Featured, general•5 min read How to Become a True Patriot by Kitcki Carroll, USET/USET SPF Executive DirectorPublished in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on July 4, 2025 In less than 15 months, on July 4, 2026, we will commemorate the 250th anniversary [...] Read More
Dental Therapy Student Sponsorship Fund Available for 2022-2023 School Year – Apply by Sept. 30 August 29, 2022 The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is pleased to offer an opportunity to support dental therapy education in the 2022-2023 academic year. NIHB invites Tribes, Tribal organizations, and health organizations…
USDA Announces New Resource Guides for Tribal Governments, Citizens, and Organizations August 18, 2022 WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Tribal Relations has released the newest editions of the USDA Resource Guide for American Indians and Alaska Natives…
Hybrid 2022 Annual USET/USET SPF Board of Directors Meeting – DRAFT Agenda Outline August 18, 2022 On the sovereign territory of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation USET/USET SPF Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 11 Passing of the Fire CeremonyBusiness Session (including consideration of FY2023 budget)Post-COVID Board of…
Free Online Career Readiness and Personal Finance Program for Native Youth August 8, 2022 Open through February 28, 2023! About the Program The NAFOA Institute Career Basics is a free online career readiness and personal finance program designed for 18-26-year-old Native American youths. The program…
UNC Pembroke Native American Agricultural Scholarship – Apply by April 15 August 4, 2022 American Indian students at UNC Pembroke enrolled in the undergraduate Sustainable Agricultural program may be eligible for a scholarship through the Native American Agriculture Fund. The Native STEPS Agriculture Scholarship…
Remembering Our Sisters Fellowship – Apply by Sept. 9 August 2, 2022 Indigenous women, girls, trans, and two-spirit people experience violence, sexual assault, go missing, and are murdered at the highest rates of any ethnic group. This epidemic of injustice has become known as…
Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship – Apply by Aug. 15 July 29, 2022 The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) was formed in honor of the late Kurt Grinnell, a Native American leader who made many significant and meaningful contributions to Washington State's…
Maine Gardener: A ray of hope for getting rid of the destructive emerald ash borer July 29, 2022 “A group of UMaine students and their professor are on the job, combining an array of tactics to try to eliminate the invasive pest, which could decimate Maine's ash trees”Portland…
“Recovering America’s Wildlife Act” Significant to Tribal Nations July 29, 2022 A recent Arizona Republic article by Lindsey Botts discusses the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) and its application both at the state level and on Tribal lands for federally recognized…
Call for Proposals: 2022 AISES National Conference July 29, 2022 October 6 - 8, 2022 The Advancing Indigenous People in STEM (AISES) National Conference is a unique, three-day event focusing on educational, professional, and workforce development for Indigenous peoples of…
Interim policy changes for partnership and cooperator agreements July 29, 2022 Gary Morishima shared information on a waiver of some Tribal match requirements in certain Forest Service agreements. This statement by Forest Service Chief Randy Moore describes the Forest Service's intent…
USET Tribal Epidemiology Center Monkeypox Alert June 30, 2022 USET Tribal Epidemiology Center Monkeypox Alert June 30, 2022 Dear USET/USET SPF Family, Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus and is rarely observed in the United…