On Thursday, June 9th at 4:00 pm Eastern, the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) will host a webinar detailing how Tribal communities can expand high-speed internet service. NTIA recently released Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for three programs – the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure (Middle Mile) […]
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is inviting everyone to its 25th Annual Powwow Celebration this weekend. The weekend full of drum and dance competitions, as well as Native American arts, crafts, and food, begins Friday, June 10, 2022, and continues through Saturday. Admission is $5 per day. Children age 6 and under get in free. […]
Every second Friday of the month: USET COVID-19 ECHO The session will include updates related to Indian Country, updates on the status of COVID-19 in the USET region, and an opportunity to ask questions and receive expert advice. 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central/12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern (join) Join by phone only at […]
The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) in partnership with the Native Farm Bill Coalition (NFBC) will host two virtual convenings to gather input for a report that will inform the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on food and nutrition disparities in Indian Country. The Biden-Harris Administration is hosting listening sessions in different […]
At NCAI’s 2022 Mid Year Conference & Marketplace, attendees will have the opportunity to work collaboratively to protect and enhance tribal sovereignty. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, NCAI is holding an in-person conference, which will take place in Anchorage, Alaska, with the theme“Thinking Beyond Self-Determination.” Tribal leaders, NCAI members, Native youth, […]
Registration is now open for FDA’s upcoming listening sessions on FDA’s Proposed Product Standards Prohibiting Menthol in Cigarettes and Characterizing Flavors in Cigars. The listening sessions will take place on June 13 and June 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. The sessions are an opportunity for the public to verbally provide open public […]
USET Hepatitis C Project ECHO Clinic presented by USET Tribal Health Program Support The one-hour virtual clinics allow for primary care clinicians to collaborate with a team of specialists to learn best practices for treating and curing hepatitis C (HCV). These clinics include case presentations, recommendations from expert faculty, and a didactic session. Who should […]
In an effort to identify opportunities for improvement in law enforcement programs of the Department of the Interior (DOI) (National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Reclamation) and to strengthen public trust in the Department's law enforcement practices and policies, the DOI is […]
The new webinar series is designed to build Native agritourism capacity for Native producers, communities and tribes and will run from June through August. Agritourism is a vibrant industry, with revenue tripling nationwide from 2012-2017. Indian Country is in a unique position to blend cultural values, relationships with the land, and food production through building agritourism […]
June 14, 2022 | 2-3:30 PM ET | Followed by a 30 minute Q&A Register EPA Region 6 (South Central), in collaboration with the Eight Northern Indian Pueblo Council’s Office of Environmental Technical Assistance and the EPA’s Center for Integrated Pest Management (IPM), is hosting a 4-part webinar series on reducing pesticides in water in Indian Country through IPM. […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter The 2022 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Annual Regional Tribal Consultation sessions will be held virtually and in-person, with written testimony provided to HHS by e-mail. These sessions are designed for Tribal leaders to have the opportunity to address HHS on how the Department can improve Tribal outreach […]
In an effort to identify opportunities for improvement in law enforcement programs of the Department of the Interior (DOI) (National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Reclamation) and to strengthen public trust in the Department's law enforcement practices and policies, the DOI is […]