Events in Indian Country
Tribal Community Resilience Webinar Series
August 6 and September 3 at 2 PM CT/3 PM ET, online. Tribal Community Resilience Technical Assistance Providers across regions are collaborating to present a webinar series on how Tribal Nations, Native Villages, and Pueblos are responding to resilience challenges. You can view recordings of past webinars on SW CASC’s YouTube channel.
2026 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum
August 17-20, Oklahoma City and online. The Tribal Lands and Environment Forum, hosted annually by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP), provides training and connection across Tribal waste, water, and remediation, and other environmental issues.
“Applying the NEPA Process” Virtual Training
September 22-24, online. Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) and the Shipley Group are co-hosting a 3-day virtual training to provide Tribal field staff with the knowledge and skills to successfully complete National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning and processes. Registration is free for NAFWS members; non-members must join the organization to attend. Attendance is limited to 25 participants, so register soon!
NAFWS Southeast Regional Conference
September 28-29, Foley, AL. The Southeast regional meeting of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) will be hosted by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians this year. Join for two days of learning from other Tribal fish and wildlife professionals, partners, and community members in the southeast.
2026 National Tribal Infrastructure Coordination Conference (NTICC)
October 5-8, Reno, NV. ITEP will again host their biennial NTICC conference (formerly National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference). This year’s theme is “Honoring our knowledges, healing our Mother Earth” and “invites you to consider that, as the five-fingered beings/humans, we must continue our efforts to care for Mother Earth, and the only way forward is to share the responsibility and coordination.” The registration deadline is September 3rd.
2026 Tribal Climate and Health Adaptation Summit
November 4, Pala, CA. During this one-day event, Tribal-serving practitioners will engage in interactive instruction and peer-to-peer learning aimed at targeting challenges that stall adaptation planning. We will walk through strategies for updating adaptation plans, breaking down obstacles that impede progress, and how to keep plans from becoming outdated and unhelpful. Guest speakers and attendees will be invited to share recent findings, success stories on updating adaptation plans, the data and tools you need to update your plans, and resources that are increasing Tribal resilience in the face of a variety of climate exposures. Tribal Nations overlapping with California are the main focus of this event.