Tribal Veteran Outreach Symposium
2023-08-17 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
August 17 at 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Eastern
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Phone: +1 404-397-1596 USA Toll-Free Number
Access code: 276 229 85719
For more than 200 years, Native American and Tribal Service members have played a vital role in the U.S. Armed Forces. VA recognizes that after serving, many of these Veterans cannot easily access the benefits and services they may be entitled to. To bring helpful information directly to the Native American and Tribal Veteran communities, VA’s office of Outreach, Transition, and Economic Development (OTED) is hosting a Tribal Veteran Symposium featuring the PACT Act on August 17 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. ET.
Offered at no cost to Veterans, transitioning Service members and their families, this virtual event will feature keynote speakers, presentations, and helpful resources. It will also provide information on the Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins (PACT) Act benefits and claims filing, as well as ways to seek additional VA support.

Department of State Tribal Consultation on Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021
2023-08-18 10:00 - 13:00 | 123 Easy Street, Nashville, TN, 37211, United States
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
The Department of Interior will participate in Tribal consultations on the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act of 2021, Pub. L. 117-258. The STOP Act aims to prevent the international export of cultural items prohibited from trafficking under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA).
On April 26, 2023, the Department of the Interior sent a letter to Tribal leaders announcing a Tribal consultation schedule on implementation of the STOP Act. This letter announces that the Department of State will participate in the following STOP Act Tribal consultation sessions organized by the Department of the Interior:

Thursday, July 27 at 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern
Virtual on Zoom
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Tuesday, August 8 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
Virtual on Zoom
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Friday, August 18 at 9:00 am – 12:0 pm Mountain
BLM New Mexico State Office
Amarillo Creek/Canadian Rms.
301 Dinosaur Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87508

Treasury Listening Session with Native CDFIs
2023-08-18 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
August 18, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET – Treasury is hosting a Native CDFI listening session to learn directly from practitioners providing financial services in Indian Country. Treasury has a growing relationship with Native CDFIs to support Tribal and Native economic development. Treasury wants to hear from Native CDFIs about issues and concerns impacting your work and development. Register here for the listening session. Please see the invitation letter for more information.

DOI & BIA Engagement Sessions on Renewable Energy Accelerated Deployment Initiative
2023-08-21, 2023-08-24, 2023-08-28
The U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are hosting six engagement sessions throughout August and September on the Renewable Energy Accelerated Deployment Initiative for Indian Country (READI). Through these engagement sessions, the BIA intends to better understand and gather input on 1) what Tribal Nations need to proactively promote Tribal renewable energy development and 2) what the BIA should do to address Tribal needs with respect to renewable energy development.
The engagement session dates and times are as follows:

Monday, Aug. 21, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa, Catoosa, OK
Thursday, Aug. 24, Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, CA
Monday, Aug. 28, Wild Horse Resort and Casino, Pendleton, OR
Wednesday, Sept. 6, via Zoom
Thursday, Sept. 7, via Zoom
Monday, Sept. 11, National Indian Programs Training Center, Albuquerque, NM
Sept. 2023, Hybrid Midwest/Eastern Area

The Department offers a travel stipend for one representative from your Tribal nation to attend one of the in-person engagement sessions. For travel stipend arrangements, please send a request to READI@bia.gov.
They welcome your written comments, which can be submitted by completing a form or emailing READI@bia.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
For more information on the Renewable Energy Accelerated Deployment Initiative (READI) visit the website bia.gov/readi

Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Procurement Conference
2023-08-22 - 2023-08-23 | Paragon Casino Resort, 711 Paragon Place, Marksville, LA, 71351, United States
The Louisiana APEX Accelerators and
The National Center American Indian APEX
are Proud to Present
THE 2nd Annual
TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE
Procurement Conference
August 22nd & 23rd, 2023
at the
Paragon Casino Resort, Marksville, LA
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Join a FREE two day in-person event on August 22nd & 23rd, 2023 with 1 full day of renowned speakers and panel discussions covering a range of topics related to selling to Local, State, and Federal Agencies & Subcontracting to Large Primes, and 1 full day of matchmaking designed to give small businesses the opportunity to meet in person with buying representatives.
A block of rooms is reserved for attendees – Room Rates are: $99 for South Tower, $109 for North Tower, $129 for Atrium.
Please reference the promo code PRO27GR when making your reservations at https://www.paragoncasinoresort.com/hotel (-> ncaied.benchurl.com) or by calling 800-642-7777.

2023 National Tribal Opioid Summit
2023-08-22 - 2023-08-24 | Tulalip Resort, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd, Marysville, WA, 98270, United States
National Tribal Opioid Summit
August 22-24
Tulalip, WA
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We are tired of fentanyl and opioid abuse being normalized in our communities. We are tired of burying our loved ones. It should not be normal for our youth to attend more funerals of loved ones than birthday parties.
We are taking a stand to change the trajectory for our children, youth, and all future generations at this Summit. The Summit is structured to produce Tribally-driven policy recommendations, including systemic changes. Each day will open with a plenary session with Congressional representatives, federal leadership, Tribal leaders, community members, and policy experts. Breakouts will be organized around four tracks: prevention; care & support services; data; and, law and justice. The first day will focus on Tribal opioid/fentanyl issues, challenges and problems; the second day on Tribal best practices, social determinants of health, and law enforcement jurisdiction; and the third day will focus on Tribal policy recommendations.
Area caucuses, youth breakouts, and support for elders, healers and knowledge keepers will be available throughout the Summit. A memorable Northwest Cultural Night is planned for all participants. Notetakers and scribes will move Tribally identified issues, solutions, and priorities through the tracks to create Tribal policy recommendations. The 2019 Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) National Strategic Agenda will also be updated with recommendations from the Summit.
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2023 Annual Regional Tribal Consultations - Region 6
2023-08-22 - 2023-08-24 | 123 Easy Street, Nashville, TN, 37211, United States
Save the Date: August 22-24
In-Person
Location TBD
Dear Tribal Leader Letter

2023 IHS Partnership Conference
2023-08-22 - 2023-08-24 | Hilton Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta, GA, United States
August 22-24, 2023
Hilton Atlanta Downtown
Atlanta, GA
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This year’s conference will be held at the Hilton Atlanta Downtown Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will offer sessions that focus on best practices for Health Information Management (HIM), Information Technology (IT), Health IT, Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) and the Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund, Revenue Generation, Benefits Coordination, and more.
Conference Highlights

Expert speakers and presenters
No registration fees
Continuing education credits for Coding professionals
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Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance: Wise Practices, a Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO Clinic
2023-08-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. would like to announce the 2023 Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance: Wise Practices, a Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO Clinic. Native Psychological Brilliance refers to the intelligence, strengths, balance, innate resources, and resilience of Native people. This no-cost telehealth series will be held throughout 2023 on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 1:00 pm Central/2:00 pm Eastern. Each session will be one hour in length.
This month’s session will focus on the CDC support for building on Tribal practices for wellness in Indian Country.
Who should attend? Tribal Nation health directors, clinic staff, counselors, social workers, physicians, nurses, Tribal Epidemiology Center staff, and anyone supporting Tribal Nation citizens through the health/behavioral health sector are welcome to join.
The one-hour Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance virtual series will provide an opportunity for participants to:

Gain skills on strength-based approaches in partnership with Native People to enhance Native behavioral health, and
Discuss ways that Native brilliance is demonstrated and supports behavioral health, and
Learn about Native brilliance examples to share with behavioral health and other health care staff, as well as with local Tribal Nation citizens

The concept of Native psychological brilliance will be celebrated through Native music videos and Native spoken word performances as part of each session of the Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance series.
Continuing education credits will be provided.
Register in advance for the session.
For questions, please contact Bryan Hendrix, USET THPS Quality Improvement Analyst, at bhendrix@usetinc.org.

Webinar with the Treasury on Elect/Direct Pay
2023-08-22 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual Event
Last year, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) made important changes in infrastructure and energy development, creating a new credit delivery mechanism that tribes can take advantage of known as Elective (or more commonly Direct) Pay. This past June, the Department of the Treasury and IRS released proposed guidance for the IRA’s Direct Pay provisions.
On August 22nd from 2pm to 3:00pm Eastern Time, NAFOA is excited to team-up with the Department of the Treasury and key policy makers in the Senate to bring you an informative webinar on the IRA’s Direct Pay provisions.
With introductions by Treasurer of the United States Chief Lynn Malerba and IRA Chief Implementation Officer Laurel Blatchford, this webinar will focus on how tribes can access this new opportunity, hear first-hand from the Department about the availability of the Direct Pay tax credits, what they can be used for, and what kind of technical assistance is available to tribes.

HUD Virtual Training: IHP/APR
2023-08-23 - 2023-08-24 | Virtual Event
The two-day virtual IHP/APR course will equip participants with a comprehensive overview of the statutory and regulatory requirements involved in developing and submitting Indian Housing Plans and Annual Performance Reports. The course will provide an in-depth analysis of the eligible activities permitted under NAHASDA, as well as how a TDHE should plan for and gather data to be included in their IHPs. Participants will also gain familiarity with the HUD IHP/APR forms and learn how to complete and submit them through EPIC or GEMS. This course is highly interactive, and participants will have time to ask questions and complete easy quizzes and exercises.

Medicaid and CHIP Renewals Webinar: Engaging Faith and Community Organizations
2023-08-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual Event
Join the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the August 23rd Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Renewals webinar on engaging faith and community organizations. Topics discussed during this month’s webinar will include:

Review of materials faith and community organizations can use to share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals, including a new Faith-based Communications Toolkit
Presentation on best practices for faith and community groups to reach people with Medicaid and CHIP in their community
Updates on CMS’s work related to Medicaid and CHIP renewals and other recent releases

When: Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM ET
Where: Zoom link will be provided following registration.
Who should attend: If your organization serves or interfaces with people that have health insurance through Medicaid or CHIP then this call is for YOU!
RSVP: Click here.
Please send all questions to PARTNERSHIP@cms.hhs.gov.

Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Round 2 Webinar
2023-08-23 14:00 | Virtual Event
August 23 at 3:00 pm Eastern
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The second round of funding for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) will make approximately $980 million available on Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian lands for deployment of Internet infrastructure, affordability programs, telehealth and distance learning initiatives. Join the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity and Nation-to-Nation Coordination Division to learn more about TBCP Round 2.
Please note that during this webinar they will be presenting the same slides as the webinar held on Wednesday, August 9. But they will still have a moderated Q&A portion where you can ask questions about the TBCP Round 2 NOFO.
To learn more about TBCP Round 2 and view the August 9th webinar post-event materials: https://internetforall.gov/program/tribal-broadband-connectivity-program/notice-funding-opportunity-2
To download the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): https://ntia.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/ntia-tbcp-round2-nofo.pdf
If you would like to request an accommodation to participate in this webinar, please email your request to InternetForAll@ntia.gov. A NTIA staff member will follow up with you shortly regarding your request.

NCJTC Webinar: Preventing Child Abduction and Exploitation in Indian Country
2023-08-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual Event
August 24 at 9:00 am – 10:00 am Central
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Learn the prevention, preparation methods and techniques to prevent luring of child sex-trafficking victims, internet exploitation, and child abduction incidents in Indian Country.

USET OERM Webinar: Managing Your Water and/or Wastewater System into the Future Webinar Series
2023-08-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual Event
USET’s Office of Environmental Resource Management and the University of North Carolina Environmental Finance Center is proud to present the Managing Your Water and/or Wastewater System into the Future Webinar Series
The Office of Environmental Resource Management is collaborating with University of North Carolina Environmental Finance Center (UNC EFC) to offer two webinar sessions on Managing Your Water and/or Wastewater System in the Future. The first webinar, “Managing Your Water and/or Wastewater System into the Future: Assessing Utility Financial Health,” will be held on August 17 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am Central/11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern and the second webinar, “Managing Your System into the Future: Rate Setting,” will be held on August 24 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am Central/11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern.
The speaker for these webinars is Dr. Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi. He is the Associate Director of the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His background is in applied economics and urban planning. He earned his Ph.D. in 2020 from the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. El-Khattabi’s expertise is in policy-oriented quantitative research and data management. His research focuses on issues at the intersection of economic development and environmental planning with a particular focus on urban water management. Prior to joining EFC, he was an ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow then an Economist in the Water Economics Center at the US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water. At EPA, he co-developed an environmental justice batch screening tool (EJSCREENbatch), contributed to the development of support tools for regulatory benefits analyses, and conducted research to support national rulemaking related to Waters of the United States.

Managing Your Water and/or Wastewater System into the Future: Assessing Utility Financial Health
When: August 17 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am Central/11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern
Who should attend: Tribal Leaders, Tribal Utility Board members, Utility Managers, Tribal Infrastructure and Planning Directors, Financial Directors
What: This session will discuss how to think about a water and/or wastewater system as a financial entity and will examine the key financial indicators that allow these systems to make informed decisions in planning and investment. Specifically, this session will cover operating ratios, debt service coverage ratios, and other financial metrics that may be influential in assessment of long-term financial sustainability and introduce a financial health checkup tool that can be used to compare a utility fund’s actual performance against desired goals.

Managing Your System into the Future: Rate Setting
When: August 24 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am Central/11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern
Who should attend: Tribal Leaders, Tribal Utility Board members, Utility Managers, Tribal Infrastructure and
Planning Directors, Financial Directors
What: This session will present the basics of rate structure design, and how these structures may affect revenue generation, help or hinder various utility objectives, and potentially support affordability initiatives. This session will also cover how a community can approach starting to charge for water/wastewater and where can revenue be applied and introduce a rates analysis tool that can be used to test scenarios and help determine whether the utility needs to adjust rates in order to achieve financial sufficiency.

Registration: Register for both webinars today!

For questions, please contact Veronica Menta, USET OERM Financial Analyst, at vmenta@usetinc.org.

NAP Member Education Session: Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Beyond
2023-08-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
August 24 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern
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Join Native Americans Philanthropy (NAP) moderator, Stephine Poston (Pueblo of Sandia) and Indigenous changemakers, Carly Bad Heart Bull (Dakota/Muscogee), Mahrinah Shije (Tewa/T’siyameh), and Kimball Sekaquaptewa (Hopi) as they discuss how philanthropy can work differently to not only better support the exercising of Indigenous Data Sovereignty but also uplift the vital infrastructure and policy reform needed for sustainable practices.

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule Public Meeting
2023-08-26 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
EQ will conduct four virtual public meetings for the proposed rule on

Saturday, August 26, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT;
Wednesday, August 30, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT;
Monday, September 11, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT; and
Thursday, September 21, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.

For additional information and to register for the meetings, please visit CEQ’s website at www.nepa.gov.
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is proposing this “Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule” to revise its regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including to implement the Fiscal Responsibility Act’s amendments to NEPA. CEQ proposes the revisions to provide for an effective environmental review process that promotes better decision making; ensure full and fair public involvement; provide for an efficient process and regulatory certainty; and provide for sound decision making grounded in science, including consideration of relevant environmental, climate change, and environmental justice effects. CEQ proposes these changes to better align the provisions with CEQ’s extensive experience implementing NEPA; CEQ’s perspective on how NEPA can best inform agency decision making; longstanding Federal agency experience and practice; NEPA’s statutory text and purpose, including making decisions informed by science; and case law interpreting NEPA’s requirements. CEQ invites comments on the proposed revisions.
You may submit comments, identified by docket number CEQ–2023–0003, by any of the following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202–456–6546.
Mail: Council on Environmental Quality, 730 Jackson Place NW, Washington, DC 20503.

DHS/FEMA Extreme Heat Summit
2023-08-28 15:00 | Virtual Event
August 28 at 4:00 pm Eastern
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FEMA invites you, your teams, and all Tribal Nations to register for the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Extreme Heat Summit taking place on Monday, August 28th at 4:00 p.m. ET. During the Summit you will hear from Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, along with Tribal Nation, state, local and territorial leaders, discuss best practices and success stories of communities taking action to mitigate the impacts of extreme heat. They are very excited to share that Chief Mike Williams of the Akiak Native Community will be joining this panel to share his knowledge regarding the impacts of climate change and extreme heat on Tribal Nations. They know that Tribal Nations are on the front lines of many of the impact of climate change including extreme heat and hope that you will join them for this important discussion.

National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) Open Meeting
2023-08-29 - 2023-08-30 | Virtual Event
August 29-20, 2023 at 1:00pm – 4:30 pm Eastern each day
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The purpose of this meeting is to convene NACIE and conduct the following business: FY24: Calendar, Annual Report to Congress, and Activity Planning; Collaborative NACIE-Related Organization Chart Discussion, Federal Stakeholder Updates, Bylaws Update, Open Public Comment; and discussion with other federal stakeholders, e.g., U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), WHI-NATCU, U.S. Department of Labor, and U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education.
Members of the public may access the NACIE meeting via virtual teleconference. Up to 350 lines will be available on a first come, first serve basis for those who wish to join via teleconference. The dial-in listen only phone number for the meeting is: 1-669-254-5252 and Meeting ID is: 161 715 5166. The web link to register to access the meeting via Zoom.gov is: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItce6gpjsvHQ8KGik8VaRXX-f9_xJi86U

DOI SGAC and IHS TSGAC Meeting
2023-08-29 - 2023-08-31
The Department of the Interior’s Self-Governance Advisory Committee and the Indian Health Service’s Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee will meet in August 2023.
DOI SGAC Meeting:
Aug 29 (all day)
Aug 30 (AM)
IHS TSGAC Meeting:
Aug 30 (PM)
Aug 31 (all day)
Please submit agenda requests by July 28 for the August DOI SGAC and IHS TSGAC meetings to info@tribalselfgov.org or you can complete the web forms located at:

DOI SGAC Meeting: https://www.tribalselfgov.org/advisory-committees/sgac/
IHS TSGAC Meeting: https://www.tribalselfgov.org/advisory-committees/tsgac/

HOTEL ROOM BLOCK (Embassy Suites): https://book.passkey.com/gt/219145167?gtid=d016bdb869a3e9de2c9c9d533d3a19c2
REGISTER FOR THE MEETING: https://www.tribalselfgov.org/sgac-and-tsgac-members-register-for-the-doi-self-governance-advisory-committee-and-or-the-ihs-tribal-self-governance-advisory-committee-meetings-scheduled-for-august-2023/
A virtual option will be available.

USDA APHIS Listening Session on the Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program Standards
2023-08-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
September 18 at 1:00 pm Eastern
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Web Join URL
Zoom Join URL:
Meeting ID: 161 989 8808
Meeting Password: [REDACTED]
Dial-in information: +1 669- 25-4 5252 US | +1 646- 82-8 7666 US
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) seeks your and your staff’s input on revising the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Herd Certification Program (HCP).
The HCP is a cooperative effort between the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), State animal health and wildlife agencies, and farmed cervid owners. APHIS coordinates with these State agencies to encourage cervid owners to certify their herds and comply with the CWD Herd Certification Program Standards. The goal of the HCP is to provide a consistent, national approach to control the incidence of CWD in farmed cervids and prevent the interstate spread of CWD. Achieving this goal will ultimately result in several important long‐term outcomes, including:

Healthy cervids (both farmed and wild populations) with a reduced risk of CWD.
Increased confidence that HCP‐certified herds are at low risk for CWD infection.
Strong trade of cervid animals and products (increased market confidence).
Reduced risk of transmission from, and environmental contamination by, CWD‐positive herds.

You may provide written comments or questions during the session using the meeting chat function, registration form, or file written comments before, during, or after the meetings by emailing CWD@usda.gov or mailing to Dr. Hillary A. McManama, Veterinary Medical Officer, Cervid Health Staff, Strategy and Policy, Veterinary Services, APHIS; c/o Ms. Melanie Rouse, 4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737. Written comments by attendees or other interested stakeholders will be welcomed for the public record up to the close of business on Monday, November 13, 2023. Please refer to Docket No. APHIS-2023-0042 when submitting your comments.

Office of Indian Education Webinar | Indigenizing Health Career Pathways Across Generations: A Closer Look at Instruction and Practices in American Indian and Alaska Native Education
2023-08-29 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
August 29 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern
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The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHI TCU), along with the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education, will host a virtual four-part dialogue series that addresses multiple topics that impact employment for the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) community.
The fourth and final dialogue will focus on AI/AN health career pathways education. The dialogue will offer perspectives from experts from the AI/AN community who have participated in, advocated for, and benefited from a process of indigenizing curricula, education program design, and delivery for AI/AN individuals with and without disabilities. The speakers and featured practices span generations: from early health pathways engagement in a program geared toward high school youth, to a college nursing program designed to include college students who live in remote areas, to a nurse and professor and tribal elder who has been advocating for and providing nursing education that engages students’ aspirations and culture.

Virtual SAMHSA TTAC Meeting
2023-08-29 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
August 29 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
Registration is required. You must register to obtain the call-in number, access code, and/or web access link or request special accommodations for those with disabilities.
The SAMHSA TTAC meeting is open to the public. An agenda with call-in information will be posted on the SAMHSA website prior to the meeting at: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/meetings. This meeting will include, but is not limited to, remarks from the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; updates on SAMHSA priorities; follow up on topics related to the previous TTAC meetings; and council discussions. Meeting information and a roster of TTAC members may be obtained either by accessing the SAMHSA Council’s website at https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils /, or by contacting CAPT Karen Hearod, MSW, LCSW, Director, Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Telephone: (202)-868–9931, Email: otap@samhsa.hhs.gov.

NAFOA Webinar: Cost Allowability and Allocability.
2023-08-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
Join NAFOA and experts from FORVIS for a webinar on Tuesday, August 29 from 2-3:00 pm Eastern Time on Cost Allowability and Allocability.
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Unallowable costs have long been a prime target for the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Auditors. Proper identification and segregation of unallowable costs is a key component of an adequate accounting system and failure to properly segregate such costs may result in penalties. Contractors need to segregate unallowable costs and maintain proper documentation in order to withstand audit scrutiny.
This beginner-level panel will provide an overview of the FAR cost principles and their impact on cost accounting and pricing challenges.
Topics Covered

FAR Cost Principles and Unallowable Costs
Best Practices to Identify and Segregate Unallowable Costs
Grey areas and penalties for Unallowable Costs

DCAA’s interpretation of FAR Part 31

ABA Webinar: Indian Law Cases Decided By SCOTUS This Term: A Primer
2023-08-29 14:00 | Virtual Event
August 29 at 2:00 pm Central
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The United States Supreme Court decided several Indian law cases this term that touch on fundamental concepts at the core of federal Indian law. This panel, made up, in part, of lawyers who were directly involved in each of these cases on behalf of Tribal Nations, and other lawyers and scholars who will offer a broader perspective, will discuss each of these cases and their impact on broader federal Indian law principles.

Virtual SAMHSA Tribal Consultation
2023-08-29 15:00 | Virtual Event
August 29 at 4:00 pm Eastern
Registration is required. Instructions to access the Zoom virtual consultation will be provided in the above link following registration.
The purpose of Tribal Consultation is to advance SAMHSA support for, and collaboration with, federally recognized AAI/AN Tribes. To advance these goals, SAMHSA conducts government-to-government consultations with Indian Tribes represented by the Tribal President, Tribal Chair, Tribal Governor, or an elected or appointed Tribal Leader, or their authorized representative(s) to the extent practicable and permitted by law before SAMHSA takes any action that will significantly affect Indian Tribes. 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.
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes represented by the Tribal President, Tribal Chair, or Tribal Governor, or an elected or appointed Tribal Leader, or their authorized representative(s) may participate in this consultation by submitting written views, opinions, recommendations, and data. Testimony received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your testimony or supporting materials considered confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact information, or other personal identifiers in the body of your testimony, that information will be on public display. SAMHSA will review all submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold, submissions containing private or proprietary information such as social security numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, or duplicate/near duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. SAMHSA will carefully consider all testimony submitted into the docket.
Oral Tribal Testimony: Based on the number of participants giving testimony and the time available, it may be necessary to limit speaking times for each presenter. We will adjourn the Tribal consultation meeting early if all attendees who requested to provide oral testimony in advance of and during the consultation have delivered their testimony.
Written Tribal Testimony: SAMHSA will accept written Tribal testimony until 5:00 p.m., until September 28, 2023. Written Tribal testimony should be submitted by email to otap@samhsa.hhs.gov. All submissions must include Tribal affiliation. All relevant comments, including any personal information provided, will be posted without change. Written testimony received in advance of the meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting. The consultation meeting will be recorded, transcribed, and posted without change to https://www.samhsa.gov/tribal-affairs/news-events, including any personal information provided.
This meeting is being held in accordance with Presidential Executive Order No. 13175, November 6, 2000, and Presidential Memorandums of November 5, 2009, and September 23, 2004, and January 26, 2021 on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Government and SAMHSA’s Tribal Consultation Policy, which can be found at: https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/topics/tribal_affairs/tribal-consultation-policy-2017.pdf

2023 Annual Regional Tribal Consultations - Region 4
2023-08-30 - 2023-08-31 | 123 Easy Street, Nashville, TN, 37211, United States
Save the Date: August 30-31
In-Person
Location TBD
Dear Tribal Leader Letter

HUD Virtual Training: Admissions and Occupancy
2023-08-30 - 2023-08-31 | Virtual Event
Admissions & Occupancy Management is an interactive course designed to enhance the job performance of admissions & occupancy specialists and other tribal housing professionals working on admissions & occupancy issues. This course will cover the application and selection process, eligibility, calculating annual income, determining monthly rental or homeownership payments, occupancy standards, collections practice and compliance, effective communication techniques with residents, and lease agreement compliance. Participants are encouraged to bring calculators and copies of their admissions and occupancy policies so that they can practice applying them to case studies and role-playing exercises presented to them during this course.
