NPTEC Candidate – Seat 1: Elizabeth Arthur-Attao
NAME: Elizabeth Kay Arthur – Attao
Spouse: 47 years+ VC (Ben) Attao + Sacred Journey – March 2020
FAMILY: Daughters : Ina Anao – Guam USA; Kris Attao – Moscow Idaho; Catherine Attao Toves – aipan, Marianas Islands. Grandchildren 13 (4 girls & 9 boys); Great Grand, 2 boys & 2 girls;
PARENTS: Joshua Arthur & Hazel (Hayes-Armstrong) Arthur
GRANDPARENTS: Daniel Arthur (mother Mary Bailey & father Reverend Mark Arthur) & Rachel
{Penney) Arthur (mother Elizabeth Eneas Penney; Ben Penney)
Sam Hayes (mother side- Chief Joe Band), Lucy (Armstrong) Isaac (from the Raboin & White extended families) & Dave Isaac
EDUCATION:
1971 Lapwai High School
1972-1974 Eastern Oregon State College, LaGrande OR (AA Degree-Secretarial) 1977-1985 Lewis Clark State College, Lewiston, ID – Bachelor of Science – Mgmt
EXPERIENCE:
2016 (May) to Present – Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee;
Office positions held – NPTEC Treasurer, NPTEC Secretary and currently NPTEC Assistant Secretary/Treasurer;
Sub-Committee positions held: Budget & Finance, Chairman & currently Vice
Chairman· Land Enterprise Commission Sub-Committee , served prior as Chairman & currently Vice-Chairman· Law & Order Inter-Tribal Sub-Committee served prior as Chai1man & Vice-Chairman; Human Resource uh-Committee Member Natural Resource & Climate Change/Energy Sub-Committee – sit in meetings on regular basis.
NPTEC Liaison: Gaming Enterprise, Senior Citizen Advisory Housing
1999-2015 GAMING EXPERIENCE: 1999-2001 Gaming Commissioner (Appointment full time) = 2 years 2001-2015 Gaming Commission Background Investigato1= 15 years
1975-1999 DOI- Bureau of Indian Affairs – No1ihern Idaho Agency= 23 + years (Federal Government Employee); Administration Finance (Program budgets , Fire Suppression Payroll); Individual Indian Monies (JIM) now Bureau of Trust Fund Administration (BTFA); Realty/Leas ing, Probate Acquisition & Dispo al; Federal EmpJo yee Union President 13 years·