IHS August All Tribal Urban Indian Organizations Leaders Call SAVE THE DATE - The Indian Health Service invites you to join us on Thursday, August 19, for our monthly call for Tribal leaders and Urban Indian Organization leaders to provide important IHS updates and to extend an opportunity for leaders to share input with IHS […]
Join the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs for a special edition of our Weekly Briefing Call featuring U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh. WH IGA Weekly Briefing Call with Secretary Martin J. Walsh Thursday, August 19 at 4:00 PM ET Register in advance for this webinar: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_a1YPstRGSXWW-q67ML5wNQ NOTE: This new registration link […]
Dear Tribal Leader: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is currently in its third year of implementing its Strategic Direction ("Direction") for 2018-2023. The BIE developed the Direction through formal timely and meaningful consultation from Tribal leaders and stakeholders, such as school boards, union members, educators, and families of Native students. During the original Tribal […]
Please see the Dear Tribal Leader Letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Secretary Becerra initiating Tribal Consultation to seek input and recommendations on mandatory funding approaches for the Indian Health Service (IHS). To help facilitate your input and recommendations regarding mandatory funding approaches, the HHS would like your input on […]
Where: Zoom with Audio https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1613374180 Meeting ID: 161 337 4180 Passcode: 861148 Who: Tribal Nations and Tribal Organizations located within Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Interested partners and stakeholders from federal, state, and local agencies and organizations. What: FEMA R6 Tribal Nations Call When: Thursday, August 26th, 2021. 10:00 CT., 09:00 […]
The goal of this workshop is to provide the research community with a practical framework for conducting and reviewing human subjects research involving American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) populations. The panelists will address tribal interests in research, notions of community harm, suggestions for investigators on their research design including how to balance research interests and indigenous […]
On July 27, the Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs (IA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) issued a joint "Dear Tribal Leader" letter announcing consultation on Section 105(l) lease requirements and payments in order to improve lease administration, as required by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (P.L. 116-260). In the DTLL, […]
On August 2, 2021, the Department of the Interior (DOI), in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), have announced a series of Tribal consultations on the Not Invisible Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-166). Specifically, these consultations will focus on provisions of P.L. 116-166 that require the Secretary of the Interior and Attorney General to establish a […]
Please see the Dear Tribal Leader Letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Secretary Becerra initiating Tribal Consultation to seek input and recommendations on mandatory funding approaches for the Indian Health Service (IHS). To help facilitate your input and recommendations regarding mandatory funding approaches, the HHS would like your input on […]
On August 2, 2021, the Department of the Interior (DOI), in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), have announced a series of Tribal consultations on the Not Invisible Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-166). Specifically, these consultations will focus on provisions of P.L. 116-166 that require the Secretary of the Interior and Attorney General to establish a […]
White House Rural Stakeholders Call September 2 at 3:00 pm Eastern This week the call will be joined by USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux and USDA Undersecretary Jenny Moffitt who will provide an update on USDA Pandemic Assistance to Producers and the Dairy Donation Program. An update will be provided on the infrastructure […]
Rural health stakeholders in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee will have three virtual opportunities to learn about: The CMS Field Office structure and leadership HHS’ role in health equity and addressing vaccine hesitancy in rural areas CMS rural health resources CMS rural health proposals and news Open discussion They […]