Dear Tribal Partners, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) published the final “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” rule in the Federal Register on January 18, 2023; the rule will become effective on March 20, 2023. The agencies developed this rule with consideration of the relevant […]
Please join HRSA’s Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs on a national webinar designed to enhance Tribal stakeholder knowledge of HRSA priorities, programs, technical assistance resources, and funding opportunities in Indian Country. This webinar will examine historical trauma and its impacts on the American Indian/ Alaska Native workforce and discuss programs and strategies to alleviate workforce […]
Bi-Weekly on Wednesdays at 2:30 pm Eastern Register.
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Tribal Consultation on Child Support Issues: The ACF Office of Child Support Enforcement will consult with Tribal Nations on April 6, 2023, from 9:00am to 4:00pm Eastern on programmatic, regulatory, and legislative priorities. To facilitate the discussion, ACF invites input on discussion questions posed in the Dear Tribal Leader […]
We invite you and your staff to participate in the new Infectious Disease ECHO. This ECHO is merging the COVID-19 and Hepatitis C ECHOs and will focus on a different topic every month. This ECHO will also include COVID-19 and influenza updates for the USET Region. Additionally, clinical cases are encouraged to be submitted to […]
April 10 at 1:00 pm Eastern Register Meeting ID: 160 144 2622 Web Join Zoom Join Meeting Password: kEY6jxF21 Dial-in information: +1 669-254-5252 US +1 646-828-7666 US The Office of National Tribal Liaison (ONTL) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) greatly values its partnerships with Tribal Nations and […]
The National UNITY Council's (NUC) Executive Committee invites all youth within the network to sign up for one of the four upcoming virtual Town Halls. The purpose of these town hall meetings are to gather Native youth's views on UNITY's National Initiative to address wellness and restore tribal support systems. Youth are welcomed to share their solutions and challenges with […]
IHS Information Systems Advisory Committee Semi-Annual Meeting The Indian Health Service (IHS) Information Systems Advisory (ISA) Committee will hold an in-person meeting in Rockville, Maryland on April 11-12, 2023. Interested participants may also join remotely using this Zoom link with Meeting ID: 160 431 9067, Passcode: 502430. Questions should be directed to Christy Tayrien, at […]
Project ECHO HCV/HIV/SUD Clinical Training presented by USET Tribal Health Program Support During the pandemic, Tribal Nations saw a rise in injectable drug use. This, in turn, caused a rise in the number of new Hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV infections. People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for HIV and HCV infections […]
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 10:00 a.m. (Mountain) Register In this American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) webinar, you will hear about the value of seeds in our stories, our lives, and their contribution to food sovereignty. The speaker, Andi Murphy (Diné) started the “Toasted Sister Podcast” show in 2017 and has since talked with […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter Framing Paper April 11 at 3:00 pm Eastern Register to attend via Zoom You are invited to attend a virtual Tribal consultation on April 11, 2023, on DHS/FEMA’s “Achieving Equitable Recovery: A Post-Disaster Guide for Local Officials (Equity Guide). The purpose of the Tribal consultation is to solicit feedback and recommendations, […]
April 12-23, 2023 The Euchee Butterfly Farm Bixby, Oklahoma Register Please join a special two-day national conference event hosted by Tribal Alliance for Pollinators to learn how Tribal citizens can protect our lands, our traditions and our people as we adapt to the challenges of extreme weather events and harmful environmental trends that threaten our […]
Project ECHO HCV/HIV/SUD Clinical Training presented by USET Tribal Health Program Support During the pandemic, Tribal Nations saw a rise in injectable drug use. This, in turn, caused a rise in the number of new Hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV infections. People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for HIV and HCV infections […]
USDAs’ Animal Plant Health Inspections Service (APHIS) has provided funding opportunities for Tribal Nations, Tribal Organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Most of the funding opportunities are made available through the ezFedGrant (eFG) system. The system is sometimes hard to navigate and may not seem user-friendly. The Office of National Tribal Liaison would like to […]
Dear Tribal Partners, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) published the final “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” rule in the Federal Register on January 18, 2023; the rule will become effective on March 20, 2023. The agencies developed this rule with consideration of the relevant […]
A two-day virtual symposium of panel discussions, poetry, films, and a call to action. Fences create artificial borders between places and mediate the relations between them—what goes in, what comes out, and under what conditions. Without the lines that fences inscribe, there would be no place for border police. Nor could lands be parceled up, […]
Please make plans to join us for a virtual Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Allocation Method on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Session details follow: DATE: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 TIME: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET TELEPHONE: (833) 568 8864 Toll-free Meeting ID: 161 726 7966 Passcode: 357444 ZOOM INFORMATION: https://ihs-gov.zoomgov.com/j/1617267966?pwd=cXhIQkNRWDllMndpNWFDYldDMzhKZz09 Event Website
A two-day virtual symposium of panel discussions, poetry, films, and a call to action. Fences create artificial borders between places and mediate the relations between them—what goes in, what comes out, and under what conditions. Without the lines that fences inscribe, there would be no place for border police. Nor could lands be parceled up, […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has invited Tribal leaders to a virtual consultation on Thursday, April 13 at 3:00 p.m. EST, to discuss a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) adopted on February 16, seeking comment on improvements to the E-Rate program that would increase access to E-Rate support for Tribal schools and libraries. Information about […]
IHS Monthly All-Tribal and Urban Leader Call The Indian Health Service (IHS) will hold its monthly update call for Tribal and Urban Indian Organization (UIO) Leaders on April 13, 2023 at 3:00 pm EST. For more information please contact Rose Weahkee at (301) 443-1083, or by email at Rose.Weahkee@ihs.gov.