FBI CJIS Information Sharing Event: Connecting Indian Country
2023-08-01 - 2023-08-02 | ID
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FBI CJIS Information Sharing Event: Connecting Indian Country
Miami, FL – August 1-2, 2023
NOTE: this invitation is for Tribal Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice Agencies
For more information contact: cjistribaloutreach@fbi.gov

IHS Tribal Consultation on Health IT Modernization
2023-08-02 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
As part of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Information Technology (IT) Modernization Program, you are invited to join a series of four Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer(TC/UC) sessions in calendar year 2023 on Health IT Modernization.
These are important and timely meetings for IHS to ask questions and get your feedback. During the first event, Preparing for Change, scheduled for March 8, the IHS will provide an overview of milestones and accomplishments of the Health IT Modernization Program and seek your feedback on change readiness, what the IHS could be doing to support organizations and individuals, and what facilities can be doing to prepare for an electronic health record modernization.
Attendees can register for the sessions in advance through the links below. After registering, attendees will receive an e-mail with a link to the web conference and audio call-in numbers. Please register and join these sessions.
For added convenience, the registration links below will be posted on the IHS Event Calendar. In addition, timely reminders for upcoming TC/UC events will be sent out by e-mail from IHS Area Offices and posted on the new IHS Updates web page.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Registration link
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Registration link
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Registration link
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Registration link

WRITTEN COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Please send your comments and
recommendations on Health IT Modernization within 30 days following each session.
By E-MAIL to consultation@ihs.gov or urbanconfer@ihs.gov — SUBJECT LINE: Health IT
Modernization.
If you have questions, please contact Mr. Mitchell Thornbrugh, Chief Information Officer, IHS,
by telephone at (240) 620-3117, or by e-mail at mitchell.thornbrugh@ihs.gov.

DOI Tribal Consultation on Indian Arts and Crafts Board
2023-08-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
August 2 at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
virtual – Register
The Department of the Interior seeks Tribal and Indian artist input on draft revisions to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. The draft revisions seek to modernize the Indian Arts and Crafts Act’s regulations, which are implemented by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board (Board). Please consider joining one of the consultation opportunities below.
Feedback can be sent via email to consultation@bia.gov until September 1, 2023.

FEMA Virtual Tribal Consultation on Community Disaster Resilience Zones
2023-08-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
August 2 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
FEMA Advisory CDRZ
FEMA will host a virtual tribal consultation on the implementation of the Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act enacted on December 20, 2022. Senior leadership from FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) will lead the consultation. GPD provides grants to prepare state, local, tribal, and territorial governments and first responders, as well as non-profit organizations and port and transit system owners/operators, to measurably improve capability and reduce the risks from manmade and natural disasters. Topics of discussion include:

How best to include Tribal Lands in zone designations.
How best to use census data at the census tract level, as required by the law, to include tribal lands within a state.
Best strategies to communicate designation of Zones.

Participation:
The virtual tribal consultation will be hosted on the Zoom for Government platform.

Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Time: 3 – 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Register to attend
Zoom Meeting ID: 161 498 1301
Passcode: [REDACTED]

All consultation materials will eventually be posted on: www.fema.gov/about/tribes/consultations.
Written Comments:
To submit questions in advance of the consultation, please email GPD at FEMA-CDRZ-RFI@fema.dhs.gov or contact a FEMA Regional Tribal Liaison.
To submit comments in response to the August 2nd consultation, please email GPD at FEMA-CDRZ-RFI@fema.dhs.gov or contact a FEMA Regional Tribal Liaison on or before Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
Contact information for FEMA Tribal Liaisons is available at www.fema.gov/about/contact.

DOI, HHS, DOJ Tribal Consultation on ICWA
2023-08-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-08-11 19:00 - 21:00 | ID
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
August 7 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
Virtual
Register
August 11 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Alaska
Hybrid
HHS Region 10 Consultation
Southcentral Foundation
Nuka Learning Center
4085 Tudor Centre Drive
Anchorage, Alaska
Register
The Department of the Interior (DOI), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are committed to partnering on a nation-to-nation basis with Tribal Nations to ensure the wellbeing of Tribal children and preservation of Tribal families. In response to requests by Tribal leaders for updates on their collective efforts, they invite you to provide input on the Indian Child Welfare Act and what steps the agencies can take to promote federal protections for Indian children and their parents and caregivers.
The DOI, HHS, and DOJ will conduct two Tribal consultations as listed below and will accept oral and written comments. Additional consultations will be scheduled at a later date.
They are seeking input on the following:

What additional supports would Tribal leaders find helpful to build their Tribal Nation’s capacity to exercise their rights and responsibilities under ICWA?
Are there specific supports you believe the Federal government could provide to help state courts and child welfare agencies meet their obligations under ICWA? In your experience, are there specific aspects or requirements of ICWA where state courts and agencies need to build greater understanding or capacity?
Are there existing State-Tribe collaborative partnerships or processes that you believe have helped support effective implementation of ICWA?

They also welcome your written comments, which should be submitted by email to consultation@bia.gov by 11:59pm ET on Friday, September 15, 2023.
If you have any questions regarding this effort, please contact Meghan Bishop, Policy Specialist to the Assistant Secretary -Indian Affairs, via email at meghan.bishop@bia.gov or 202-208-7163.

2023 American Indian & Alaska Native Maternal Health Promotion Institute
2023-08-08 - 2023-08-09 | Virtual Event
August 8-9, 2023
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
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Join this free, virtual gathering as they share culturally-centered practices, strength-based approaches, and equitable solutions that are making a positive impact on the health and well-being of Tribal communities.
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is hosting the 2nd annual Maternal Health Promotion Insitute on August 8-9, 2023.
The two-day event will include and explore the following topics:

Home Visiting and the Family Spirit Program
Affirming 2SLGBTQ+ clients in perinatal care
Tribally-led Maternal Mortality Review Committees
Midwifery work in Indian Country

Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation
2023-08-08 - 2023-08-10 | ID, United States
August 8-10, 2023 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The consultation testimony sessions are open to federally-recognized, tribally elected and appointed leaders or their authorized designee to provide oral testimony. Tribal Leaders may also submit written testimony.
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is a grant-making agency in the U.S. Department of Justice. Under §903 of Title IX of the United States Department of Justice Reauthorization and Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), OVW is responsible for conducting annual government-to-government consultation with the leaders of all federally-recognized, Indian tribal governments on behalf of the United States Attorney General.
The purpose of consultation is to solicit recommendations from tribal government leaders on the following topics:
(1) Administering tribal funds and programs;
(2) Enhancing the safety of Indian women from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking, and sex trafficking;
(3) Strengthening the federal response to such crimes; and,
(4) Improving access to local, regional, state, and federal crime information databases and criminal justice information systems.
Hotel Information and additional resources will be posted soon on the OVW consultation website at: https://www.ovwconsultation.org (-> eventpower.us11.list-manage.com)

Department of State Tribal Consultation on Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021
2023-08-08 14:00 - 16:00 | ID, United States
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The Department of Interior will participate in Tribal consultations on the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act of 2021, Pub. L. 117-258. The STOP Act aims to prevent the international export of cultural items prohibited from trafficking under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA).
On April 26, 2023, the Department of the Interior sent a letter to Tribal leaders announcing a Tribal consultation schedule on implementation of the STOP Act. This letter announces that the Department of State will participate in the following STOP Act Tribal consultation sessions organized by the Department of the Interior:

Thursday, July 27 at 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern
Virtual on Zoom
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Tuesday, August 8 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
Virtual on Zoom
Register
Friday, August 18 at 9:00 am – 12:0 pm Mountain
BLM New Mexico State Office
Amarillo Creek/Canadian Rms.
301 Dinosaur Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87508

BIA HEARTH Act Overview for Tribal Nations
2023-08-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual Event
August 9 at 9:00 am – 10:30 am Mountain
via Microsoft Teams Webinar
The National HEARTH Act team will be presenting a Tribal Outreach webinar for Tribes who wish to know more about the process of HEARTH Act review and approval.
There is no cost to attend this training session.
The HEARTH Act overview training is presented by the BIA Office of Trust Services, Division of Real Estate Services (DRES) in collaboration with the Office of the Solicitor (SOL).
Participants must register in order to attend.

HUD Virtual Training: Permanent Supportive Housing
2023-08-09 10:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
This training program has been designed to provide support for the development of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) projects that cater to tribal homelessness on reservations. The staff of tribal housing authorities, as well as any other tribal department staff and/or tribal council members, will gain a comprehensive understanding of permanent supportive housing. They will be actively involved in and committed to the development and implementation of a PSH project. Students will also gain a clear understanding of the funding sources that are available for PSH, along with a timeline and a funding plan.

IHS Tribal Consultation on Updated Draft of the IHS Tribal Consultation Policy
2023-08-09 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
August 9 at 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern
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The IHS Director’s Advisory Workgroup on Tribal Consultation (Consultation Workgroup) met in June to review feedback from prior Tribal consultations on this topic and discuss pending items. The Consultation Workgroup achieved consensus on the decision to align the IHS TCP with both the Executive Order (EO) 13175, Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships, and the Presidential Memorandum on Uniform Standards for Tribal Consultation. The Workgroup also agreed to align the IHS TCP with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tribal Consultation Policy. Many of the most recent updates to the IHS TCP, as seen in the redline, sought to align it with the above documents.
The upcoming Tribal consultation seeks to gather input on the IHS TCP as a whole, as well as on a point where the Consultation Workgroup did not achieve consensus. The Consultation Workgroup failed to reach consensus on how to respond to the Congressional mandate that federal agencies consult with Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs.) The IHS is seeking input on whether to include ANCs in the IHS TCP or create a separate policy for consulting with ANCs. In 2021, USET SPF commented to IHS during a previous consultation on the IHS TCP in accordance with the Biden Administration’s directive that all federal agencies update their TCPs. In our comments, USET SPF maintained our position that the consultative relationship is between Tribal Nations and the federal government only, in recognition of our Nation-to-Nation, sovereign-to-sovereign diplomatic relationship. Federal agencies and programs should not consult on a nation-to-nation basis with non-governmental entities, such as ANCs. While we acknowledge that there are occasions when the input of ANCs should be considered, USET SPF asserts that this should not be done through consultation, which is reserved for sovereign Tribal Nations, but rather through a “confer” process.
More information on this consultation, including the question IHS provided for consideration and both the clean and redlined versions of the IHS TCP, can be found in the Dear Tribal Leader Letter.

EDA Recompete Program Informational Webinar
2023-08-10 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual Event
August 10 at 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern
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The U.S. Economic Development Administration is accepting applications for the Recompete Pilot Program. This $200 million grant program will support economic revitalization in distressed communities across the country. The program targets areas where prime-age employment significantly trails the national average, with the goal to close this gap through flexible, bottom-up investments. EDA will deploy funding through a two-phase competition. Phase 1 investments can be used for strategy development (planning) activities, while Phase 2 investments (average $20 million – $50 million per region) can support a wide range of implementation activities.
Eligible Recipient Type: Eligible applicants include: (i) a unit of local government; (ii) the District of Columbia; (iii) a territory of the United States; (iv) a Tribal government; (v) political subdivisions of a State or other entity, including a special-purpose entity engaged in economic development activities; (vi) a public entity or nonprofit organization, acting in cooperation with the officials of a political subdivision of a State or other entity described in (v); (vii) an economic development district; and (viii) a coalition of any of the above entities that serve or are contained within an eligible geographic area.
Eligible Area: Recompete Pilot Program investments must be located in one of two eligible area types, including meeting certain Prime-Age Employment Gap (PAEG) requirements.
If you have questions, email Recompete@eda.gov. Phase 1 applications are due on October 5, 2023.
Learn more and apply

USDA Tribal Listening Session: Testing Procedures for Approved Bison Quarantine Facilities to Classify Bison Brucellosis-Free
2023-08-14 12:00 | Virtual Event
August 14 at 1:00 pm Eastern
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The webinar is open to any Tribal Nation or Tribal organization that would like information about the testing procedure. During this listening session, the USDA would like to take the time to update Tribal Nations on the proposed guidance for bison quarantine and encourage feedback on the plan and future implementation.

SAMHSA Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy and Office of Recovery’s Tribal Recovery Summit
2023-08-15 - 2023-08-16 | Radiance Plaza, 1301 Young Street, Dallas, TX, United States
SAMHSA’s OTAP and Office of Recovery OR will convene a Tribal Recovery Summit on August 15 – 16, 2023, at the Radiance Plaza located at 1301 Young Street in Dallas, TX. The purpose of the summit is to share best practices and experiences related to expanding recovery-related programs and opportunities within AI/AN communities. More information about the event is available here. You can register to attend the event virtually here.

IHS FY 2025-2026 Tribal Budget Formulation Planning and Evaluation Meeting (Hybrid)
2023-08-16 08:00 - 17:00 | ID
The primary objectives of the annual Budget Formulation Evaluation meeting are:
1) To have an open discussion of what worked and what didn’t work in the entire budget formulation process for FY 2025 and,
2) To (a) recommend improvements, (b) set due dates for deliverables, (c) review/revise the technical instruction and accompanying templates, (d) set funding levels, and (e) set date for FY 2026 National Budget Work Session.

HUD Webinar on Tribal Directory Assessment Tool
2023-08-16 14:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The Department of Housing and Urban Development will be hosting a series of webinars to provide information on how the Tribal Directory Assessment Tool (TDAT) has been updated, including how comments were addressed, and how many Tribes may provide information.
August 16 at 3:00 pm Eastern
Register
September 13 at 3:00 pm Eastern
Register
October 11 at 3:00 pm Eastern
Register

Advance Appropriations Implementation Listening Sessions
2023-08-17 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual Event
August 8, 2023
Dear Tribal Leader and Urban Indian Organization Leader:
I am writing to invite you to participate in Agency-sponsored Listening Sessions to share information and solicit your input on advance appropriations implementation. We will host two identical Listening Sessions on August 17, 2023, and September 6, 2023.
Congress enacted the first ever advance appropriations for the IHS in fiscal year (FY) 2023, providing $5.1 billion in FY 2024 resources that will become available on October 1, 2023. The advance appropriations provides the full-year FY 2023 funding level for nearly all IHS funding in the Services and Facilities accounts. Congress will determine a final appropriations level for the Agency in the FY 2024 appropriations process.
During the Listening Sessions, the IHS will share additional information on implementation plans and strategies for advance appropriations, and seek input from Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders. The information discussed in these sessions will be used to prepare public facing Frequently Asked Questions and other helpful materials.
Information to Attend Our Virtual Listening Sessions
Please make plans to attend a virtual listening session. Session details follow:

Thursday, August 17, 2023, 12:00-1:30 p.m., Eastern Time
https://ihs-gov.zoomgov.com/j/1610168198
Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 3:00-4:30 p.m., Eastern Time
https://ihs-gov.zoomgov.com/j/1608717068

We appreciate your feedback and insight on advance appropriations implementation. If you have
questions, please contact Ms. Jillian Curtis, Chief Financial Officer, IHS, by e-mail at
jillian.curtis@ihs.gov.
Sincerely,
Roselyn Tso
IHS Director

Tribal Veteran Outreach Symposium
2023-08-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
August 17 at 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Eastern
Join link
Phone: +1 404-397-1596 USA Toll-Free Number
Access code: 276 229 85719
For more than 200 years, Native American and Tribal Service members have played a vital role in the U.S. Armed Forces. VA recognizes that after serving, many of these Veterans cannot easily access the benefits and services they may be entitled to. To bring helpful information directly to the Native American and Tribal Veteran communities, VA’s office of Outreach, Transition, and Economic Development (OTED) is hosting a Tribal Veteran Symposium featuring the PACT Act on August 17 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. ET.
Offered at no cost to Veterans, transitioning Service members and their families, this virtual event will feature keynote speakers, presentations, and helpful resources. It will also provide information on the Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins (PACT) Act benefits and claims filing, as well as ways to seek additional VA support.

Department of State Tribal Consultation on Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021
2023-08-18 10:00 - 13:00 | 123 Easy Street, Nashville, TN, 37211, United States

Treasury Listening Session with Native CDFIs
2023-08-18 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
August 18, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET – Treasury is hosting a Native CDFI listening session to learn directly from practitioners providing financial services in Indian Country. Treasury has a growing relationship with Native CDFIs to support Tribal and Native economic development. Treasury wants to hear from Native CDFIs about issues and concerns impacting your work and development. Register here for the listening session. Please see the invitation letter for more information.

DOI & BIA Engagement Sessions on Renewable Energy Accelerated Deployment Initiative
2023-08-21, 2023-08-24, 2023-08-28 | ID
The U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are hosting six engagement sessions throughout August and September on the Renewable Energy Accelerated Deployment Initiative for Indian Country (READI). Through these engagement sessions, the BIA intends to better understand and gather input on 1) what Tribal Nations need to proactively promote Tribal renewable energy development and 2) what the BIA should do to address Tribal needs with respect to renewable energy development.
The engagement session dates and times are as follows:

Monday, Aug. 21, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa, Catoosa, OK
Thursday, Aug. 24, Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, CA
Monday, Aug. 28, Wild Horse Resort and Casino, Pendleton, OR
Wednesday, Sept. 6, via Zoom
Thursday, Sept. 7, via Zoom
Monday, Sept. 11, National Indian Programs Training Center, Albuquerque, NM
Sept. 2023, Hybrid Midwest/Eastern Area

The Department offers a travel stipend for one representative from your Tribal nation to attend one of the in-person engagement sessions. For travel stipend arrangements, please send a request to READI@bia.gov.
They welcome your written comments, which can be submitted by completing a form or emailing READI@bia.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
For more information on the Renewable Energy Accelerated Deployment Initiative (READI) visit the website bia.gov/readi

2023 Annual Regional Tribal Consultations - Region 6
2023-08-22 - 2023-08-24 | 123 Easy Street, Nashville, TN, 37211, United States
Save the Date: August 22-24
In-Person
Location TBD
Dear Tribal Leader Letter

2023 IHS Partnership Conference
2023-08-22 - 2023-08-24 | Hilton Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta, GA, United States
August 22-24, 2023
Hilton Atlanta Downtown
Atlanta, GA
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This year’s conference will be held at the Hilton Atlanta Downtown Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will offer sessions that focus on best practices for Health Information Management (HIM), Information Technology (IT), Health IT, Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) and the Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund, Revenue Generation, Benefits Coordination, and more.
Conference Highlights

Expert speakers and presenters
No registration fees
Continuing education credits for Coding professionals
Visit the conference website for the latest updates

Webinar with the Treasury on Elect/Direct Pay
2023-08-22 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual Event
Last year, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) made important changes in infrastructure and energy development, creating a new credit delivery mechanism that tribes can take advantage of known as Elective (or more commonly Direct) Pay. This past June, the Department of the Treasury and IRS released proposed guidance for the IRA’s Direct Pay provisions.
On August 22nd from 2pm to 3:00pm Eastern Time, NAFOA is excited to team-up with the Department of the Treasury and key policy makers in the Senate to bring you an informative webinar on the IRA’s Direct Pay provisions.
With introductions by Treasurer of the United States Chief Lynn Malerba and IRA Chief Implementation Officer Laurel Blatchford, this webinar will focus on how tribes can access this new opportunity, hear first-hand from the Department about the availability of the Direct Pay tax credits, what they can be used for, and what kind of technical assistance is available to tribes.

HUD Virtual Training: IHP/APR
2023-08-23 - 2023-08-24 | Virtual Event
The two-day virtual IHP/APR course will equip participants with a comprehensive overview of the statutory and regulatory requirements involved in developing and submitting Indian Housing Plans and Annual Performance Reports. The course will provide an in-depth analysis of the eligible activities permitted under NAHASDA, as well as how a TDHE should plan for and gather data to be included in their IHPs. Participants will also gain familiarity with the HUD IHP/APR forms and learn how to complete and submit them through EPIC or GEMS. This course is highly interactive, and participants will have time to ask questions and complete easy quizzes and exercises.

Medicaid and CHIP Renewals Webinar: Engaging Faith and Community Organizations
2023-08-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual Event
Join the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the August 23rd Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Renewals webinar on engaging faith and community organizations. Topics discussed during this month’s webinar will include:

Review of materials faith and community organizations can use to share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals, including a new Faith-based Communications Toolkit
Presentation on best practices for faith and community groups to reach people with Medicaid and CHIP in their community
Updates on CMS’s work related to Medicaid and CHIP renewals and other recent releases

When: Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM ET
Where: Zoom link will be provided following registration.
Who should attend: If your organization serves or interfaces with people that have health insurance through Medicaid or CHIP then this call is for YOU!
RSVP: Click here.
Please send all questions to PARTNERSHIP@cms.hhs.gov.

WHCNAA Consultation on Tribal Treaty Rights
2023-08-24 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
August 24 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
Registration
The White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) seeks your guidance and recommendations through Tribal consultation on further efforts the Federal government could take to protect Tribal treaty rights, reserved rights, and similar rights.
