Events

Film Screening and Panel Discussion: INHABITANTS an Indigenous Perspective

Film Screening and Panel Discussion INHABITANTS - AN INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE Inhabitants follows five Native American Tribal Nations across deserts, coastlines, forests, and prairies as they restore their traditional land management practices. As the climate crises escalates these time-tested practices of North American's original inhabitants are becoming increasingly essential in a rapidly changing the world. Live […]

Briefing for Tribal Leaders on President’s FY 2022 Budget Request for Indian Affairs

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Newland to Host Briefing for Tribal Leaders on President’s FY 2022 Budget Request for Indian Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Bryan Newland will host a briefing for Tribal leaders on the President’s FY 2022 budget request for Indian Affairs.  The briefing will take place via conference call on […]

UNITY – Healing our Communities: Town Hall Findings

Virtual Event

Join UNITY on Thursday, June, 3, 2021 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST UNITY Peer Guides will share the results of the Regional Town Halls and discuss how youth can hold their own Town Halls to identify community priorities. Youth Councils will explore ways to host community conversations around difficult topics to create community […]

Native American Studies Center Contemporary Artist-in-Residence program, featuring Catawba artist Alex Osborn

Virtual Event

Join the new Contemporary Artist-in-Residence program, featuring Catawba artist Alex Osborn! Through August, Osborn will demonstrate his work with photography, digital collage, and drawing, creating an evolving art installation in the Center’s Five Points Gallery. By the end of summer, Osborn plans to have five digitally-created pieces of artwork that show Catawba heritage and culture […]

Date With History” featuring “The First Code Talkers: Native American Communicators in World War I” with author Dr. William C. Meadows.

Virtual Event

First Division Museum, 1S151 Winfield Road in Wheaton, is hosting its next virtual "Date With History" featuring "The First Code Talkers: Native American Communicators in World War I" with author Dr. William C. Meadows. The program will be 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, June 3, on Zoom. It is free, but registration […]

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): Information Session about the Community Navigator Program

Virtual Event

The Community Navigator Pilot Program is designed to provide high quality support and assistance with pandemic relief programs and recovery services to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Recovery services can include financial assistance, access to capital supports, contracting and procurement assistance, marketing, operations, and business development, export and importing, and industry specific training, among other areas […]

National Conference of State Legislatures Increasing Access to Rural Behavioral Health Webinar

Friday, June 4, 2021 at 2:00 PM ET In this National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) webinar, speakers will highlight state policy options to increase access to rural behavioral health services including opportunities to improve crisis hotlines, increase access to opioid use disorder treatment and overdose prevention, leverage emerging health professionals to address workforce gaps, […]

The Native American Studies Center Contemporary Artist-in-Residence program, featuring Catawba artist Alex Osborn

Virtual Event

Join the new Contemporary Artist-in-Residence program, featuring Catawba artist Alex Osborn! Through August, Osborn will demonstrate his work with photography, digital collage, and drawing, creating an evolving art installation in the Center’s Five Points Gallery. By the end of summer, Osborn plans to have five digitally-created pieces of artwork that show Catawba heritage and culture […]

Native American Studies Center Contemporary Artist-in-Residence program, featuring Catawba artist Alex Osborn

Virtual Event

Join the new Contemporary Artist-in-Residence program, featuring Catawba artist Alex Osborn! Through August, Osborn will demonstrate his work with photography, digital collage, and drawing, creating an evolving art installation in the Center’s Five Points Gallery. By the end of summer, Osborn plans to have five digitally-created pieces of artwork that show Catawba heritage and culture […]

Tribal-Interior Budget Council Meeting

Virtual Event

This is the rescheduled May meeting. You do not need to re-register and the entire schedule is the same as before, but moved to this week. Monday, June 7 10:30-12:30 Eastern    Public Safety & Justice Subcommittee - Register 1:30-3:30 Eastern         Transportation Subcommittee - Register 4:00-6:00 Eastern         Education Subcommittee […]

Tribal-Interior Budget Council Meeting

Virtual Event

This is the May meeting that was rescheduled. This is the rescheduled May meeting. You do not need to re-register and the entire schedule is the same as before, but moved to this week. Tuesday, June 8 10:30-12:30 Eastern     Land, Water and Natural Resources Subcommittee - Register 1:30-3:30 Eastern          Budget […]

National Tribal Leadership Climate Change Summit: Traditional Knowledges and Tribal Sovereignty

Virtual Event

Learn about how Traditional Knowledges are defined, preserved, transmitted to future generations, and applied in ways that advance Tribal natural, cultural, and community goals related to climate impacts and resiliency. Explore how Tribal rights and sovereignty form a unique basis for applying Traditional Knowledge and Tribal world views. Weave together learnings from previous summit discussions […]

Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification Course – ABC Class I

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 […]

HHS Tribal Consultation – Region 4

Virtual Event

HHS would like to continue discussions regarding strengthening its Tribal Consultation Policy pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships. According to the DTLL, a special workgroup of the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) will convene to review written comments and develop a strengthened Tribal Consultation Policy. Once complete, the plan […]

Tribal-Interior Budget Council Meeting

Virtual Event

This is the rescheduled May meeting. You do not need to re-register and the entire schedule is the same as before, but moved to this week. Wednesday, June 9 12:00-1:00 Eastern   TIBC Tribal Caucus - Register NCAI will be monitoring this list and will identify and remove unauthorized attendees, when approved. 1:30-6:30 Eastern     TIBC […]

IHS Virtual Consultation on Buy Indian Act Notice of Proposed Rule Making

Virtual Event

The Indian Health Service issued a Dear Tribal Leader Letter announcing a virtual Tribal Consultation on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Buy Indian Act of 1910. DATE: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 TIME: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) TELEPHONE: (833) 568-8864 Toll-free Meeting ID: 160 453 1058 Passcode: 349582 ZOOM […]

Webinar with USDA Secretary Vilsack

You’re Invited to a Webinar with USDA Secretary Vilsack to Discuss The Build Back Better Initiative to Transform the Food System Wednesday, June 9, 3:00-3:30pm Eastern Limited Seats. Register in advance for this webinar: USDA announced Tuesday, June 8, that it plans to invest more than $4 billion through the Build Back Better initiative. The […]

CMS Navigator Funding Opportunity Technical Assistance Session

CMS issued the 2021 Navigator Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which will make $80 million in grant funding available to Navigators in states with a Federally-Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) for the 2022 plan year. This is the largest funding allocation CMS has made available for Navigator grants to date. With the additional funding, CMS encourages current […]

Wampanoag Nation: People of the First Light – Speaker/Discussion Series

The Truro Historical Society is hosting a series of talks to accompany their upcoming “Wampanoag Nation: People of the First Light” exhibition. June 9: Jennifer Weston: “Reviving the Wampanoag Language” June 16: Andrew Lipman: “The Death and Life of Squanto” July 7: Drew Lopenzina: “400 Years of Settlement Through an Indian’s Looking-Glass” July 14: Voices of Indigenous Poets: Lucy […]

400 Years of Wampanoag History (Virtual Event)

Virtual Event

The True Cost of Colonization: American History from an Indigenous Perspective Paula Peters is a scholar and a politically, socially, and culturally active member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. She’ll discuss the romanticized myth of the Pilgrims' arrival and the true cost of colonization from the perspective of the indigenous people. By exploring the history […]