Events
White House Council on Native American Affairs
July 18, 2022 @ 1:00 pm CDT
As a reminder, The White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) invites you to meet with WHCNAA leadership on July 18, 2022, 2:00pm – 3:30pm EST to discuss WHCNAA Tribal Homelands Initiatives.
Date: Monday, July 18th
Time: 2:00 PM EST
RSVP Link: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_-FIW8GoERTCHTJWPsqxSCQ
View the Dear Tribal Leader Letter HERE
As WHCNAA co-chair, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will convene the virtual Tribal engagement session with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and other senior Biden-Harris Administration officials. Secretary Vilsack and Secretary Haaland represent the leadership of the WHCNAA Committee on Climate Change, Tribal Homelands, and Treaties.
The Tribal leader engagement session will focus on the Nov. 15, 2021, Joint Secretarial Order 3403 between USDA and DOI on Fulfilling the Trust Responsibility to Indian Tribes in the Stewardship of Federal Lands and Waters, the 2021 Tribal Treaty Rights MOU, the 2021 Sacred Sites MOU, and other land-related initiatives such as the fee to trust regulations at 25 C.F.R. Part 151, Tribal relocation efforts, and Indigenous Knowledge. The Committee leadership will provide the status of implementation for these policy documents and discuss how Tribal leaders play a role in the policies’ execution.
Background Materials