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.
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to host a series of regional summits surrounding environmental health in Indian Country. Each summit will feature Tribal leaders, environmental health practitioners, […]
The IHS is holding a virtual Tribal Consultation on Friday, April 14 from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern on agency proposals to enhance the Small Ambulatory Program (SAP) and to make its administration more locally focused. The letter (and information to join the meeting) is available online at: https://www.ihs.gov/newsroom/triballeaderletters/
23rd Annual Travois Indian Country Affordable Housing & Economic Development Conference Monday, April 17-Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Line DC | Washington, DC Visit travois.com/news-events/annual-conference-information for details. This one-of-a-kind educational conference provides help for tribal entities interested in securing funds for affordable housing and economic developments in Native communities. Our experts provide in-depth instruction on the Low Income […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter April 17 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link The new Presidential Memorandum also directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with Tribal Nations, to establish training modules regarding Tribal consultation. These modules will be available to all […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter April 13, 2023 Dear Tribal Leaders, Public Health Officials, and Indian Country Professionals: I write to share with you additional updates related to the 25th U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Annual Tribal Budget Consultation (ATBC), which will take place in-person on April 18–19, 2023, in the Great Hall […]
April 18-19, 2023 Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 2401 12th Street NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 AIANTA offers the annual two-day Go International training conference, designed to introduce the international market to Tribes, Tribal businesses, and Native Hawaiian businesses and support participants to identify their tourism product(s) for pricing, packaging, and selling to markets overseas. Tribal tourism […]
The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board invites you to join Indian Country ECHO April 18th, 2023 @ 12pm PT for a Grand Rounds session focused on Stimulant Use Disorder. This session will feature Dr. Phillip Coffin, Director of Substance Use Research, San Francisco Department of Public Health, and Dr. Jonathan Davis, Director of San […]
Apr 18, 2023 at 12:00 pm Central Register When transitioning to a new Electronic Health Records (EHRs) system, many factors come into play, including data security and interfacing with other existing systems. In moving through the steps of modernization to provide secure access to medical data, the healthcare benefits increase substantially. With the ability to […]
Dear Tribal Leader Letter April 18 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Eastern Register April 20 at 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Eastern Register The BIA obtained an increase in funding for a land acquisition effort intended to foster and restore lands to new and landless Tribes, at Regional authority levels, for the development of […]