USDA Tribal Consultations on Expanding Tribal Self Determination Policies at USDA
(Hybrid: In-person and virtual)
Taking Place during the NCAI Mid-Year at Cherokee, North Carolina

Dear Tribal Leader Letter

• Forestry Consultation
  June 3 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
  Register
• Meat Inspections Consultation
  June 3 at 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm Eastern
  Register
• Food and Nutrition Programs Consultation
  June 5 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
  Register

All attendees, including those attending in-person, must register/RSVP above. The Zoom link will allow you to choose “Virtual” or “In-Person.”

This will be a formal Tribal Consultation. Tribal leaders and proxies will have the floor in a nation-to-nation consultation. Tribal leaders may formally designate proxies to attend and speak on their behalf, and/or may call on subject matter experts to speak on their behalf during the consultation. Proxies may submit their proxy forms, which are enclosed with this letter to tribal.relations@usda.gov.