Dear Tribal Leader Letter The U.S. Department ofthe Interior (Department) seeks Tribal and stakeholder input regarding the implementation ofthe Indian Boarding School Initiative (Initiative) that Secretary ofthe Interior Deb Haaland announced in June 2021.1 The Initiative's purpose is an initial collection and review of Department documents and records, and compilation of its existing data. These […]
Tribal Consultation on Treasury’s Strategic Plan for 2022-2026 Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Modernization Act of 2010 requires federal agencies to publish new strategic plans one year after each presidential inauguration. Treasury’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2022 – 2026 will […]
Tribal Consultation on Proposed Buy Indian Act Rule The Department of the Interior (DOI) has proposed revisions to the regulations implementing the Buy Indian Act. The Buy Indian Act provides DOI with the authority to set aside procurement contracts for Indian-owned and controlled businesses. The revisions would eliminate the restriction on Indian Economic Enterprises from […]
The U.S. Department of the Interior's (Department) is continuing their efforts to improve upon their implementation of Executive Order 13175 and Tribal consultation, and are asking for your input and expertise on a preliminary draft of updates to their Departmental Tribal Consultation policy and procedures. The Departmental Manual (DM) contains the policy at Part 512, […]
IHS Tribal Consultation Re: ARPA, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and Build Back Better Act Funding Dear Tribal Leader Letter DATE: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 TIME: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST) TELEPHONE: (833)568-8864 Toll-free Meeting ID: 160 802 7268 ZOOM INFORMATION: Join the Zoomgov Meeting at: https://ihs-gov.zoomgov.com/j/1608027268
Consultation #1 Date: January 10, 2022 Time: 1pm - 3pm EST Registration Link Consultation #2 Date: January 11, 2022 Time: 11am - 1pm EST Registration Link Copies of all documents can be found here: https://www.noaa.gov/legislative-and-intergovernmental-affairs/noaa-tribal-resources-updates NOAA requests your input on revisions to the following existing NOAA policies and guidance documents, which facilitate NOAA’s implementation of […]
HHS virtual Tribal Consultation Session January 13, 2022 from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Eastern Dear Tribal Leader Letter The HHS values its government-to-government relationship with Indian Tribes and recognizes that robust Tribal Consultation is important to this process. In response to requests for additional time to provide comments, HHS has extended the Tribal Consultation […]
January 13 and 14 at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) invites you to participate in a Consultation on the Tribal Set-Aside from the Crime Victims Fund (Tribal Set-Aside) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., EST […]
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is hosting Tribal Consultation on the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) January 19 at 2:00 pm Eastern Register The Department and OSHA are committed to implementing Executive Order 13175 and the January 26, 2021 Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships and they look […]
Non-BIA Federal Register Virtual Consultation Session Thursday, January 27, 2022 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time Department of the Interior’s Office of Self Governance will provide an Overview of a Proposed Federal Register Notice of the List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Agreements to be Negotiated with the […]
USDA Tribal Consultation/Listening Session on Creating a Tribal Action Plan for Fairer Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Processing On January 27, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is holding a tribal consultation and listening session on Creating a Tribal Action Plan for Fairer Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Processing. This […]
On December 20, 2021, the Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a Dear Tribal Leader Letter announcing Tribal consultations on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Under the law, DOI received $466 million for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to invest in infrastructure projects and climate resiliency initiatives. DOI also received nearly $1.5 […]