August 29 at 4:00 pm Eastern Registration is required. Instructions to access the Zoom virtual consultation will be provided in the above link following registration. The purpose of Tribal Consultation is to advance SAMHSA support for, and collaboration with, federally recognized AAI/AN Tribes. To advance these goals, SAMHSA conducts government-to-government consultations with Indian Tribes represented […]
Save the Date: August 30-31 In-Person Location TBD Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The Indian Health Service has announced an additional Tribal consultation to discuss their updated draft Tribal Consultation Policy. The additional session will be held on August 30, 2023 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm ET. More information on the consultation can be found in the Dear Tribal Leader Letter. IHS also provided a summary of previous […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter August 30 at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Register Specifically, they hope to receive your feedback on these topics: Processes involving evaluating, noticing, and conducting a Tribal consultation. Processes involving Tribal official requests to initiate consultation, consultation records; and training. Processes involving listening sessions and Tribal engagement. Preferences on whether […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter August 31, 2023 at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Register The White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) seeks your guidance and recommendations through Tribal and Native Hawaiian Community consultation on a draft Best Practices Guide for Federal Agencies Regarding Tribal and Native Hawaiian Sacred Sites. The consultation will […]
September 5 at 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Register Please follow the registration link above to participate in the consultation. To maintain online security, each attendee must register individually, and registration cannot be transferred to or used by others. Once you have completed registration, an individualized access link for the session will be sent […]
August 8, 2023 Dear Tribal Leader and Urban Indian Organization Leader: I am writing to invite you to participate in Agency-sponsored Listening Sessions to share information and solicit your input on advance appropriations implementation. We will host two identical Listening Sessions on August 17, 2023, and September 6, 2023. Congress enacted the first ever advance […]
Dear Tribal Leaders, Tribal Counsel, and Tribal Organizations, Please find attached a Dear Tribal Leader letter from the Uniform Law Commission (ULC). As you may have heard, the ULC is currently evaluating whether to move forward with the process of drafting a uniform State ICWA law. As part of its discussion, the ULC believes that […]
Treasury has issued a Dear Tribal Leader Letter announcing a Tribal consultation on an Interim Final Rule for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF). The SLFRF allocates $20 billion for Tribal governments to support response and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency. In December 2022, Congress amended the SLFRF program in the […]
On behalf of the Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) Director Crosby Kemper, you are cordially invited to join a virtual Tribal Listening Session taking place on September 12, 2023. Please save the date and register using the link below. Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm ET Location: Virtual via […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter September 12 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Register The White House Council on Environmental Quality will be holding consultations on proposed revised NEPA regulations. The proposed rule includes tribal provisions, including ones related to the incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge into environmental reviews, consideration of reserved rights in environmental reviews, […]
NOAA will participate in Government-wide Listening Sessions on Implementation of the Federal Framework for Scientific Integrity. The listening sessions are scheduled for Friday, September 15, 2023, 1 p.m.–3 p.m. ET and Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 5 p.m.–7 p.m. ET. The sessions will inform finalization and implementation of the NOAA Scientific Integrity Policy. You can register to attend […]