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  • USET Community Resilience Virtual Roundtables

    Featured USET Community Resilience Virtual Roundtables
    Virtual Event

    Join the USET Community Resilience Program for a series of virtual roundtable discussions on strategies that Tribal Nations are using to protect their citizens and lands from environmental challenges. Each roundtable will begin with a short presentation on a resilience project or initiative taking place in the USET region followed by questions and open discussion […]

  • Public Health Infrastructure Defined and Reimagined

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    Virtual Event

    USET's Office of Tribal Public Health (OTPH) invites you to an upcoming virtual training on understanding Tribal Public Health Infrastructure with public health leader Dr. Charlotte Huntley. The training includes: Foundations of Public Health Tribal Data Sovereignty Building Public Health Infrastructure Culturally Responsive and Community-Driven Public Health Public Health Programs and Services and Their Interconnectedness […]

  • USET OERM Food Sovereignty Fridays

    Featured USET OERM Food Sovereignty Fridays
    Virtual Event

    The USET Office of Environmental Resource Management presents Food Sovereignty Fridays On the last Friday of every month, the Food Sovereignty Program within the Office of Environmental Resources Management (OERM) will host a 1.5 hour webinar highlighting Tribal agriculture and aquaculture infrastructure best management practices that are successfully revitalizing Tribal food systems. Each Session will […]

  • Tribal Nations Plant and Animal Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Training

    Please consider joining us for the free 2½ day Tribal Nations Plant and Animal Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Training, in Miami, Florida at the Miccosukee Hotel on September 9th, 2025. Tribal Nation program personnel are eligible for travel reimbursement including airfare, ride share, and host hotel accommodations. The training hosts are USDA, Animal and […]

  • House Natural Resources Committee Hearings

    The House Natural Resources Committee will conduct a legislative hearing on September 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. The hearing will consider: This hearing will be held online and in person in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

  • Rivercane Gathering 2025 Webinar Series

    Rivercane Gathering 2025 Webinar Series
    Virtual Event

    Rivercane Gathering 2025 Webinar Series RESTORING RIVERCANE, WEAVING KNOWLEDGE: A GATHERING OF PRACTICE, STORY AND STEWARDSHIP In each session, they will hold space for learning, dialogue, and the sharing of knowledge centered on our relative, rivercane. Together, you will engage with leaders and cultural practitioners who are in relationship with rivercane, and are actively engaged […]

  • Second Annual Indigenous Aquaculture Summit

    Save the Date September 15-18, 2025 Sequim, Washington Join the Second Annual Indigenous Aquaculture Summit, proudly presented by the Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. Following the tremendous success of last year's inaugural gathering, they are excited to return to the beautiful shores of Sequim, on the Olympic Peninsula, to continue the […]

  • USET Community Resilience Virtual Roundtables

    Featured USET Community Resilience Virtual Roundtables
    Virtual Event

    Join the USET Community Resilience Program for a series of virtual roundtable discussions on strategies that Tribal Nations are using to protect their citizens and lands from environmental challenges. Each roundtable will begin with a short presentation on a resilience project or initiative taking place in the USET region followed by questions and open discussion […]

  • Listening Session: Tribal Priorities for Future Partnerships with Forest Service

    Virtual Event

    Register here: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/Dl-8XJjzQq6pkoRwHmlcOw The Intertribal Timber Council (ITC), in partnership with the USDA Forest Service is hosting a virtual Listening Session to hear from Tribes and US Tribal timber industry regarding Tribal priorities, concerns and questions relating to future partnership opportunities with Forest Service. Tribes have managed timber lands and stewarded lands since time immemorial, […]

  • Canceled USET OERM Food Sovereignty Fridays

    USET OERM Food Sovereignty Fridays
    Virtual Event

    The USET Office of Environmental Resource Management presents Food Sovereignty Fridays USET’s Food Sovereignty Program is cancelling the remaining Food Sovereignty Friday webinars for 2025 (September, October, and November) and will reimagine the series in 2026. We appreciate all who joined the webinars in 2025, and we look forward to new and ongoing efforts with […]

  • Canceled Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force Meeting

    Featured Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force Meeting
    Virtual Event

    The USET Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force (Tribal PHPR) is a Tribally centered epidemiological approach to public health preparedness and resilience. Its primary goal is to strengthen the resilience of Tribal Nations in the USET region through strategies focused on mitigation, prevention, and preparation in the disaster management cycle. The Task Force also […]

  • FCC Virtual Tribal Consultations

    FCC Virtual Tribal Consultations
    Virtual Event

    Greetings from the Federal Communications Commission. Online registration is now available for the Commission’s two virtual, national Tribal Consultation opportunities on a comprehensive review of the FCC’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules.  The multi-month tribal consultation effort was announced on September 5, 2025, in Public Notice (DA 25-821) and shared in a Dear Tribal […]

  • Rivercane Gathering 2025 Webinar Series

    Rivercane Gathering 2025 Webinar Series
    Virtual Event

    Rivercane Gathering 2025 Webinar Series RESTORING RIVERCANE, WEAVING KNOWLEDGE: A GATHERING OF PRACTICE, STORY AND STEWARDSHIP In each session, they will hold space for learning, dialogue, and the sharing of knowledge centered on our relative, rivercane. Together, you will engage with leaders and cultural practitioners who are in relationship with rivercane, and are actively engaged […]

  • USET Community Resilience Virtual Roundtables

    Featured USET Community Resilience Virtual Roundtables
    Virtual Event

    Join the USET Community Resilience Program for a series of virtual roundtable discussions on strategies that Tribal Nations are using to protect their citizens and lands from environmental challenges. Each roundtable will begin with a short presentation on a resilience project or initiative taking place in the USET region followed by questions and open discussion […]

  • Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) 101 for Tribal Nations

    Virtual Event

    You are invited to join the first webinar in a new series designed to encourage more Tribal Nations and Native-led organizations to access the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). This session will offer an overview of the LWCF, including key terminology, common barriers Tribal Nations face in accessing these funds, and first-hand insights from a Tribal […]

  • Protecting Tribal Lands: Roadless Rule, Rights & Resilience

    Virtual Event

    Join this important briefing on the Trump Administration’s proposed repeal of the U.S. Forest Service’s 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and its potential impacts on Tribal lands across the country. This session is designed to help Tribal Nations understand what’s at stake, how to respond, and how to use the Roadless Rule Tribal Hub to […]

  • Canceled CANCELED: 2025 USET Annual Board of Directors Meeting and USET SPF Annual Board of Directors Meeting

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    DoubleTree by Hilton Williamsburg 50 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

    2025 USET Annual Board of Directors Meeting and USET SPF Annual Board of Directors Meeting October 27-30, 2025 Hosted by the USET member Mid-Atlantic Tribal Nations   REMINDER: Dissimilar to many other Tribal/Native organizational meetings and conferences held across Indian Country, the USET and USET SPF Impact Week and Annual Meetings are Board of Directors meeting convenings […]

  • Canceled USET OERM Food Sovereignty Fridays

    USET OERM Food Sovereignty Fridays
    Virtual Event

    The USET Office of Environmental Resource Management presents Food Sovereignty Fridays USET’s Food Sovereignty Program is cancelling the remaining Food Sovereignty Friday webinars for 2025 (September, October, and November) and will reimagine the series in 2026. We appreciate all who joined the webinars in 2025, and we look forward to new and ongoing efforts with […]

  • Economic Futures Summit

    We invite you to the inaugural Economic Futures Summit—a first-of-its-kind, Indigenous-led gathering to galvanize sustainability solutions and create new pathways for evolving the economy and confronting the climate and nature crises. We need to create solutions for a livable climate, resilient communities, sustainable economies and a thriving planet. Indigenous People know many of these solutions […]

  • Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force Meeting

    Featured Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force Meeting
    Virtual Event

    The USET Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force (Tribal PHPR) is a Tribally centered epidemiological approach to public health preparedness and resilience. Its primary goal is to strengthen the resilience of Tribal Nations in the USET region through strategies focused on mitigation, prevention, and preparation in the disaster management cycle. The Task Force also […]

  • NFBC Webinar on USDA Reorganization Plan Consultations

    Virtual Event

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) held two Tribal Consultations on its reorganization plan on October 14 and 16, 2025. Join the Native Farm Bill Coalition (NFBC) to learn about key takeaways from these consultations as well as considerations you may want to include in your written comments. Written comments must be submitted by November […]

  • DOI Consultation on Wildfire Management Program

    DOI Consultation on Wildfire Management Program

    Dear Tribal Leader, With the recent signing of Secretarial Order (SO) 3443, "Elevating and Unifying the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Wild/and Fire Management Program," and Executive Order (EO) 14308, ''Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response," the Department of the Interior is taking significant steps to streamline and strengthen its wildfire management capabilities. These initiatives […]

  • FCC Virtual Tribal Consultations

    FCC Virtual Tribal Consultations
    Virtual Event

    Greetings from the Federal Communications Commission. Online registration is now available for the Commission’s two virtual, national Tribal Consultation opportunities on a comprehensive review of the FCC’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules.  The multi-month tribal consultation effort was announced on September 5, 2025, in Public Notice (DA 25-821) and shared in a Dear Tribal […]

  • DOI Consultation on Wildfire Management Program

    DOI Consultation on Wildfire Management Program

    Dear Tribal Leader, With the recent signing of Secretarial Order (SO) 3443, "Elevating and Unifying the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Wild/and Fire Management Program," and Executive Order (EO) 14308, ''Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response," the Department of the Interior is taking significant steps to streamline and strengthen its wildfire management capabilities. These initiatives […]

  • DOI Consultation on Wildfire Management Program

    DOI Consultation on Wildfire Management Program

    Dear Tribal Leader, With the recent signing of Secretarial Order (SO) 3443, "Elevating and Unifying the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Wild/and Fire Management Program," and Executive Order (EO) 14308, ''Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response," the Department of the Interior is taking significant steps to streamline and strengthen its wildfire management capabilities. These initiatives […]

  • USET Community Resilience Virtual Roundtables

    Featured USET Community Resilience Virtual Roundtables
    Virtual Event

    Join the USET Community Resilience Program for a series of virtual roundtable discussions on strategies that Tribal Nations are using to protect their citizens and lands from environmental challenges. Each roundtable will begin with a short presentation on a resilience project or initiative taking place in the USET region followed by questions and open discussion […]

  • Building Resilience Through Food Sovereignty and Community Action

    Virtual Event

    Access to locally driven climate adaptation strategies is a fundamental part of ensuring that Tribes can safeguard the health and well-being of their citizens. Through the Climate Ready Tribes (CRT) Initiative, Tribes across the country are building capacity to prepare for and respond to the health effects of climate change—strengthening food systems, protecting natural resources, and […]

  • DOI Consultation on Wildfire Management Program

    DOI Consultation on Wildfire Management Program

    Dear Tribal Leader, With the recent signing of Secretarial Order (SO) 3443, "Elevating and Unifying the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Wild/and Fire Management Program," and Executive Order (EO) 14308, ''Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response," the Department of the Interior is taking significant steps to streamline and strengthen its wildfire management capabilities. These initiatives […]

  • Putting the “Community” in Community Garden at Monacan Indian Nation

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    Virtual Event

    What better way to build community support for food sovereignty programs than by organizing an Elder Seed & Plant Giveaway? Monacan Indian Nation did just that as part of their USET Food Sovereignty project and cultivated many benefits. Tribal elders received seeds, plants, recipes, and medicinal information and the community garden got a boost of […]

  • Canceled USET OERM Food Sovereignty Fridays

    USET OERM Food Sovereignty Fridays
    Virtual Event

    The USET Office of Environmental Resource Management presents Food Sovereignty Fridays USET’s Food Sovereignty Program is cancelling the remaining Food Sovereignty Friday webinars for 2025 (September, October, and November) and will reimagine the series in 2026. We appreciate all who joined the webinars in 2025, and we look forward to new and ongoing efforts with […]

  • Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force Meeting

    Featured Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force Meeting
    Virtual Event

    The USET Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force (Tribal PHPR) is a Tribally centered epidemiological approach to public health preparedness and resilience. Its primary goal is to strengthen the resilience of Tribal Nations in the USET region through strategies focused on mitigation, prevention, and preparation in the disaster management cycle. The Task Force also […]

  • USDA Tribal Advisory Committee

    Hybrid Event TN

    The USDA Tribal Advisory Committee will be convening to deliberate on advice and guidance for the Secretary on matters relating to Tribal and Indian affairs. The committee is authorized to meet under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Members of the […]

  • Protecting Tribal Waters and Sovereignty: Navigating the New WOTUS Proposed Rule

    Virtual Event

    Join NCAI and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) for a crucial webinar: “Protecting Tribal Waters and Sovereignty: Navigating the New WOTUS Proposed Rule.”The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers are proposing to substantially reduce the scope of water bodies protected under the Clean Water Act. The impact on Tribal Nations will be immediate and, […]

  • FCC Consultation on Potential Changes to NEPA Rules

    FCC Consultation on Potential Changes to NEPA Rules
    Virtual Event

    By Public Notice (DA 25-1003), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announces two new dates for virtual Tribal Consultation on potential changes to the FCC’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules.  The FCC has also updated the framing paper to reflect changes to key dates.   Federally-recognized Tribal Nations and Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs) interested in […]

  • EPA and Army Hybrid Public Meeting for the Proposed “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” Rule

    EPA and Army Hybrid Public Meeting for the Proposed “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” Rule

    The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army will hold a public meeting in Bismarck, North Dakota to gather input on the proposed rule. There will be additional public meeting(s) scheduled in the coming weeks.  Please use the link above to register to provide comments or to listen to the public meeting, either […]

  • EPA and Army Hybrid Public Meeting for the Proposed “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” Rule

    EPA and Army Hybrid Public Meeting for the Proposed “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” Rule

    The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army will hold a public meeting in Bismarck, North Dakota to gather input on the proposed rule. There will be additional public meeting(s) scheduled in the coming weeks.  Please use the link above to register to provide comments or to listen to the public meeting, either […]

  • EPA and Army Hybrid Public Meeting for the Proposed “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” Rule

    EPA and Army Hybrid Public Meeting for the Proposed “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” Rule

    The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army will hold a public meeting in Bismarck, North Dakota to gather input on the proposed rule. There will be additional public meeting(s) scheduled in the coming weeks.  Please use the link above to register to provide comments or to listen to the public meeting, either […]

  • EPA and Army Hybrid Public Meeting for the Proposed “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” Rule

    EPA and Army Hybrid Public Meeting for the Proposed “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” Rule

    The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army will hold a public meeting in Bismarck, North Dakota to gather input on the proposed rule. There will be additional public meeting(s) scheduled in the coming weeks.  Please use the link above to register to provide comments or to listen to the public meeting, either […]

  • EPA and Army Hybrid Public Meeting for the Proposed “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” Rule

    EPA and Army Hybrid Public Meeting for the Proposed “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” Rule

    The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army will hold a public meeting in Bismarck, North Dakota to gather input on the proposed rule. There will be additional public meeting(s) scheduled in the coming weeks.  Please use the link above to register to provide comments or to listen to the public meeting, either […]

  • Tribal Engagement on the Proposed Rule Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States” with EPA and Army

    Virtual Event

    This meeting is for U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army to gather Tribal input on the proposed rule that would clarify the definition of "waters of the United States" and fully implement the SCOTUS decision in Sackett.  Participants may register below to attend the meeting and indicate if they would like to speak. […]

  • Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force Meeting

    Featured Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force Meeting
    Virtual Event

    The USET Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force (Tribal PHPR) is a Tribally centered epidemiological approach to public health preparedness and resilience. Its primary goal is to strengthen the resilience of Tribal Nations in the USET region through strategies focused on mitigation, prevention, and preparation in the disaster management cycle. The Task Force also […]

  • Resilience Writing Retreat

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    The 2026 USET Resilience Writing Retreat will be hosted by the USET Community Resilience Program and Pamunkey Indian Tribe. USET member Tribal Nation staff, leaders, and citizens working on community resilience documents, such as vulnerability assessments, adaptation plans, climate action plans, and hazard mitigation plans, are invited to participate. During the 3-day event, individuals or […]

  • FCC Consultation on Potential Changes to NEPA Rules

    FCC Consultation on Potential Changes to NEPA Rules
    Virtual Event

    By Public Notice (DA 25-1003), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announces two new dates for virtual Tribal Consultation on potential changes to the FCC’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules.  The FCC has also updated the framing paper to reflect changes to key dates.  The slide deck used during Tribal Consultation on December 11, 2025, […]

  • FCC Consultation on Potential Changes to NEPA Rules

    FCC Consultation on Potential Changes to NEPA Rules
    Virtual Event

    By Public Notice (DA 25-1003), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announces two new dates for virtual Tribal Consultation on potential changes to the FCC’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules.  The FCC has also updated the framing paper to reflect changes to key dates.  The slide deck used during Tribal Consultation on December 11, 2025, […]

  • Catawba River Cane Restoration and Conservation

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    Virtual Event

    USET is hosting a webinar featuring Catawba Indian Nation’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to will share progress and lessons learned from initiatives focused on restoring culturally and ecologically significant plants, including Giant Rivercane (Arundinaria gigantea), Schweinitz’s Sunflower (Helianthus schweinitzii), Georgia Aster (Symphyotrichum georgianum) and Sacred Tobacco (Nicotiana rustica). Together, these efforts aim to strengthen […]

  • Seminole Tribe of Florida Renewable Energy & Sustainability Conference

    Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, FL 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, FL, United States

    January 26-28, 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, FL Conference website The 8th Annual Seminole Tribe of Florida Renewable Energy & Sustainability Conference returns January 26–28, 2026 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL! Join Tribal Leaders, energy experts, and sustainability champions for three days of impactful discussions, innovative […]

  • Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force Meeting

    Featured Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force Meeting
    Virtual Event

    The USET Tribal Public Health Preparedness and Resilience Task Force (Tribal PHPR) is a Tribally centered epidemiological approach to public health preparedness and resilience. Its primary goal is to strengthen the resilience of Tribal Nations in the USET region through strategies focused on mitigation, prevention, and preparation in the disaster management cycle. The Task Force also […]

  • Consultation and Tribal Forum on Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act

    Virtual Event

    Dear Tribal Leader: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is notifying you of the opportunity to consult on the agency’s implementation of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act. The Forest Service National Policy Summary Analysis summarizes key pieces of the legislation and identifies how implementation may affect Tribal governments, Alaska Native […]