2023 USET/USET SPF Annual Meeting Wrap Up

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Monday, October 23

• America250
  • Indigenous America250
  • Alyssa Mt. Pleasant Presentation
  • Commemoration of America's 250th Anniversary
• USET SPF Policy and Legislative Affairs: Priorities and Updates
• The Suicide Crisis in Indian Country | 2024 World Indigenous Suicide Conference
  • Presentation
  • Save the Date: World Indigenous Suicide Conference - July 23-25, 2024
  • 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Tuesday, October 24

• Opportunities for Tribal Nations under the Inflation Reduction Act
  • Presentation
  • Inflation Reduction Act Elective Pay
• Quantifying the Economic Impact of Tribal Nations
• 2020 24th Decennial U.S. Census
  • Presentation
  • The Native American population exploded, the census shows. Here’s why. - The Washington Post
• Addressing Opioid Trafficking, Misuse, and Exposure in Indian Country
  • USET Narcan training video
• Federal Infrastructure Permitting and Development Panel
  • Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council Presentation
  • Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Presentation

Handouts and Other Items

• Opening Remarks from Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation
• USET/USET SPF FY 2024-2028 Long-Term Strategic Roadmap
• USET SPF Bylaws as amended October 25, 2023
  • If you are interested in being a part of the USET/USET SPF Board Bylaw Review Committee, please contact USET/USET SPF Deputy Director Tihtiyas (Dee) Sabattus by December 1.
• Honoring Keller George
• Honoring Christy Duke
• Invitation to NCAI Convention, November 12-17, 2023, in New Orleans
• IHS Nashville Area - 2023 Accomplishments Report
• NICWA Child and Family Policy Update

Resolutions

• 2024 SPF:001 - Urging the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to Standardize Its Mitigation Procedure with Tribal Nations for Offshore Wind Energy Projects
• 2024 SPF:002 - Opposition to Non-USET SPF Member Tribal Nations’ Efforts to Purchase Land for the Purposes of Placing Land into Trust or Restricted Fee Status or Asserting Jurisdiction, Legislatively or Administratively, Within the Aboriginal, Historical, or Ancestral Territory or Homelands of USET SPF Membership
• 2024 SPF:003 - Urging the White House Council on Native American Affairs to Establish an Accountability Assessment for Implementation of Joint Secretarial Order 3403
• 2024 SPF:004 - Requesting a Moratorium on Offshore Wind Projects Without Power Purchase Agreements