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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]