Join the NCAI Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Working Group Meeting Wednesday, November 3, 2021 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EDT The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) invites tribal leaders and allies from across Indian Country to join this week’s NCAI Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Working Group Meeting. The NCAI MMIW Working […]
November 4-5, 2021, with pre-conference activities on November 3 In-person and virtual plans TBD Topics include: Self Governance Consultation Practices Amicus Briefs Judicial Clerks Traditional Knowledge ICWA Hot Topics Invited Keynote Speaker: Bryan Newland, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs https://www.indigenouslawconference.com/
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is excited to announce the 2021 Infectious Disease Regional Institute. The Institute will be virtually held on Thursday, November 4, 2021. NIHB is hosting three free regional institutes to provide a learning environment for Tribal frontline personnel and communities experiencing significant disease outbreaks to strategize how to apply guidelines, […]
November 4 at 10:00 am Eastern House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife: Remote Legislative Hearing on H.Res. 320, H.R. 4832, H.R. 5001, and H.R. 5345 H. Res. 320 – Recognizing the critical importance of access to reliable, clean drinking water for Native Americans and Alaska Natives and confirming the responsibility of the […]
November 4 at 10:00 am Eastern Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee: Hearings to examine the road ahead for the COVID-19 response, focusing on next steps.
Tribal Consultation on November 4 at 1:00 pm Eastern Please review the letter for more information. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Office of National Tribal Liaison (ONTL) would like to inform Tribal entities of a pending proposal to establish standards for the humane care and handling of birds covered under the Animal […]
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has recently released the attached Tribal Leader Letter announcing a virtual Tribal Consultation which will take place on November 4, 2021 from 1pm to 5pm ET. ACF administers over 60 programs and has a total budget of $58 billion. The agency says that it provides over $1 billion […]
DOE Office of Indian Energy Seeks Tribal Input on Energy Access and Reliability on Tribal Lands Report to Congress The Energy Act of 2020 included specific requirements for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct research and report back to Congress on energy access and reliability on tribal lands. To meet this requirement and […]
November 5 at 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Eastern Call-in number: +1 669 254 5252 Meeting ID: 161 045 0061 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the job. The nation’s unvaccinated […]
Teens are invited to "Demystifying Louisiana Native Americans: A Tunica-Biloxi Perspective," at 2:00 pm Central on Nov. 6 on Zoom. Participants will listen to Tunica-Biloxi language instructors Teyanna Pierite-Simon and Ryan Lopez share their tribal history, language, culture and what it is like growing up Native American in Louisiana. Visit nolalibrary.org/events to register.
To learn more about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and what’s next in the Administration’s plan to Build Back Better, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs invites you to join us and other senior administration officials for one of the briefing opportunities offered this week. Please register below and contact IGA46@who.eop.gov with if you have any […]
Back by popular demand, First Nations Development Institute, with support from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition, Inc. (ONAC), is pleased to announce a virtual Investing for the Future Train-the-Trainer Workshop. This workshop is a three-day investor education certification workshop that offers in-depth instruction on the Investing for the Future curriculum, workbook, and related training materials. As part of the Building Native Communities curriculum series, Investing for the Future provides […]