Tiwahe Initiative Consultation
2022-09-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Overview of Tiwahe Initiative
September 12 at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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Indian Affairs (IA) launched the Tiwahe Initiative in fiscal year (FY) 2015 with six pilot sites. The Initiative is made up of several Human Services, Public Safety, and Justice program components, which work together to protect and promote the development of prosperous and resilient Tribal communities. The Tiwahe model is effective because it allows Tribes to create their own potential and provides freedom to design programs and integrate services within Tribal culture and tradition to produce powerful outcomes beneficial to Indian communities and the families living there.
IA is requesting Tribal input to inform program expansion in FY 2022 and FY 2023. The FY 2022 budget includes funding for two additional Tiwahe sites, and the FY 2023 President’s budget proposes an increase of $20.2 million above the FY 2022 enacted level to increase the number of Tribal sites participating in the program.
IA welcomes all comments, and will be specifically seeking input on the questions outlined in the Dear Tribal Leader Letter. Please register in advance for the virtual consultation session on September 12th. Written comments may also be submitted to consultations@bia.gov by 11:59pm ET on October 12, 2022.
If you have any questions, please contact Meghan Bishop, Policy Specialist to the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs at (202) 208-4709 or via email: meghan.bishop@bia.gov.

USACE Section 408 Listening Session Series
2022-09-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
September 12, 10:00-11:30AM ET
September 12, 3:00-4:30PM ET

Please click here to register for the session that works best for your schedule. After registering, you will receive more information about how to log into the virtual meeting.
The goal of these listening sessions is to hear from those who have applied for a Section 408 permission about their experiences with the program—what works well, what challenges exist, and how we can improve the program to better meet stakeholder needs. The content covered in the September 12 sessions will mirror the content covered in the August 16 and September 1 sessions.
For more information about the listening session series, or if you would like to submit feedback to the program separately, please email your feedback to HQ-Section408@usace.army.mil by September 20.

2022 National Tribal Broadband Summit
2022-09-13, 2022-09-20, 2022-09-27 | United States
September 13, 20, 27 | Virtual Summit
Call for Presentations
Register for the Tribal Broadband Summit(link is external)
This September, the Department of the Interior (DOI), in collaboration with federal agency partners, will convene Tribal broadband industry experts to discuss how to make the best use of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Federal Broadband Connectivity Grant funds for Tribes, and how to plan for the future of wireless networks and digital economies on Tribal Lands.
This Summit will provide a platform for leaders across the broadband deployment ecosystem to share best practices, new ideas, and lessons learned from their real-world experience bringing broadband service to Tribal Lands.
This year’s event will focus on:

Building Broadband Networks. Planning and implementing network construction and expansions and multi-jurisdictional projects. Workshops and technical assistance on federal grant applications, including the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, and other land use issues including rights-of-way applications, the NEPA process, and more.
Digital Equity. Implementing the Broadband Equity, Access, & Deployment (BEAD) Program, mapping broadband access and affordability, providing affordable services. Ensuring individuals have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy, and economy.
Partnering for Long Term Success. Working with Tribes, states, federal programs, private industry and local communities. Identifying needs, setting goals, creating strategies, developing a plan and leveraging data to maximize the short and long-term educational, cultural and economic benefits of connectivity. Developing a local Tribal workforce to maintain and operate networks, capacity building for Tribes and Tribal organizations, and achieving financial stability.
Broadband Use and Adoption. Leveraging technology to improve health care outcomes via telehealth services, enhancing economic development, increasing community engagement, and expanding educational opportunity. Implementing telehealth, distance learning, adoption, and workforce development projects, including equipment distribution and maintenance, curriculum development, and training methodologies.

Broadband and wireless access on Tribal Lands is complicated by landownership questions, the need for federal appraisals, rights-of-way permits, obtaining environmental impact assessments, and further understanding the unique jurisdictional complexities on Tribal Lands and the federal trust responsibility.
The annual National Tribal Broadband Summit is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s ongoing efforts to close the digital divide and builds on an all-of-government approach to uplift Tribal sovereignty in the digital arena to ensure Tribal lands are fully connected. The Summit aims to collaborate with federal partners, Tribal nations, and organizations to make broadband development on Tribal lands less burdensome and share information to provide an overview of the other critical components to achieving full broadband access and adoption on Tribal Lands: new technologies and innovative partnership solutions to fully support tribal self-governance.
Register for the Tribal Broadband Summit(link is external)

BIA seeks tribal input on purchase of fractional interests
2022-09-13 14:00, 2022-09-15 11:00 | Virtual Event
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) seeks Tribal input on development of the new Division of Trust Land Consolidation (DTLC) under the Office of Trust Services. The DTLC will continue to acquire fractional interests after the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (LBBP) ceases operations in November 2022. Your answers to the questions below are needed to provide guidance to the BIA as we develop the DTLC.
· What acquisition priorities should the DTLC focus on?
· How should Tribes be involved in the acquisition program?
· What aspects of the current LBBP should be continued or modified?

Sep 13, 2022 12:00 pm Pacific Time
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Sep 15, 2022 09:00 am Pacific Time
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Lessons from the Field - Partners in Prevention: Engaging the Campus Community to Prevent Gender-Based Violence
2022-09-14 14:00 - 15:15 | Virtual Event
Lessons from the Field Webinar – Partners in Prevention: Engaging the Campus Community to Prevent Gender-Based Violence Wednesday, September 14, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. ET
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Please join the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) for Lessons from the Field – Partners in Prevention: Engaging the Campus Community to Prevent Gender-Based Violence on Wednesday, September 14 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. ET.
This webinar will provide practical, ready-to-use strategies for preventing sexual violence and other gender-based violence on college and university campuses, featuring leaders of prevention programming from six colleges and universities, as well as informational updates from the Department of Education and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Speakers will discuss actual practices, strategies, and lessons learned in their efforts to support prevention and reduce the incidence of gender-based violence.

DOI Consultation on 10-Year Federal Plan on Native Language
2022-09-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Sep 14, 2022 at 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern
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Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
The Biden Administration is considering the development of a 10-year National Plan on Native Language Revitalization. The Plan would lay out a long-term, all-of-government strategy that works with Tribal Nations and, as appropriate, non-profit organizations, subject-matter experts, and other entities for the revitalization, protection, preservation, and reclamation of Native Languages.
The core aspects of the Plan may include a focus on creating a national awareness on the importance of Native languages; recognizing the role the U.S. played in erasing Native languages; integrating Native language learning in mainstream educational systems and the promotion of Native language reclamation in Federal policies; and identifying a wide range of funding and resources for Native language revitalization.
Through consultation, the Administration seeks input from Tribal Leaders and Stakeholders as to:

What existing Federal funding streams and resources are most helpful to your Native language programs, initiatives, or efforts?
What are the barriers and challenges to Native language revitalization and protections?
Aside from increased Federal funding, what more could the Federal government do to support Native Language revitalization, reclamation, and protection?
What elements need to be in a National Plan for Language Revitalization?
What role should Tribes and other have in the National Plan?

Please submit your written input to consultation@bia.gov by 11:59 p.m., October 14, 2022.

HHS Weekly Briefing on Monkeypox
2022-09-15 13:00, 2022-09-22 13:00, 2022-09-29 13:00 | Virtual Event
HHS Weekly Briefing on Monkeypox
Please join the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) for our weekly Monkeypox briefing.
Date: Every Thursday
Time: 2:00 PM ET
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WHCNAA TTR MOU Consultation
2022-09-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-09-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) invites you to consult on the implementation of the Memorandum Of Understanding Regarding Interagency Coordination And Collaboration For The Protection Of Tribal Treaty And Reserved Rights (TTR MOU). The TTR MOU builds on the 2016 Treaty Rights MOU issued by the Obama Administration in the fall of 2016. The TTR MOU strengthens the 2016 MOU in a number of significant ways, including further committing the signatory federal departments and agencies to early consideration of Tribal treaty rights, reserved rights and similar Tribal rights in federal decision making and regulatory processes.
The TTR MOU was drafted and signed by 17 federal agencies in accordance with the policy framework announced in President Biden’s January 26, 2021, Executive Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships and was announced at the White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 15, 2021. The TTR MOU commits federal agencies to coordinate and collaborate to protect on and off reservation treaty rights, reserved rights and similar Tribal rights.
Federal agencies have begun implementing several of the action items in the MOU. The TTR MOU Work Group required by MOU Action Item 7 was formed and began meeting in September 2021. The Legal Subgroup was formed and began meeting in December 2021. At the suggestion of the Legal Subgroup, the TTR MOU Work Group has begun holding bimonthly trainings for federal staff with noted federal Indian law academics, beginning with Dean Stacy Leeds in May 2022.
The WHCNAA welcomes all Tribal comments and recommendations on implementation of the TTR MOU. Of particular interest are Tribal leader perspectives on how the TTR MOU signatory agencies may improve best practices and training for federal staff on identifying and honoring treaty rights, reserved rights, and other similar rights.
You are invited to register for one or more of the following consultations:
Friday, September 16, 2022
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (ET)
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscOmrrDotEpTQLyf9UCuGvxrdS-3fwOs
Monday, September 19, 2022
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (ET)
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItf–spj4pH8CU0YQZnTiYy4dt-p1sjMI
You may also provide written comments to consultation@bia.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, October 10, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Thomas Garcia, Special Assistant for the White House Council on Native American Affairs, at thomas.garcia@bia.gov or via phone at (202) 568-0877.

CDC COVID-19 All-State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial (STLT) Update Call
2022-09-19 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
The CDC COVID-19 All-STLT Update Call will now occur on the third Monday of each month from 2:00–2:30 PM ET. If you have any questions, please contact eocevent382@cdc.gov.
To register for this call series, click here.

LiveStream: SCIP to Hold Congressional Hearing on Castro-Huerta Supreme Court Case
2022-09-20 12:00 | United States
SCIP to Hold Congressional Hearing on Castro-Huerta Supreme Court Case
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold an oversight hearing entitled “Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty.”
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Watch Live: https://youtu.be/7e_OpX_DVr8

Tribal-DHS Coordination and Collaboration Calls
2022-09-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
We look forward to seeing you at our monthly Tribal-DHS collaboration calls. This is an opportunity to share information and check-in on activities. If you have any specific needs or interests, do not hesitate to reach out.
Where: Zoom https://hq-dhs.zoomgov.com/j/1611865719?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 161 186 5719
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Phone only, not required for Zoom participation: 551-285-1373
Who: Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, Alaska Native Corporations, and tribal organizations across all homeland security mission space. Interested participants.
What: “Third Tuesday’s” Tribal-DHS Coordination and Collaboration Calls
When: Third Tuesday of every month. 2:00 ET., 1:00 CT., 12:00 MT., 11:00 PT., 10:00 AK. No scheduled calls in November or December.
Why: This is an opportunity to provide input and seek assistance from DHS tribal affairs practitioners, and to coordinate homeland security efforts. Significant components and offices in DHS on efforts to support tribes in their homeland security efforts.
Calendar invite download
DHS executes its homeland security responsibilities through the efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the U.S. Secret Service (USSS). These components are supported by offices like the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), and the Office of Partnership and Engagement (OPE).
This is not formal consultation, but an ongoing collaboration effort supporting the implementation of E.O. 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments and not intended for media. Please contact me if you have media inquires.

Department of Justice to Host Hybrid Annual Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Women
2022-09-21 - 2022-09-23 | Virtual Event
The 2005 Violence Against Women Act requires the Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of the Interior to annually engage in formal tribal consultation on violence against women. The 2022 hybrid consultation will take place September 21 – 23, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska, and in an online environment. The National Congress of American Indians, National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, and the Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center will co-host a hybrid tribal caucus on September 20, 2022 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. AKT. You can find past tribal consultation reports, hotel and travel accommodations, and more on the Office on Violence Against Women consultation website.
Register for the Tribal Consultation
Register for the Tribal Caucus

WHCNAA BABA Consultation
2022-09-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-09-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
On behalf of the White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA), you are cordially invited to an interagency Tribal consultation on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 2pm – 5pm EST, on the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act (Pub. L. No. 117-58, §§ 70901-52), which was enacted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. No. 117-58).
BABA applies a new purchasing preference for American-made products that could significantly impact Tribal infrastructure projects. It provides that “none of the funds made available for a Federal financial assistance program for infrastructure, including each deficient program, may be obligated for a project unless all of the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in the project are produced in the United States.”
This provision does not apply to the P.L. 93-638 agreements that Tribes have with the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The consultation will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from 2:00-5:00pm ET. Prior to this consultation, a virtual Tribal caucus session will be held from 1:00-2:00pm ET.
Background
On April 18, 2022, the White House Office of Management and Budget released a Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on Initial Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure (M-22-11). This Memorandum details new requirements enacted by law under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law P.L. 117-58), requiring that non-emergency infrastructure financed directly (e.g., Federal grants) or indirectly (e.g., loan guarantees and other types of financial assistance) must be constructed using iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials which are produced in the United States.
Amongst these requirements, this Memorandum directs agencies to consult with tribes pursuant to Executive Order 13175. The White House Council on Native American Affairs facilitates inter-agency collaboration and coordination on Tribal issues, including consultation. Rather than agencies seeking Tribal input separately on BABA, the White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) is coordinating a joint Tribal consultation on this important issue.
Agencies/Departments Jointly Consulting (With Link to BABA Site of Approved Waivers)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Native Americans (ANA)
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
• U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Scope of Consultation
Under this law, agencies must require that grantees, cooperative agreement recipients, and (direct or guarantee) loan recipients use domestic iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials in each funded infrastructure project. Agencies are authorized under BABA to issue waivers for specific projects under certain circumstances. WHCNAA is hosting this consultation to better inform agencies on the scope of Tribal Nations’ needs for infrastructure projects, the types of materials Tribes commonly use, whether Tribes source or offer covered materials, and how waivers should be structured where allowable by law.
Registration
Tribal Caucus:
• Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
• Time: 1:00p.m. ET – 2:00p.m. ET
• Register at: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcO6ppjgoHc_V5wNsj_fjmkdQAVRHSCk
• Note: Tribal caucus is an opportunity for Tribal leaders to discuss relevant BABA consultation issues without federal policymakers online.
Tribal Consultation:
• Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
• Time: 2:00p.m. ET – 5:00p.m. ET
• Register at: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Qcl_sy3bQwmD6dxmYiYkyA
• Note: Tribal leaders interested in participating in Tribal Caucus must also register for Tribal Consultation.
Proxies
In the event you cannot attend and wish to send a proxy, please notify the White House Council on Native American Affairs by Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at whcnaa@bia.gov.
Written Comment
The White House Council on Native American Affairs encourages tribal leaders to submit written consultation remarks by Thursday, October 20, 2022, to whcnaa@bia.gov.
Questions
Please contact whcnaa@bia.gov if you have any questions.

OSTP nd CEQ Tribal Consultation on Indigenous Knowlege
2022-09-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) invite you to a Tribal consultation to discuss Guidance being developed for Federal Agencies on Indigenous Knowledge. The consultation will include an update on the development of the Guidance and a presentation of information being considered for inclusion. The consultation will take place virtually by Zoom at the following time:

Thursday, September 22, 2022, 3:00 – 5:00 pm EDT
Register in advance for the meeting.

Submit written comments by E-MAIL to ITEK@ostp.eop.gov. Please provide written comments by end of day, Monday, September 26, 2022. If you have any questions regarding this effort, please contact ITEK@ostp.eop.gov.

Department of Defense Consultation
2022-09-23 08:00 - 10:30 | Virtual Event
Department of Defense Consultation
Consultation on discuss how the DoD can enhance government-to-government consultation with Federally recognized tribes through an update to its consultation policy, Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 4710.02: DoD Interactions With Federally Recognized Tribes — Session 3 of 3 (focusing on East/South/Midwest regions).
Date/Time: September 23, from 9am – 11:30am ET
Please reply to DoD_NativeAffairs@keresnm.com, to indicate your intention to participate in a specific session or to share the designee who will participate on behalf of the tribe. At that point, DoD will share the log-in information. You are welcome to invite other tribal officials and staff to join the discussion. Please note each virtual consultation can accommodate a maximum of 250 participants.

DOJ and DOI Listening Session: Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
2022-09-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-09-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Join the listening sessions with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) to discuss the impact of the June 29, 2022, Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, which addressed the scope of a state’s criminal jurisdiction to prosecute non-Indian defendants in Indian country.
Wednesday, September 26 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
Register – those unable to pre-register may join by calling 1-844-845-4169 and asking to be joined to the US DOJ Office of Tribal Justice call.
Thursday, September 27 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
Register – those unable to pre-register may join by calling 1-844-845-4169 and asking to be joined to the US DOJ Office of Tribal Justice call.
Please note that you will be asked to provide your name, Tribal affiliation, and email when registering or joining the call. Written comments are welcome at any time but encourage submission by September 30, 2022. Please submit them via email to OTJ@usdoj.gov. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Tribal Justice at (202) 514-8812 or OTJ@usdoj.gov.

DOI OEPC and BIA Tribal Consultation: BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW SEC. 40601 ORPHANED WELL PROGRAM, Tribal Grant Guidance, Fiscal Year 2023
2022-09-27 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-09-29 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is seeking your feedback and recommendations on a draft document entitled “BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW SEC. 40601 ORPHANED WELL PROGRAM, Tribal Grant Guidance, Fiscal Year 2023,” which can be found here: Tribal Orphaned Well Grants. To collect this feedback, DOI’s Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance (OEPC) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are hosting Tribal Consultation sessions on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, and Thursday, September 29, 2022, from 1 pm – 3 pm EST. Registration for this consultation is required. You may register to attend the virtual meeting on September 27, 2022 here. You may register to attend the virtual meeting on September 29, 2022 here.
The Tribal Grant Guidance was developed with input gathered over the last year from Tribal leaders, OEPC, and BIA’s Indian Energy Service Center (IESC). This effort also included a formal Tribal Consultation on the BIL generally (January 2022), and Tribal listening sessions specific to the Orphaned Well Grant Program (February 2022). Other partners instrumental in the development of this document includes the Bureau of Land Management, the DOI Office of the Solicitor, and the Interior Business Center. These entities are fully committed to working with Federally-recognized Tribal governments on a government-to-government basis and strongly support and respect Tribal sovereignty and self-determination for Tribal governments in the U.S.
OEPC and BIA are hosting this Consultation to receive input from Federally-recognized Tribes on this draft Tribal Grant Guidance. The guidance will be used in the administration and distribution of the first round of funding, with up to $50 million available for Tribal projects in FY2023. Section 40601(d) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) creates an orphaned well plugging, remediation, and reclamation grant program within the DOI to address orphaned wells and well sites on Tribal lands.
Specific questions on which we invite your feedback are listed below:

What recommendations do you have for partnering with Tribes to conduct activities described in the BIL and this grant program?
How might DOI improve communication with Tribes regarding orphaned well plugging, remediation, and reclamation?
What additional support, including specific types of technical assistance, might be useful to your Tribe in order to submit a grant application, manage a plugging program, and meet the administrative and reporting requirements of this program?
The BIL Section 40601 appropriation for Tribal grants totals $150 million. Allocation of not more than $50.0 million, total, in year one, and not more than $ l.0 million per Tribe for capacity-building in year one are recommended to make sure that Tribes are able to conduct orphaned well inventories. and plan a plugging program, over a period of time. Do these recommended caps support your Tribe’s needs?

These and other topics will be open for discussion at the Tribal Consultation. For those who would like to send written remarks, they may be provided by email to ECRP@ios.doi.gov or by mail to:
US Department of the Interior
Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance 1849 C Street NW, Room 2624
Washington, DC 20240
On your correspondence, please note your Tribal affiliation and include “Tribal Orphaned Well Grant Guidance” in the header or subject line to identify the subject matter. Keep in mind that all relevant comments, including personal information if provided as part of your comments, may be posted publicly without change.

CDC Office Hours: Monkeypox Vaccine Information
2022-09-27 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Every Tuesday at 3:00 pm Central/4:00 pm Eastern – 4:00 pm Central/5:00 pm Eastern
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 161 787 3188
Passcode: [REDACTED]

HHS ASPR Office Hours: Monkeypox Information
2022-09-29 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
Health and Human Service | ASPR: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
Thursdays at 2:00 pm Central/3:00 pm Eastern – 3:30 pm Central/4:30 pm Eastern
Zoom link

VAWA 2022 DOJ Consultation
2022-10-03 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
BOP TLOA Pilot Program Original 2010 Referral Application
You are invited to government-to-government consultations with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to discuss implementation of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Tribal Prisoner Program established in the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022). The Program will allow BOP to accept, pay for and house in BOP custody certain offenders convicted in Tribal court pursuant to section 803 of VAWA 2022.
Tribal leaders and Tribal leader designees are welcome to participate in the consultations. Other interested parties affiliated with a Tribe or Tribal organization or individuals may attend and may provide testimony if time remains after all Tribal leaders and designees have spoken. You will be asked to provide your name, title, Tribal affiliation when you speak at a session; all sessions will be held virtually.
October 3 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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Or call in (audio only)
+1 202-235-7900,,775848539# United States,
Phone Conference ID: 775 848 539#
October 6 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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2022 Native Language Summit
2022-10-04 | United States
The 2022 Native Language Summit will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Oklahoma City. The summit will be hosted by the Bureau of Indian Education with the support of other MOA leads including the Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Education.
Last year, as part of the 2021 White House Tribal Nations Summit, the Departments launched a new interagency initiative to preserve, protect and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice, and develop Native languages – including in signing a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to further the Native American Languages Act of 1990.
Topics to be discussed at the Native Language Summit include mentoring and developing teachers, amplifying family and community engagement, and honoring Native people for their contribution to Native languages within Indigenous communities. The summit will include a space to collectively share best practices and learned experiences from Native language revitalization in Native communities.
The Summit may be attended in-person or virtually and is free to the public. Visit the Native Language Summit website for more information. Members of the public can register for the free event.
Details regarding the summit will be shared on the WHCNAA website when available.
