed funds for Native American technology centers, the four-day event will feature prominent leaders and native celebrities from many of the 565 Indian Nations recognized by the federal government.

This is part of the line-up,
Award winning Actress and one of our finest Ms. Tonantzin Carmelo, known for her work as Thunder Heart Woman from Into the West, which for this role Tonantzin received various awards as well as a prestigious nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a TV Movie, Tonantzin is also part of a brand new documentary PBS Mini-series which will air in 2009 called,
“We Shall Remain” will bring her knowledge and profoundly visionary voice, to some of the COS keynote events, and panel discussions.

Ms.Irene Bedard Native American Actress and definitely one of our Pioneers, known through films such as Smoke Signals, and also as her role as Margaret Light Shines in Stephen Spielbergs “Into the West”, and her role as Pocahontas, will share her experiences, and her thoughts, about our Native American Women, people and struggles, adding her profound knowledge of the Media Industry, and bringing a true role model to any of the young American Indian Women that will be present throughout the event.

Dr. Joseph Kalt head of the Indian Studies Department at Harvard University will be a Keynote speaker about American Indian Studies, Education and the furthering of the American Indians.

Dr. Michael Epitropoulos, PhD in Nutrition, Chiropractor, and Dr. Arnold Vera, Board Certified in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, are co-founders of the Vera Endo Wellness Institute will speak on the health of Native Americans


Russell & Pearl Means co-founders of AIM, Actor with numerous powerful roles such as Chingachgook in Last of the Mohicans, also part of the new PBS Mini-series “ We Shall Remain, Educator and Visionaries, will add their experiences, visions, hopes and voices in several of the events, Joanne Shenandoah Musician and Visionary, will be performing as will The Aztec Fire Dancers astound you with their unique ancient methods of Indigenous dancing with fire.
Dr.Will Morreau Goins Renowned Native American Author of Native American Literature, Cultural Speaker, Story Teller and Advocate, Pat Spears Co- Founder & President of the Intertribal Council on Utility Policy and is also on the Executive Board of Native Energy, and some surprises for later…
Red Feather Woman (Rose Red Elk), our 2006 Native American Music Award Winner and also traditional story teller, Kevin Locke Famous Flutist and Visionary Hoop Dancer, also will add to the wonderful Entertainment line-up, which Kevin will come directly from his Tour in Europe just to participate in the Celebration of Spirit.


John Two Hawks Award Winning Flutist will be performing, adding a spiritual experience through his music.

Fred Snyder, Director of the International Native American Co-Operative, which Fred will actually be traveling 2300 miles from Tucson AZ, Fred and his family will have unique hand-made crafts from over 300 Tribal Nations of North America. An information desk with maps, brochures, Indian Events, will be available free for those who want to know more about the 556 Tribal Nations in America; The NATIVE AMERICAN DIRECTORY an 886 page book [The Indian Red Pages ] will be given away each hour in a drawing, the largest collection of antique seed beads from 1860-1910 will be on display and available to repair you treasured grandmothers beadwork, a collection of Indian old pawn turquoise jewelry will be a highlight of the 4 day exposition for the most serious collector. Some items that the Information & Trade Center will bring are baskets ,bead-work ,fetishes , kachinas , Alaska ivory / bone carvings ,Southwest turquoise jewelry ,miniatures for doll collectors ,Indian music including flute ,powwow, peyote, storytelling ,and Native American Church, drums ,and pottery of the Southwest.

The Celebration of Spirit Charity Motorcycle Ride is on Day Four. Image Makers Advertising, The Biker Guide Magazine, Main Street Merchants’ Association and the Full Moon Saloon have joined together to host musical entertainment and the unveiling of the Celebration of Spirit Themed Motorcycle built by Apache Builder, Daniel Sanchez of Cut Throat Customs, Humble, TX. Attendees will also be greeted with opportunities to enter raffles, win prizes, including a 3 Day/2 Night getaway, and the first 250 registered riders will receive welcome bags. The event begins at 11:00am at the Full Moon Saloon for the ride registration and the riders will leave at 2:00pm from Historic Main Street Daytona to arrive at Vans Skate Park at Festival Bay Mall on International Drive in Orlando, FL to attend the 2nd Annual Native Skate Jam.

More details and registration is available through www.hopeharmony.org and www.NAmCham.org.

If you would like to participate, attend and be part of this truly amazing Celebration, then please contact us as soon as possible to register, and secure your rooms.
We like to add, that all proceeds of this event are paying for the event itself, and all remaining funds will go directly back into the establishing of more Native American Achievement Centers throughout Indian Country.

Please join us at the Celebration of Spirit, and within the American Indian Proverb:

We all will be remembered by the tracks that we leave!

Cherrie Richardson Collazo
Acting Media Chair COS
crichardson66@comcast.net
Main: 732-747-7518

Carroll Coccia
Chair of the Native American Chamber of Commerce, Houston TX
cocchia1@sbcglobal.net
Mobile: 713-614-1272