Dear Tribal Leader, Please join me for a briefing call to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration's Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for the Department of Interior's Indian Affairs, which includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration. The briefing call will focus on the Administration's budget […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter More information about the Indigenous Peoples Conservation Advisory Network March 21 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Zoom link March 22 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Zoom link The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, working with the U.S. Department of […]
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Dear Tribal Leader Letter April 17 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link The new Presidential Memorandum also directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with Tribal Nations, to establish training modules regarding Tribal consultation. These modules will be available to all […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter The U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) seeks your input regarding Section 80003, Tribal Electrification Program, of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) with respect to Tribal Electrification on Indian land. The Department will conduct the webinar listening sessions listed below and will accept oral and written comments. Please register in advance […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter The U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) seeks your input regarding Section 80003, Tribal Electrification Program, of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) with respect to Tribal Electrification on Indian land. The Department will conduct the webinar listening sessions listed below and will accept oral and written comments. Please register in advance […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter The U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) seeks your input regarding Section 80003, Tribal Electrification Program, of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) with respect to Tribal Electrification on Indian land. The Department will conduct the webinar listening sessions listed below and will accept oral and written comments. Please register in advance […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter June 13-14, 2023 Blue Lake Casino and Hotel 777 Casino Way Blue Lake, CA 95525 Register here if you plan to attend the hearing in person. In October 2020, the Not Invisible Act of 2019 was signed into law—to increase coordination in identifying and combating violent crime within Indian lands and […]
Greetings Tribal Leader, You are invited to participate in a virtual roundtable discussion with Kevin Sligh, the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to discuss our Tribal Engagement Program. Over the past year, BSEE has been working diligently to expand its National Tribal Engagement Program (NTEP). Expansion of the Program includes […]
The upcoming Not Invisible Act Commission hearing to open to anyone interested in either attending or providing written recommendations to help shape the Commission’s report recommendations on how to resolve the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) and human trafficking crisis to improve intergovernmental coordination, bolster resources, and establish best practices for State/Tribal/Federal law enforcement […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter July 25-26, 2023 Billings Hotel and Convention Center 1223 Mullowney Lane Billings, MT 59101 Register here if you plan to attend the hearing in person. In October 2020, the Not Invisible Act of 2019 was signed into law—to increase coordination in identifying and combating violent crime within Indian lands and against […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter The Department of Interior will participate in Tribal consultations on the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act of 2021, Pub. L. 117-258. The STOP Act aims to prevent the international export of cultural items prohibited from trafficking under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and the Archaeological […]