DOI Tribal Leaders consultation on Proposed Rule to NAGRPA
2022-12-19 12:00 - 15:00, 2023-01-12 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | United States
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The Department of the Interior (Department) proposes to revise its Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) regulations at 43 CFR part 10 and invites Tribal Leaders to consult on the proposed rule.
The proposed regulations would clarify and improve upon the systematic process for the disposition and repatriation of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony. In August 2021, the Department hosted consultation sessions with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations on a draft proposal and incorporated that input to the maximum extent possible. A summary of the over 700 comments received and the Department’s response to each comment is attached for your review. The proposed rule published in the Federal Register on October, 18, 2022 and is available here.
December 15, 2022, from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
December 19, 2022, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
January 12, 2023, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Mountain (meeting in person at the Bureau of Land Management National Training Center; 9828 North 31st Ave.; Phoenix, Arizona 85051)
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OMB Tribal Briefing
2023-01-09 13:30 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leaders,
You are invited to join a Tribal briefing with OMB Director Shalanda Young on Monday, January 9th at 2:30 PM ET.
Please register here: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_5Yja3U1aTAiQw4ccfgWzqg
Best,
White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

Tribal Consultation on U.S. Department of Education Planning for a National Native American Language
2023-01-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
January 10, 2023 | 3:00 — 5:00 p.m. ET
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On January 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) will conduct a Tribal Consultation to inform the development of a National Native American Language Resource Center. The purpose of this consultation will be to receive meaningful input from American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities to ensure that Tribal leader views drive future planning. The consultation will advance the Department’s commitment to uphold the federal trust responsibility as described in Executive Order 13175.

DOI Non-BIA Programs List Eigible for SG Funding Agreements (Jan 2023) Consultation
2023-01-12 15:00 - 18:00, 2023-01-17 16:00, 2023-01-20 13:00 | United States
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Thursday, January 12 at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Mountain
In-Person at BLM National Training Center, 9828 North 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051
Tuesday, January 17 at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Mountain
Virtual | Register in advance
Friday, January 20 at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Mountain
Virtual | Register in advance
The Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs proposes to consult on the List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Funding Agreements Negotiated with Self-Governance Tribes by Interior Bureaus Other than the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) (the “List”) that is prepared annually pursuant to section 412(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (the “ISDEAA”). A copy of the List for Fiscal Year 2022 can be found here:
https://www.federalregister.gov/ d/2022-025 84.
It is important to note the list is NOT a definitive list of all potentially c:ontractable programs and there may be many more that have yet to be identified. Prior versions of the List have included non-BIA programs or portions of programs that are eligible for inclusion in self-governance funding agreements with Indian Tribes. Past Lists have also included Fiscal Year programmatic targets for non-BIA bureaus under Title IV of the ISDEAA. We seek feedback on what information would be most helpful to Indian Tribes.
Joint Secretarial Order 3403 directs the Department’s bureaus to “[m]ake agreements with Indian Tribes to collaborate in the co-stewardship of Federal lands and waters under the Departments’ jurisdiction, including for wildlife and its habitat.” The Department views the ISDEAA as an importanrmeans for fulfilling the goals of Joint Secretarial Order 3403, and the List as a valuable resource for Indian Tribes seeking ways to develop collaborative arrangements in the co-stewardship of Federal lands and waters.
A listening session on this issue was previously held at the 2022 Self Governance Conference on August 2, 2022, at which non-BIA program staff were available for questions and answers. The results indicated that further consultation on the format and content of the List would be helpful. Indian Affairs invites you to consult on three topics:

the value of the current format of the List to Indian Tribes seeking contracting, selfgovernance agreement(s), and/or compacting under ISDEAA;
whether adding to the List a list of all contracts, self-governance agreements, and/or compacts, entered into by Department bureaus other than the BIA would be helpful for Tribes seeking to contract or compact with non-BIA Department bureaus; and
whether general guidance on the principles governing contracting, self-governance agreement(s), and/or compacting under the ISDEAA should be included in the List.

Written comments should be submitted by email to consultations@bia.gov by 11:59 Eastern on Monday, February 20, 2023.
If you have any questions regarding this effort, please contact Samuel Kohn, Senior Counselor to the Assistant Secretruy -Indian Affairs, via email at samuel.kohn@bia.gov, or by phone at (202) 208-7163.

DOI Tribal Consultation on NPRM for the Department's Land Acquisition regulations, 25 C.F .R. Part 151, and the NPRM for the Department's Class III Tribal State Gaming Compact Process, 25 C.F.R. Part 293
2023-01-13 14:00, 2023-01-19 12:00 - 15:00, 2023-01-30 13:00 - 16:00 | United States
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The Department of Interior will conduct two virtual consultation sessions and one in-person consultation to obtain further Tribal input on the Part 151 NPRM and the Part 293 NPRM. The consultation sessions will be open to Tribal leadership and representatives of federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations. Please join one or more of the following consultations sessions:
In-Person

January 12 at 11:00 am Eastern
January 13, 2023 at 3:00 pm Eastern

BLM National Training Center (NTC)
9828 N. 31st Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85051
9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. MST (Part 151)
I:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. MST (Part 293)

Virtual

January 19, 2023
I:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. EST
Please register in advance
January 30, 2023
2:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. EST
Please register in advance

If you would like to provide written comments, please email them to consultation@bia.gov by 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
For further information about these consultation sessions, you may contact Oliver Whaley, Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action (RACA), Office of the Assistant Secretary -Indian Affairs, by telephone at (202) 738-6065, or email at RACA@bia.gov.

NAGPRA Regulations Public Listening Session
2023-01-13 15:00 | Virtual Event
NAGPRA Regulations Public Listening Session
Friday, December 16, 2022, 04:00 p.m. EST (Register to join the webinar)Friday, January 13, 2023, 04:00 p.m. EST (Register to join the webinar)

U.S. Department of State | Roundtable Discussion for US Engagement at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
2023-01-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual Event
U.S. Department of State | Roundtable Discussion for US Engagement at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Organization Affairs is having a Roundtable with Representatives of the U.S. Government, U.S. Federally Recognized Tribal Nations, and other U.S. Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations.
The discussion will focus on U.S. government activities during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII) April 17 – 28, 2023 session. They welcome hearing about Tribal leaders’ and indigenous NGO’s expectations for the session. Please note that due to time limitations they have 30 speaking slots available during this roundtable.
Date: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023
Time: 11:00AM – 12:00 PM ET
Location: The roundtable will be held virtually via WebEx, which has a limit on the number of individuals who can connect, after which individuals will be turned away. An invitation with the specific link for the roundtable will be sent to those who have registered.
Register by sending an email to ScottKR@state.gov. Please include your name, title, e-mail address, and the name of your Tribal Nation, organization, or U.S. federal agency. Please register by COB Tuesday, January 10th, 2023.

Rural Utilities Service Inflation Reduction Act Round Tables
2023-01-24 14:00 | Virtual Event
January 24 – 3pm ET – USDA Rural Development, RUS IRA Roundtable aimed at promoting renewable energy development in tribal communities through Tribes, Tribal Utilities and Tribal Organizations and Entities
You may register for one of the Round Tables by clicking on the Inflation Reduction Act Web Page. This will take you to the registration links.
Inflation Reduction Act Web page.

Department of Education Tribal Consultation on the Department's FY 24 Comprehensive Center Grant Competition
2023-01-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
January 24, 2023, at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
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On January 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) will conduct a Tribal Consultation to inform the development of the Department’s FY 2024 Comprehensive Center grant competition. The purpose of this consultation will be to receive meaningful input from American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities to ensure that Tribal leader views are addressed. The consultation will advance the Department’s commitment to upholding the federal trust responsibility as described in Executive Order 13175.

NAGPRA Regulations Public Listening Session
2023-01-25 15:00 | Virtual Event
Due to technical difficulties with the last listening session, the Department of Interior has scheduled an additional listening session on January 25, 2023, at 4:00 PM Eastern. They have also posted recordings of the last two public listening sessions. Register for the next meeting or watch recordings of past meetings here: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1335/events.htm
Please note the deadline to submit comments on the proposed regulations has been extended until January 31. For more information, see https://www.regulations.gov/document/NPS-2022-0004-0001

NAGPRA Listening Session
2023-01-25 15:00 | Virtual Event
NAGPRA Listening Session
Due to technical difficulties with the last listening session, the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) has scheduled an additional Listening Session on January 25, 2023, at 4:00 PM ET. To register for this Listening Session and view the past recordings, please click here. The comment deadline is January 31, 2023 and can be submitted to regulations.gov.

Tribal Consultation on the National Nature Assessment
2023-01-27 14:00 | Virtual Event
Friday, January 27 at 3:00 pm Eastern
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Register
On Friday, January 27, 2023, the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is hosting a virtual tribal consultation session to discuss the development of the National Nature Assessment (NNA). In response to Executive Order 14072 on “Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies,” USGCRP is planning to develop the first NNA, which will assess the status, observed trends, and future projections of America’s lands, waters, wildlife, biodiversity and ecosystems, and the benefits they provide including connections to the economy, public health, equity, climate mitigation and adaptation, and national security.

Commission on Native Children for a Virtual Hearing on Wellness and Unintentional Injury Prevention
2023-01-27 14:00 | Virtual Event
The Commission on Native Children extends an invitation to join the Friday, January 27, 2023, for a two-hour virtual hearing via ZOOM beginning at 2:00 PM Central Time.
Virtual Hearing Overview
This panel will examine trends in accidental injuries and prevention in Native communities, and innovative opportunities to promote wellness for Native children and youth.  Successful community-based approaches to reduce accidental injuries and holistic approaches to wellness within the healthcare contest will be highlighted as effective means to address these issues. The panelists will provide practice-based, academic and research perspectives on opportunities and challenges to improve health outcomes for Native children.
Panelists –

Dr. Daniel Calac, Chief Medical Officer of Indian Health Council, Inc., Principal Investigator with the California Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH), Committee on Native American Child Health
Holly Billie, retired Indian Health Service and Center for Disease Control Subject Matter Expert on Injury Prevention
Dr. Amy Elliott, Chief Clinical Research Officer, Avera Research Institute, Joint Appointment with University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Register Today
Please register in advance by clicking on the link below. Once registered, you will receive information on how to join. The virtual hearing is designed for the Commissioners to engage with the panelists and their presentations. Attendees will be in listen-in only mode. Please share this invitation with your colleagues.
When: January 27, 2023, 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) – Copy and paste links into the web browser.
https://doitalent.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_03gcrEYISkGW8fK5Yiya5A

Indian Gaming Association Winter Legislative Summit
2023-01-31 - 2023-02-01
Join the Indian Gaming Association at the annual Winter Legislative Summit January 31 – February 1, 2023.
Your Opportunity to meet with members of Congress and Administration and discuss critical legislative issues impacting Indian Country.

Tribal Listening Session on HHS Initiative to Strengthen Primary Health Care
2023-01-31 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leaders, Public Health Officials, and Indian Country Professionals:
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), please see the Dear Tribal Leader Letter seeking information from Indian Country about possible HHS actions that may support Tribal efforts to improve the health of American Indian and Alaska Natives through strengthened primary health care.
The OASH is hosting a virtual tribal listening session to collect input and inform the HHS Initiative to Strengthen Primary Health Care.
Title: OASH Primary Health Care Listening Session with Tribal Leaders
When: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Time: 01:00 PM Eastern Time to 02:30 PM Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada)
You must register in advance for this meeting. Register at https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItfuyvqjkiEntK-h5P9Z1EVOQYSmXWSHU. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
The OASH is accepting written comments, as well, and appreciates your consideration. Submit written comments to OASHPrimaryHealthCare@hhs.gov. Please use the following subject line: Tribal Leader Listening Session. The deadline to provide written comments is Friday, March 3, 2023. If you have questions or concerns, please contact the OASH Primary Health Care Team at OASHPrimaryHealthCare@hhs.gov.
Tribal Affairs Team
Office of the Secretary | Intergovernmental and External Affairs
Department of Health and Human Services

Census Bureau Listening Session
2023-02-01 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
On February 1, 2023, the Census Bureau will hold a listening session for Tribal Leaders to learn about the Proof of Concept for the 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A (Detailed DHC-A) for public review and feedback. The listening session will be followed by a Tribal consultation on February 23, 2023. The 30-day public feedback period on the Proof of Concept will conclude on March 2.
This Proof of Concept will be based on 2010 Census data. The Proof of Concept will not include accompanying summary files or a full run of the 2010 Census data. Rather, they are asking users to evaluate data fitness-for-use based on the proposed thresholds and margins of error using metrics and example data.
The Detailed DHC-A will provide population counts and sex and age statistics for detailed racial and ethnic groups and American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and villages. Improvements in the design of the 2020 Census race and ethnicity questions, as well as improved processing and coding, enabled them to collect more detailed race and ethnicity data in 2020 than ever before. The final Detailed DHC-A based on 2020 Census data is slated for release in August.
Learn More
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State of the Union Briefing
2023-02-07 13:00 | Virtual Event
Join on Tuesday, February 7th at 2pm ET a briefing ahead of the State of the Union where they will take a look back at the last two years of the Biden-Harris Administration and talk about what to expect in the President’s upcoming address. Please see more event details below, and be sure to register.
WHAT: State of the Union Briefing
WHO: Anita Dunn, Assistant and Senior Advisor to the President
WHEN: Tuesday, February 7th, 2:00pm ET
WHERE: Register on Zoom

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Listening Session on Health Center Program
2023-02-07 15:00 | Virtual Event
On February 7, HRSA will host a listening session on access barriers that Tribal Nations and Tribal population serving organizations have encountered in relation to the Health Center Program. HRSA is conducting the listening session as part of an equity assessment of the program. Tribal leaders are invited to join the virtual session at 4:00pm EST by registering HERE.

CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Session
2023-02-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
February 9, 2023, from 4:00 pm -5:00 pm Eastern
Written comments due by Febrary 24, 2023, at 5:00 pm Eastern
Registration
Federal Register :: Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Session
Purpose: The purpose of the consultation meeting is to advance CDC/ATSDR support for and collaboration with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribal nations and to improve the health of AI/AN people by pursuing goals that include assisting in eliminating health disparities faced by tribal nations; ensuring that access to critical health and human services and public health services is maximized to advance or enhance the social, physical, and economic status of AI/AN people; and promoting health equity for all AI/AN people and communities. To advance these goals, CDC/ATSDR conducts government-to-government consultations with elected tribal officials or their authorized representatives. The tribal consultation is intended to provide interested parties with an opportunity to discuss their public health priorities that may affect tribal nations. Consultation is an enhanced form of communication that emphasizes trust, respect, and shared responsibility. It is an open and free exchange of information and opinion among parties that leads to mutual understanding.
Matters to be Considered: CDC/ATSDR is hosting this meeting to hold consultation with federally recognized tribal nations to receive input and guidance on strengthening relationships during the implementation of the CDC Moving Forward Initiative. CDC/ATSDR is seeking feedback on how the agency can better engage with Indian country through meaningful consultation. The consultation will be held to also hear from tribes on their priorities as we transition out of the COVID-19 public health emergency and on how CDC/ATSDR can better support tribes and tribal communities moving forward.

Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council Tribal Consultation on Funding Transfers to Tribal Nations for FAST-41 Projects
2023-02-15 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-02-16 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-02-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Consultation Framing Paper
Tribal Consultation Agenda
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) Executive Director will allocate $5 million to be made available to Federally recognized Tribal Nations in order to enhance Tribal engagement in the permitting review and authorization process for FAST-41 covered projects. The $5 million will be an initial investment from the Permitting Council’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding with the opportunity to reevaluate the need for additional funding at a later date.
As the Permitting Council works to develop the criteria for transferring the funding to Tribes, you are cordially invited to a consultation to provide feedback on the range of needs Tribal Nations have in order to engage meaningfully throughout the environmental review and authorizations process for infrastructure projects that are or may become FAST-41 infrastructure projects. The feedback given during consultation will assist the Permitting Council in developing the criteria of eligible activities and capacity building tools that can be funded.
The Permitting Council will send out a framing paper and an agenda for this consultation at least 30 days prior to the first consultation date.
Registration
The consultations will be held virtually on the dates below. Registration is required to participate in the consultation.

February 15, 2023 from 2:00-3:30 pm ET
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February 16, 2023 from 3:00-4:30 pm ET
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February 23, 2023 from 3:00-4:30 pm ET
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Please contact PoQueen Rivera, Director of Tribal Affairs, for the Permitting Council at poqueen.rivera@fpisc.gov should you have any questions.

Treasury Tribal consultation on the General Applicability Adjustment Period Waiver of BABA Provisions for Tribal Government Recipients of the LAT
2023-02-21 13:00 | United States
February 21, 2023, 2:00 p.m. EST – Treasury is hosting a Tribal consultation on the General Applicability Adjustment Period Waiver of BABA Provisions for Tribal Government Recipients of the LATCF. Register here for the consultation.
Please see the Dear Tribal Leader Letter for more information, registration link, and framing questions.
Treasury is accepting written comments until March 31, 2023 11:59 p.m. AKST. Please submit written comments to tribal.consult@treasury.gov.

FDPIR Tribal Leader Consultation Work Group Consultation
2023-02-22 07:30 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
February 2023 Food
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Tribal Leader Consultation Work Group Consultation
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m. ET – 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: Press Room 107A – Whitten Building (USDA – 1400 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20004)
Zoom Registration: www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcOGprDwvH73X3MEwmoBdW2Qr6Xmo6lo
Proxy Letter Template (DOCX, 20.3 KB)
Tribal Invitation (PDF, 349 KB)
Agenda (PDF, 123 KB)
Briefing Paper (PDF, 524 KB)

CDC Listening Session on Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health
2023-02-22 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
CDC is refreshing its Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health in honor of its upcoming 25th anniversary. CDC needs input from intended user groups about what aspect of this framework have worked well and what may need adjusting so it can be refreshed in a manner that continues to serve the evaluation and public health field. Recognizing that the applicability and utility of this framework may differ across contexts, CDC is hosting a listening session on February 22, 2023 from 2:30-4:00PM ET to hear from individuals who are familiar with planning and conducting evaluations with American Indian or Alaska Native communities.
Representatives of CDC’s Program Performance and Evaluation Office will open the session with a brief overview of the effort to refresh this framework and participants will move into two breakout rooms to share their experiences with and input on this framework. One breakout room will include evaluators who are from or conduct evaluations with American Indian or Alaska Native communities. The second room will include project officers, evaluators, and other representatives of CDC and other federal agencies who work with individuals who engage in evaluation with American Indian or Alaska Native communities.
If you are interested and available to participate, please register here. Should you have any questions, please feel free email cdceval@cdc.gov.
If you are unable to participate, you can respond to this this public request for information (RFI). Please feel free to forward information about this RFI to anyone interested in providing feedback on the CDC Evaluation Framework. Written comments must be received on or before February 17, 2023. Comments received after February 17, 2023, will not be considered.
