Conference Indians are back! Weâll see whatâs on the agenda for the Reservation Economic Summit and the National Indian Gaming Association. Plus, traditional foods are finding their way to a fine dining restaurant in Phoenix. Author: This week, ICT Editor Mark Trahant is in Las Vegas for two of Indian Country's biggest conferences. Today he's stopping by the Reservation Economic Summit. He's talking with Chris James, who's the president and CEO of the National Center for American Indian Economic Development. Victor Rocha is chairman of the trade show for the National Indian Gaming Association and also the publisher pechanga.net. This week NIGA's conference launches with a return to a way of normalcy with many people coming together in a really big way.