We are excited to announce the release of the third edition of the USET/USET SPF Educational Book! This valuable tool for our overall education and advocacy efforts was first released in 2019 as part of our 50th anniversary celebration. The third edition, released in March 2025, includes up-to-date information about our member Tribal Nations and our programmatic and advocacy work.
Please view the electronic version of the educational book and browse the contents of the expanded "Tribal Nation–United States Diplomatic Relations: A Past, Present, and Future Look" and "USET SPF Policy and Legislative Priorities" sections below.
Tribal Nation–United States Diplomatic Relations: A Past, Present, Future Look
- Origins and Basics of Tribal Nation–United States Diplomatic Relations
- Historical to Modern Day Overview
- Indian Country Issues for Advocacy
- Toward a New Era in Tribal Nation–United States Diplomatic Relations: Re-imagining Nation-to-Nation Diplomacy for the 21st Century
- Cultural Heritage Survival and Perseverance: Our Shared Global Human Interest and the Medicine that Heals
- Executive Order 14112: Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination - December 6, 2023
- Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships - January 26, 2021
- Order No. 3335 - Reaffirmation of the Federal Trust Responsibility to Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Individual Indian Beneficiaries - August 20, 2014
- The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Quick Reference - Indian Law Resource Center
- An Indian Trust for the Twenty-First Century - Kevin Gover, published in Natural Resources Journal, Vol. 46, p. 317, 2006
- Letter from Solicitor Leo M. Krulitz to Assistant Attorney General James W. Moorman re: United States v. Maine - November 21, 1978
- President Nixon's Special Message on Indian Affairs - July 8, 1970
USET SPF Policy and Legislative Priorities
Letters
- USET SPF Initial Priorities for Biden Administration - December 18, 2020
- USET SPF Priorities for White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) - May 27, 2021
Testimony
- Testimony of Chief Kirk Francis, USET SPF President, before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the Oversight Hearing “From Languages to Homelands: Advancing Tribal Self-Governance and Cultural Sovereignty for Future Generations” - December 9, 2020
- USET SPF Testimony before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Virtual Public Briefing: Assessing COVID-19 and the Broken Promises to Native Americans - July 10, 2020
Resolutions
- 2020 SPF:005 Calling for Legislative Action to Address the Findings of the Broken Promises Report
- 2019 SPF:006 Calling for Transparency in Office of Management and Budget Crosscut of Federal Indian Funding
- 2019 SPF:004 Support for Reclaiming Native Truth
- 2018 SPF:018 Refuting Statements Regarding Constitutionality of Federal Indian Law
- 2018 SPF:007 Support for the Assertion of Tribal Sovereignty and Self-Determination in Economic Development Matters
- 2016:004 Support for Trust Modernization Principles and Strategies to Bring Trust Asset Management and the Trust Relationship into the 21st Century
- 2014:061 The Inherent Sovereign Right for a Tribe to Hold Territory and Trust Lands
- 2014:037 Requesting Congressional Action to Ensure that Tax Policy Supports the Principle that Economic Activity taking Place in Indian Country Should Generate Revenue for Indian Country
Speaking Our Truth
- USET SPF Statement on Unrest in America - June 2, 2020
- Dear America - published by NativeNewsOnline.net on January 21, 2019
- Native American Heritage Month Message from USET SPF President Kirk E. Francis, Sr. - November 2018
- The Current Crisis of Diminishing Civility, Compassion, and Decency Unfolding in the United States - July 2018
- America’s First Moral Violation: A Native American Perspective in Response to Today’s American Division - published by NativeNewsOnline.net on January 10, 2018
- From Consultation to Consent - published in Tribal Business Journal, December 2016
