FDPIR Tribal Leader Consultation Work Group Consultation
2023-02-22 07:30 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council Tribal Consultation on Funding Transfers to Tribal Nations for FAST-41 Projects
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.

Census Bureau Consultation on Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics
2023-02-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
February 23 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern
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Any questions or topics to be considered in the tribal consultation meeting must be received in writing via email by February 1, 2023.
Submit your comments by email. Send comments to: 2020DAS@census.gov. Deadline date for input: March 2, 2023. In the subject line, put “2020 Census Detailed DHC-A.”
The Census Bureau will conduct a virtual tribal consultation on the Proof of Concept for the Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A (DHC-A) on February 23, 2023. Feedback on the Proof of Concept will help inform final decisions on the 2020 Census Detailed DHC-A. The tribal consultation reflects the Census Bureau’s continuous commitment to strengthen nation-to-nation relationships with federally recognized tribes. The Census Bureau’s procedures for outreach, notice, and consultation ensure involvement of tribes to the extent practicable and permitted by law before making decisions or implementing policies, rules, or programs that affect federally recognized tribal governments. These meetings are open to citizens of federally recognized tribes by invitation. The Census Bureau provided information on the feedback it is seeking in preparation for the tribal consultation focused on the Proof of Concept for the Detailed DHC-A. In that regard, the Census Bureau is asking tribal governments to review the Proof of Concept and accompanying materials. We would like to hear from tribal nations if they will be impacted positively, negatively, or not at all, if we release the Detailed DHC-A using the current specifications outlined in the Proof of Concept. Please provide the level of geography, description of the use case(s), and implications should the data be released as reflected in this Proof of Concept. The purpose of the tribal consultation is to hear tribes’ recommendations.

BIA Tribal Consultation on Departmental Policy on Indigenous Knowledge
2023-02-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
February 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
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Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Consultation Materials: Draft Department Manual (DM) Chapter on Indigenous Knowledge
The Department of the Interior (DOI) seeks input from Tribal Leaders, Alaska Native Corporation Leaders, and Native Hawaiian Community Leaders, on the development of a policy to respect, and equitably promote the inclusion of, Indigenous Knowledge in the Department’s decision making, program implementation, and other activities. This policy will guide the Department’s Bureaus and Offices.
At the White House Tribal Nations Summit in November 2021, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a memorandum recognizing the importance of Indigenous Knowledge and committing to elevating its role in federal scientific and policy processes and creating an interagency working group to develop government-wide guidance.
In 2022, OSTP, CEQ, and the White House Domestic Policy Council conducted several Tribal consultations and listening sessions, received written comments, and held individual meetings to gather input for the development of government-wide guidance, which was issued on November 30, 2022. The Department reviewed the feedback received by OSTP and CEQ and incorporated it into the attached draft Indigenous Knowledge policy. If you have already commented during the OSTP and CEQ process, you do not need to provide duplicate comments for this consultation.
They are seeking input on the following:

How would you like to work with the Department to ensure that Indigenous Knowledge properly informs Departmental policies, programs, research, and decision making? What challenges do you foresee? How can we structure our actions to address your concerns and interests?
How can the Department work with you to identify appropriate knowledge holders and to obtain appropriate consent for the inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge?
How can the Department work with you to value and protect this knowledge? What ethical considerations should guide the Department’s efforts?
For which specific federal laws, regulations, policies, or research/scientific processes can Indigenous Knowledge inform the Department’s decision making? How should Indigenous Knowledge be included in these authorities and processes?

Please register in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Treasury Tribal Consultation on Tribal Advisory Committee Dual Taxation Report
2023-02-28 13:00 | United States
February 28, 2023, 2:00 p.m. EST – Treasury is hosting a Tribal consultation on the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee’s (TTAC) Dual Taxation Report. 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.

OMB Tribal Consultation on Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR)
2023-03-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Topic: OMB invites Tribal leaders to consult on the recently noticed Request for Information on proposed revisions to title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR)
Date: March 7, 2023
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
Registration Link: HERE
Dear Tribal Leader Letter: HERE

HUD Tribal Consultation on Section 184 Program Proposed Rule
2023-03-07 14:30 - 16:00 | United States
HUD Tribal Consultation on Section 184 Program Proposed Rule
In conjunction with the National American Indian Housing Council’s (NAIHC) 2023 Legislative Conference, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is hosting a Tribal consultation on a proposed rule to update the Section 184 program regulations. Registration for the NAIHC 2023 Legislative Conference is not required to attend the HUD consultation.
Details regarding this upcoming consultation are as follows—

Date/Time: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm ET
Location: Hilton Washington, DC Capitol Hill

The proposed rule on the Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program can be viewed by clicking here. For more information, please refer to HUD’s Office of Native American Programs website by clicking here. Questions regarding this consultation should be directed to deana.k.ohara@hud.gov.

IHS Tribal Consultation on Health IT Modernization
2023-03-08 12:30 - 14:00 | 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.

Department of Treasury Tribal Consultation on their Tribal Consultation Policy
2023-03-08 13:00 | United States
March 8, 2023, 2:00 p.m. EST – Treasury is hosting a Tribal consultation on updating Treasury’s Tribal Consultation Policy. 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.

SCIA Oversight Hearing on Native Communities Priorities
2023-03-08 13:30
Oversight Hearing on “Native communities’ priorities for the 118th Congress” | The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Briefing on President Biden's FY24 Budget Proposal
2023-03-09 13:00 | Virtual Event
Join the White House Office of Public Engagement and the White House Office of Political Strategy and Outreach on Thursday, March 9 at 2:00pm ET as we host a briefing with White House high ranking officials on the President’s budget proposal. Please see more event details below and be sure to register.
WHAT: Briefing on President Biden’s FY24 Budget Proposal
WHEN: Thursday, March 9, 2:00pm ET
WHERE: RSVP HERE
Please note that this briefing is closed to press. We hope that you can join us and thank you for sharing this invitation with others who might be interested.

Representation Matters: Women Impacting and Empowering Public Policy
2023-03-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
The field of Policy has traditionally been male dominated but women are increasingly being represented more in the policy field. For instance, in the Biden Administration, the majority of Schedule C’s are women. As this month is Women’s History month, join us as our topic experts explore what this shift means, and how it is impacting the policy field.
Tune into this panel to hear from Women within this field, as they talk about the hiring process, what it took for them to get to where they are today, and what steps need to be taken to further the advancement of Women in Public Policy. This webinar will discuss everything from challenges these panelists experienced to recommendations on advancement in policy. Listen as our panelists talk about the progress that has been made in the increasingly diverse policy field, and what work still needs to be done.
Learn more and register

Briefing on President Biden's Budget Proposal
2023-03-09 15:00 | Virtual Event
Please join us on Thursday, March 9, at 4:00 PM ET, for a special edition of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Weekly Call featuring a briefing on President’s Biden’s FY2024 budget proposal.
Register here.

White House Tribal Briefing on President Biden's FY 2024 Budget
2023-03-10 14:00 | Virtual Event
You are invited to join the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Management and Budget for a virtual briefing on the President’s FY24 budget.
What: FY 2024 Budget Briefing
Date: Friday, March 10, 2023
Time: 3:00 PM ET
Registration Link: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Efl_vtpUToKAtSfi5O9AnQ

FY 2024 Budget Call with Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Mr. Bryan Newland
2023-03-13 12:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader,
Please join me for a briefing call to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for the Department of Interior’s Indian Affairs, which includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration.
The briefing call will focus on the Administration’s budget plan to bolster the level of resources needed for Indian Affairs’ mission of service to Tribes and support its role in strengthening the Federal Government’s nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes as well as its treaty and trust responsibilities. The President’s Budget supports an all-of-government approach to addressing Federal responsibilities and Tribal needs in Indian Country and is committed to Tribal sovereignty, self-sufficiency, and self-determination.
MEETING INFORMATION
DATE: March 13, 2023, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time
FORMAT: ZoomGov or Call-In
Register in advance for this meeting: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItce-upj0sG-URXDciysalAXdZKHigwQo
Please note that this meeting is off-the-record and not for press purposes. It is highly encouraged
to join the meeting 5 to 10 minutes early to avoid any potential technical delays.
Thank you and I look forward to speaking with you.
Sincerely,
Bryan Newland
Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs

Dear Tribal Leader Letter

HHS FY 2024 Budget Briefing
2023-03-13 13:00 | Virtual Event
Monday, March 13 at 2:00 pm
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Press Release | March 9, 2023 | HHS Releases President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Proposed Budget
Please join the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) for a briefing on the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget announced by President Biden.
The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The budget details a blueprint to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Medicare and Social Security, and reduce the deficit by ensuring the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share—all while ensuring no one making less than $400,000 per year pays more in taxes.
The HHS budget makes critical, targeted investments in the American people that will improve health and well-being and promote greater prosperity and economic growth for decades to come. Specifically, these investments will address urgent needs to lower drug costs, bolster public health preparedness, improve the health and well-being of children and seniors, make child care affordable, expand access to health care, increase the health care workforce, and advance research underlying medicine, public health, and social services. The proposed HHS budget includes $144.3 billion in discretionary funding and $1.7 trillion in mandatory funding for FY 2024. The proposed HHS budget also extends the solvency of Medicare’s Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund by at least 25 years without cutting benefits or provider payments.

OMB Town Halls on OMB's Race and Ethnicity Statistical Standards
2023-03-14 13:00, 2023-03-17 13:00, 2023-03-18 13:00 | Virtual Event
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Federal Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards (Working Group) are hosting three Town Halls to hear directly from the American public about the initial proposals to revise Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (SPD 15).

Town Hall 1: Tuesday, March 14 at 2pm ET
Town Hall 2: Friday, March 17 at 2pm ET
Town Hall 3: Saturday, March 18 at 2pm ET

The Town Halls will be accessible via Webex and audio through Verizon. More details will be forthcoming.
The initial proposals can be found on January 27’s Federal Register Notice Initial Proposals For Updating OMB’s Race and Ethnicity Statistical Standards, which closes on April 12, 2023.

Webinar for The National Electric Vehicle Initiative for Tribal Nations
2023-03-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
You are invited to join the Economic Development, Energy, and Infrastructure Committee of the White House Council on Native American Affairs to discuss the National Electric Vehicle Initiative for Tribal Nations on Wednesday, March 15, from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern.
This meeting will provide an overview of this new initiative to ensure that Tribal Nations are part of the EV future of the country. The meeting will include an overview of the federal resources for EV development to be equitably shared and supportive of Tribal economies towards the physical buildout of a national EV network that includes Tribal lands and Native communities. This meeting will be facilitated and hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals’ Tribal Clean Transportation Program.
This event is free and open to the public on Wednesday, March 15, from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET. You can register and attend by clicking here.

OMB Tribal Consultation on initial proposals from the Federal Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards
2023-03-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Topic: OMB invites Tribal leaders to consult on the initial proposals from the Federal Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards for revising OMB’s 1997 Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (SPD 15). Please see Dear Tribal Leader Letter for more details.
Date: March 16, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM ET
Registration Link:
HERE
Dear Tribal Leader Letter: HERE

HHS Tribal Consultation on New Strategy for Tribal Nations to Access the Strategic National Stockpile
2023-03-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
HHS Tribal Consultation on New Strategy for Tribes to Access the Strategic National Stockpile
On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14001 on a Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain, which directs actions to secure supplies necessary for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as future public health emergencies. In response, a working group led by the HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) reviewed recommendations received during Tribal Consultation in the fall of 2021 to develop the attached draft plan (Link EO 14001 pdf). As part of this new round of Tribal consultation (link DTLL), Tribal leaders are invited to a virtual consultation on March 20, 2023, at 2:00pm – 4:00pm ET. You can register HERE. Written comments can be submitted to consultation@hhs.gov by April 24, 2023.

IHS Tribal Consultation - Improving Access to Supplies from Federal Partners
2023-03-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Monday, March 20 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Central/2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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On February 6, 2023, the Indian Health Service (IHS) initiated tribal consultation on Executive Order (EO) 14001 “A Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain,” to gather input and comments on draft recommendations for improving the process for federally recognized tribal governments, IHS health care providers, Tribal Health Programs, and Urban Indian Organizations. As part of this Tribal Consultation, they welcome input on the following questions:

Do the recommendations in the attached document describe processes that improve the ability of federally recognized Tribal governments, IHS providers, THPs, and Urban Indian Organizations to request and obtain timely and effective access to medical supplies held in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and other Federal stockpiles when needed during the pandemic or other future large-scale public health emergency?

Are there gaps or issues in the request processes described in the attached recommendations that must be addressed to enable federally recognized Tribal governments, IHS providers, THPs, and Urban Indian Organizations to obtain timely and effective access to medical supplies held in the SNS and other Federal stockpiles, when needed during a pandemic or other future large-scale public health emergency?

What further recommendations do you have to improve the processes through which federally recognized Tribal governments, IHS providers, THPs, and Urban Indian Organizations can request assistance to obtain timely and effective access to medical supplies held in the SNS and other Federal stockpiles, when needed during a pandemic or other future large-scale public health emergency?

Please make plans to join and share your recommendations during this virtual session and/or send written comments and recommendations to us at consultation@ihs.gov by Monday, April 24, 2023, with the Subject Line: Access to Federal Medical Supplies
Who Should Attend: Tribal Leaders, Tribal Health Administrators, Tribal Public Health Staff

DOS, DOI, EPA Virtual Listening Session on Indigenous Peoples Conservation Advisory Network
2023-03-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
More information about the Indigenous Peoples Conservation Advisory Network
March 21 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
Zoom link
March 22 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
Zoom link
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, working with the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will hold virtual listening sessions for the creation of an Indigenous Peoples Conservation Advisory Network {IP-CAN) on Tuesday, March 21 from 3:00-5:00 pm EDT and Wednesday, March 22 from 3:00-5:00pm EDT. The objective of IP-CAN is to support the leadership of Indigenous Peoples in their conservation, restoration, and sustainable management efforts in terrestrial (including inland waters), coastal, and ocean ecosystems. They intend this to be a global consultation that is Indigenous-led and responsive to input.
The triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution are having a profound impact on Indigenous Peoples world-wide. As stewards of much of the world’s natural resources, the participation, empowerment, and protection of the rights of Indigenous Peoples worldwide are critical to global efforts to address these crises. Indigenous knowledge, customary practices, and traditions have a key role to play in designing solutions, and must be respected, valued, and protected. The United States seeks to play a leadership role in promoting the rights and empowerment of Indigenous Peoples’ world-wide. The U.S. Department of State along with their interagency partners are proposing a global Indigenous Peoples Conservation Advisory Network that will support Indigenous Peoples as critical partners in addressing these global challenges. They are seeking input and perspectives from U.S. Tribal leaders to inform development of IP-CAN prior to our international consultations.
You are invited to participate in a virtual listening session on March 21, 2023 or March 22, 2023. Please send any questions to tribalconsultation@state.gov. March 22 will be open to Tribal Organizations, Alaska Native Corporations, and Native Hawaiian communities. Listening sessions will be recorded.
Proposed questions:
1) What are the global challenges and opportunities for conservation facing Indigenous Peoples, from your perspective?
2) What are the programs, policies, or activities that should accompany setting 30×30 targets so that achieving these targets will help advance Indigenous-led conservation?
3) How best can the Biden Administration develop co-stewardship agreements with your tribes/tribal communities to advance Indigenous-led conservation and restoration efforts, as aligned with the America the Beautiful goals and principles and other Administration directives?
4) How should a global advisory network on Indigenous-led conservation and the 30×30 target be structured and implemented to make it useful and effective?
5) Do you engage on these topics with Indigenous communities in other countries through any existing networks? Would a global advisory network be redundant with those existing networks, or could it be leveraged to improve coordination across them?
6) Where do you see opportunities to integrate Indigenous Knowledge into Federal conservation efforts and what are challenges to achieving this integration?

Tribal Consultation on draft HHS Tribal Consultation Policy
2023-03-22, 2023-03-23, 2023-03-24 | United States
Tribal Consultation Policy DTLL
HHS Tribal Consultation Policy REDLINE
HHS Tribal Consultation Policy CLEAN

On January 26, 2021, President Biden issued a Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening the Nation-to-Nation Relationships that requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to submit a detailed plan for implementing Executive Order 13175,
which charges all executive departments and agencies to engage in regular, meaningful, and robust consultation with tribal officials In the development of federal policies that have Tribal implications. In response, HHS initiated Tribal Consultation, holding six virtual regional Tribal
Consultations:

HHS Regions 1, 2, 3, and 4 on March 22, 2021
HHS Region 5 on March 22, 2021
HHS Region 7 and 8 on March 23, 2021
HHS Region 6 on March 24, 2021
HHS Region 9 on March 24, 2021
HHS Region 10 on March 25, 2021

HHS also received over fifty written comments and recommendations to update the current HHS Tribal Consultation Policy. HHS takes its responsibility to consult with tribal governments seriously and has been working in partnership with tribal leaders on the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) to incorporate tribal recommendations into an updated HHS Tribal Consultation Policy. Enclosed you will find: a redline version that demonstrates all proposed changes, and a clean version that incorporates all proposed changes into a draft version of the Tribal Consultation Policy.

SAMHSA Tribal Listening Session: Updating the National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda
2023-03-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
March 23, 2023 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM ET | Virtual
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will hold a tribal listening session on March 23, 2023, from 2pm to 4pm ET to obtain input on updating the National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda (TBHA). Click here to view the Dear Tribal Leader Letter.
Why it Matters: The TBHA, released in 2016, was the result of a collaborative effort led by Tribal leaders who spoke compellingly about the extent to which mental and substance use disorders were impacting tribal communities. The TBHA is a critical tool to help advocate for policies and inaitatives to address the many Behavioral Health concerns impacting Indian Country. This is a Tribally led process, so it is critical that all Tribes are represented in the creation of the document.
