On March 7, 2021, the President issued an Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting. The EO established an Interagency Steering Group on Native American Voting Rights (Steering Group). The charge of the Steering Group includes studying best practices for protecting voting rights of Native Americans and producing a report within 1 year of the […]
Wednesday, July 14 at 2:30 pm Eastern Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Business Meeting to Consider Bryan Newland to be Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, and Legislative Hearing to Receive Testimony on H.R. 1688, S. 1797, and S. 1895.
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) announced a funding opportunity for projects that create innovative models to improve minority heath and reduce health disparities. These models will be used to establish a Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (CIIHE). Awardees will be funded through two cooperative agreements that will function as a single initiative, […]
The USET Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification Level I course will cover the most important and commonly performed job tasks and capabilities for Wastewater Treatment Operators. The course will closely follow the “Need to Know” criteria to pass the ABC Class I certification exam. The course will begin on June 9, 2021 and continue weekly until […]
The USET Water Laboratory Analyst Certification Level I course will cover the most important and commonly performed job tasks and capabilities for water laboratory analysts. The course will closely follow the “Need to Know” criteria to pass the ABC Class I certification exam. The course will begin on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 and continue weekly […]
OMB to Host Historic, First-Ever Tribal Consultation on President’s FY 2022 Budget Request The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has announced that it will host a Tribal consultation on the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget. This is a historic announcement since OMB has never consulted with Tribal Nations on a Presidential Budget Request. […]
2021 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund $10.1-million in grant funding from the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) is now available. Tribal governments may apply for funding to conduct transportation safety planning, improve crash data, deploy systemic roadway departure countermeasures and implement other infrastructure projects that reduce the risk of fatal and serious injury motor-vehicle crashes. […]
Thursday, July 15 at 2:30 pm Eastern House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Hearing on “Advancing Environmental Justice Through Climate Action”
Please join the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), for an Infectious Disease Preparedness Learning Community (IDLC) webinar on how viruses, bacteria, and fungi can cause illnesses and spread diseases. Webinar attendees will gain knowledge on the following: Basic differences between bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites At least three host or microbial factors that can make it easier for […]
Conscience Point is known to be the original meeting place of the Shinnecock and English settlers of Southampton in June of 1640. Now you can join us for a paddling tour led by Chenae Bullock of Moskehtu Consulting who will take us on a journey through history to cover oral Indigenous history, Indigenous plant identification, indigenous lifeways, […]
RES2021 is the Summit to attend for those looking for high caliber networking, winning teaming opportunities, business development sessions, one-on-one consulting, all centered around the American Indian Enterprise. The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) is moving forward with resiliency and reinvention for American Indian enterprises. The event features tribal leaders, members of […]
The USET Water Laboratory Analyst Certification Level I course will cover the most important and commonly performed job tasks and capabilities for water laboratory analysts. The course will closely follow the “Need to Know” criteria to pass the ABC Class I certification exam. The course will begin on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 and continue weekly […]
The USET Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification Level I course will cover the most important and commonly performed job tasks and capabilities for Wastewater Treatment Operators. The course will closely follow the “Need to Know” criteria to pass the ABC Class I certification exam. The course will begin on June 9, 2021 and continue weekly until […]
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States Tuesday July 20, 2021 (12:00 PM EDT) https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/113928?s=3&r=16
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 10 am Pacific / 11 am Mountain / 12 pm Central / 1 pm Eastern Dr. Kevin English, Director of the Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center, will provide insights into developing an equitable and sustainable data infrastructure in opioid use disorder (OUD) programming. This session will discuss challenges to data […]
Join NICWA and the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada as we discuss the Touchstones of Hope, a movement to redesign services, including child welfare services, for Indigenous children and families to embed Indigenous ways of caring for children and families into child welfare systems, policies, and practices. On July 20, at 10:00–11:30 a.m. […]
This ECHO clinic is designed to support I/T/U clinicians and administrators in implementing and overcoming common challenges associated with virtual care programs, such as apps that support healthy behaviors, telemedicine, and remote patient monitoring. Date/Time: 3rd Tuesday of the month, 12:00 - 1:00 PM PT To Join Simply click on this Zoom link 5 minutes […]
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Wednesday July 21, 2021 (10:00 AM EDT) https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/113933?s=4&r=5
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Wednesday July 21, 2021 (2:30 PM EDT) 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/330044?s=4&r=18 Supporting Documentation H.R.1688, Native American Child Protection Act S.1797, Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act S.1895, A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award additional funding through the Sanitation […]
Join the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) tribal broadband specialist team on July 21 and July 22, 2021, to hear more about the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). The TBCP makes grants available to eligible entities, which include a Tribal Government, a Tribal College or University, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf […]