United South & Eastern Tribes

IHS Tribal Consultation on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Allocation Method
2023-04-12 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
Please make plans to join us for a virtual Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Allocation Method on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Session details follow:
DATE: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
TIME: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
TELEPHONE: (833) 568 8864
Toll-free Meeting ID: 161 726 7966
Passcode: [REDACTED]
ZOOM INFORMATION: https://ihs-gov.zoomgov.com/j/1617267966?pwd=[REDACTED]
Event Website

Unfence the Future: Taking Down Fortress Conservation and its Enduring Legacy
2023-04-13 13:00 - 17:45 | Virtual Event
A two-day virtual symposium of panel discussions, poetry, films, and a call to action.
Fences create artificial borders between places and mediate the relations between them—what goes in, what comes out, and under what conditions. Without the lines that fences inscribe, there would be no place for border police. Nor could lands be parceled up, claimed as property to be possessed or plundered.
In the history of conservation, the logic of fencing was institutionalized in what critics call “fortress conservation,” a project of drawing boundaries between designated wilderness areas and their outsides, expelling perceived threats to ecological balance–from Indigenous Peoples, to predator species. In the process, habitats have been fragmented, and lifeworlds devastated.
While the science of fortress conservation has been widely discredited, we continue to live in its world. Where did this model come from? Where does it endure? How is it encoded in current laws, policies, and institutional practices—and more broadly, in our ways of seeing, understanding, and relating to the land? And what are activists, communities, and institutions doing to take it down?
Join community leaders, conservationists, legal scholars, geographers, historians, activists, and artists for a free online symposium dedicated to dismantling fortress conservation and its enduring legacy.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST / 11:00 am – 2:30 pm PST
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
2:00 pm- 6:45 pm EST / 11:00 am – 3:45 pm PST
Learn more or RSVP now
This is a 2-day symposium taking place on Zoom–feel free to register for one or both days.

FCC Virtual Tribal Consultation NPRM on E-Rate program
2023-04-13 14:00 | Virtual Event
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has invited Tribal leaders to a virtual consultation on Thursday, April 13 at 3:00 p.m. EST, to discuss a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) adopted on February 16, seeking comment on improvements to the E-Rate program that would increase access to E-Rate support for Tribal schools and libraries.
Information about the consultation is available at https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2023/04/tribal-consultation-proposed-rules-address-barriers-e-rate-access. Tribal leaders may register by sending an email message to Tribal.Events@fcc.gov, and are encouraged to bring staff and library, school, and information technology (IT) representatives to the Tribal consultation as observers. Tribal leaders may also designate a proxy(ies) to attend on their behalf.
The NPRM seeks comment on the following:

Simplifying E-Rate forms and cost-allocation requirements;
Providing an additional competitive bidding exemption for low-cost services and equipment for Tribal applicants;
Increasing the maximum discount rate for Category Two services from 85% to 90% for Tribal applicants;
Allowing Tribal college libraries that serve a dual role by also serving as the Tribal community’s public library to be eligible for E-Rate support;
Providing an extended or separate application filing window for Tribal libraries to align with their Tribal procurement requirements and approval processes;
Increasing the Category Two $25,000 funding floor for Tribal applicants;
Adding a Tribal representative to the Universal Service Administrative Company’s Board of Directors, which administers the program for the FCC; and
Considering other potential reforms to encourage greater participation by Tribal or similarly situated small or rural applicants, particularly if they face barriers that impede equitable access to the E-Rate program.

Tribal governmental entities and other stakeholders are encouraged to review the NPRM and to consider filing comments in CC Docket No. 02-6 in the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/standard.

Comments are due Monday, April 24, 2023.
Reply Comments are due Tuesday, May 23, 2023.
Interested parties are also welcome to submit information for this proceeding after the May 23, 2023 deadline, if additional time is needed.

Please email the Office of Native Affairs and Policy with any questions at native@fcc.gov.

IHS Monthly All-Tribal and Urban Leader Call
2023-04-13 14:00 | Virtual Event
IHS Monthly All-Tribal and Urban Leader Call
The Indian Health Service (IHS) will hold its monthly update call for Tribal and Urban Indian Organization (UIO) Leaders on April 13, 2023 at 3:00 pm EST. For more information please contact Rose Weahkee at (301) 443-1083, or by email at Rose.Weahkee@ihs.gov.

NIHB Tribal Environmental Health Summit
2023-04-14 | Choctaw Conference Center, Durant, OK, United States
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to host a series of regional summits surrounding environmental health in Indian Country. Each summit will feature Tribal leaders, environmental health practitioners, environmental health subject matter experts, Tribal, local, state, and federal partners engaging on topics relevant to each region.
Summit attendance will be free of charge, and will be held on April 14, 2023 at the Choctaw Conference Center in Durant, Oklahoma. There is not a registration fee to attend, however, attendees will be responsible for their own travel and lodging. NIHB is able to provide some travel assistance if needed.
In order to get a better idea of attendance and travel accommodation needs, they have created a sign up form. If you plan to attend a summit(s), please fill out the form on the website located here. If you have a need for hotel accommodations, please book through the link located here to secure a room in their hotel blocks.

IHS Tribal Consultation on the Small Ambulatory Program
2023-04-14 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
The IHS is holding a virtual Tribal Consultation on Friday, April 14 from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern on agency proposals to enhance the Small Ambulatory Program (SAP) and to make its administration more locally focused.
The letter (and information to join the meeting) is available online at: https://www.ihs.gov/newsroom/triballeaderletters/

23rd Annual Travois Indian Country Affordable Housing & Economic Development Conference
2023-04-17 - 2023-04-19 | DC
23rd Annual Travois Indian Country Affordable Housing & Economic Development Conference
Monday, April 17-Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Line DC | Washington, DC
Visit travois.com/news-events/annual-conference-information for details.
This one-of-a-kind educational conference provides help for tribal entities interested in securing funds for affordable housing and economic developments in Native communities. Our experts provide in-depth instruction on the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program​​ and share innovative practices in planning, securing financing, architectural design, construction monitoring, asset management and compliance and more.
The event is free for those working in housing, community or economic development and who serve American Indian, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian communities.
Registration will open in January 2023 and includes an invite to the welcome reception on Monday night and breakfast, lunch, snacks and materials over the two days of conference sessions.
For more information, call or email the planning team at 816-994-8970 or conference@travois.com.

US. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Annual Tribal Budget Consultation (ATBC)
2023-04-18 - 2023-04-19 | Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, United States
Dear Tribal Leader Letter

April 13, 2023
Dear Tribal Leaders, Public Health Officials, and Indian Country Professionals:
I write to share with you additional updates related to the 25th U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Annual Tribal Budget Consultation (ATBC), which will take place in-person on April 18–19, 2023, in the Great Hall of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building at 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC. As in years past, the ATBC will provide a forum for tribes to collectively share their views and priorities with HHS senior leadership and officials on national health and human services funding priorities and to make recommendations for the Department’s FY 2025 budget request.
ANYONE ATTENDING IN-PERSON, PLEASE REGISTER HERE: https://forms.office.com/g/S8QyuYVmDg (-> click.connect.hhs.gov)
The schedule for this year’s consultation has been finalized as follows and the Updated draft agenda is available:
Tuesday, April 18 (9:30am – 5:00pm ET):

HHS Overview – a comprehensive overview of the Department, its Divisions, and the programs and resources that are available to tribes. This session will be held from 10:00 – 12:00am ET.
HHS Budget Update – an overview of the HHS Budget and updates on the current budget process and planning. This session will be held from 10:30 – 11:30pm ET.
Swearing-In Ceremony – Please join us for a special swearing-in ceremony for the new Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, Patrice H. Kunesh at 1:30 PM ET.
One-on-One Meetings between Tribes and HHS Divisions – tribes who have requested to meet one-on-one with an HHS Division will be scheduled for a 30-minute timeslot during the afternoon to share their specific health and human services issues with HHS officials.

Wednesday, April 19 (9:00am – 5:25pm ET):

Division Consultations and Senior HHS Leadership Discussion – these sessions will provide an opportunity for Tribal representatives, Division leadership, budget staff, and senior HHS leadership to engage in two-way discussions on the HHS FY 2025 budget.

In accordance with HHS’s Tribal Consultation Policy, written comments on the HHS FY 2025 budget may also be submitted for the consultation record to consultation@hhs.gov through May 19, 2023.
Thank you for your continued support of the consultation process. We look forward to a robust dialogue with you on the Department’s FY 2025 budget at the upcoming ATBC. Please contact Devin Delrow, Associate Director for Tribal Affairs, at (202) 868-0013 or email consultation@hhs.gov with any questions.

Go International Training Conference
2023-04-18 - 2023-04-19 | DC
April 18-19, 2023
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
2401 12th Street NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
AIANTA offers the annual two-day Go International training conference, designed to introduce the international market to Tribes, Tribal businesses, and Native Hawaiian businesses and support participants to identify their tourism product(s) for pricing, packaging, and selling to markets overseas.
Tribal tourism professionals, industry representatives and entrepreneurs gather to:

Hear from expert speakers from throughout the national and international tourism industry
Connect and network with one another around shared vision and goals for business, Indian Country and tourism development
Advance and develop their businesses, careers and tourism ventures
Gain an understanding of what is needed and how to participate in international markets

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Indian Country Grand Rounds: Outpatient Management of Stimulant Use Disorder
2023-04-18 10:00 | Virtual Event
The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board invites you to join Indian Country ECHO April 18th, 2023 @ 12pm PT for a Grand Rounds session focused on Stimulant Use Disorder.
This session will feature Dr. Phillip Coffin, Director of Substance Use Research, San Francisco Department of Public Health, and Dr. Jonathan Davis, Director of San Francisco Health Network Heart Failure Program, as they discuss topics including:

Outpatient management of stimulant use disorder
Prevalence and consequences of stimulant misuse
Evidence supporting pharmacotherapies for stimulant use disorder
Cardiac fallout related to stimulant misuse
Patient education and harm reduction strategies
and more!

Free CE is available.
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For questions, contact ncushman@npaihb.org.

TribalHub Webinar: Improving Tribal Healthcare Through Secure, Interoperable Data
2023-04-18 12:00 | Virtual Event
Apr 18, 2023 at 12:00 pm Central
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When transitioning to a new Electronic Health Records (EHRs) system, many factors come into play, including data security and interfacing with other existing systems. In moving through the steps of modernization to provide secure access to medical data, the healthcare benefits increase substantially. With the ability to both retrieve and share data, tribal healthcare providers have much more complete information for improved patient care.

This webinar will walk through the major steps of new EHR deployment and discuss how having expanded access to medical records helps clinicians provide better healthcare in tribal communities.

BIA Land Acquisition Consultation
2023-04-18 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-04-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter

April 18 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
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April 20 at 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Eastern
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The BIA obtained an increase in funding for a land acquisition effort intended to foster and restore lands to new and landless Tribes, at Regional authority levels, for the development of conservation practices, law enforcement, applicable regulatory policies, and sustainable Tribal communities and economic development. Given the expected Tribal interest in determining the best methodology for distribution of the additional funding, the BIA will conduct the Tribal consultation sessions prior to making any final determination on how this will be accomplished.

Department of Homeland Security External Tribal Quarterly Meeting
2023-04-18 13:00 | Virtual Event
Participate in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs upcoming 2023 quarterly DHS Tribal meetings.
Meeting participants will include DHS personnel and Tribal partners (including leaders, program personnel and advocates).
Please register for the meetings using the following registration links:

January 17 at 2:00 pm Eastern
Register in advance for this meeitng.
April 18 at 2:00 pm Eastern
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July 18 at 2:00 pm Eastern
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October 17 at 2:00 pm Eastern
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ezFedGrant (eFG) for Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) webinar series
2023-04-19 12:00 | Virtual Event
USDAs’ Animal Plant Health Inspections Service (APHIS) has provided funding opportunities for Tribal Nations, Tribal Organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Most of the funding opportunities are made available through the ezFedGrant (eFG) system. The system is sometimes hard to navigate and may not seem user-friendly. The Office of National Tribal Liaison would like to formally invite you to ezFedGrant (eFG) for Tribal Nations, Tribal Organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) webinar series. The series is broken down into four modules:

Module 1 – Introduction to ezFedGrant: March 22 at 1:00 pm Eastern
Module 2 – Accessing ezFedGrant: March 29 at 1:00 pm Eastern
Module 3 – What happens after selection and award: April 12 at 1:00 pm Eastern
Module 4 – Amendments, closeouts, and recap: April 19 at 1:00 pm Eastern

ONTL is providing this opportunity so tribes can learn how to access and navigate the system, so Tribes can be better equipped to apply for funding opportunities through APHIS. Below you will find the registration link and webinar link.
Registration Link
Web Join URL
Meeting ID: 161 031 6583
Meeting Password: *$Q37ZKk
Dial-in information: 669-254-5252 | 646-828-7666
Contact information: Denise.Salvetti@usda.gov

USDA Forest Service | Tribal Forum | Mitigation of Adverse Impacts
2023-04-19 12:00 | Virtual Event
Please join the USDA Forest Service for a Tribal forum on proposed directives for the mitigation of adverse impacts on National Forest System lands. Representatives from the Ecosystem Management Coordination staff will share information and be available to discuss the proposed national policy and Tribal implications.
The Forest Service follows Land Management Planning and National Environmental Policy Act regulations to assess the need for and include mitigation in both its activities and those activities it authorizes. The Agency does not currently have a separate mitigation policy. The proposed directives will clarify the agency’s mitigation authority and provide standard national direction to encourage consistency, improve transparency, and increase effectiveness.
Tribal Forum Details
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Register: Meeting Registration – Zoom (zoomgov.com)
Please contact the Office of Tribal Relations at sm.fs.otrtribalcon@usda.gov or (202) 205-1514, with any questions.

FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation Webinar - Speed Management
2023-04-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
Date: April 19, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Description: Speeding – traveling too fast for conditions or exceeding the posted speed limits – is a contributing factor in 26 percent of all fatalities. In 2020, there were 38,824 fatalities on our Nation’s roadways, of which 11,258 were speeding-related – increased by 17 percent from the previous year. Speeding is a safety concern on all roads and for all road users. Although much of the public concern about speeding has been focused on high-speed Interstates, only 14 percent (1,344) occurred on interstate highways, rural and urban combined, while 86 percent of speeding-related fatalities occurred on non-interstate roadways. Speeding is a complex issue involving engineering, driving behavior, education, and enforcement. FHWA is the lead agency accountable for the engineering actions.
Connection information will be made available at https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/programs-tribal/webinars (-> nticc.us13.list-manage.com).
Questions or Suggestions?
Please contact Blane Kunihisa, (360) 619-7814, blane.kunihisa@dot.gov

NCUIH Webinar: Growing a Sustainable Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges
2023-04-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
April 19, 2023 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT
This live hour-long virtual webinar will focus on key considerations in growing and sustaining a healthy and robust workforce. The webinar will highlight the unique work of the Native American Health Center.
Objectives:

Understand how to employ best practices for incorporating employee feedback on workplace experiences to empower and retain current workforce.
Learn how health care systems can expand thinking around workforce issues to plan strategies to address and sustain today’s health care worforce needs.
Identify ways to incorporate staff wellness program to enhance employee engagement and satisfaction.

Presenters:

Anthony Guzman, Native American Health Center
Michelle Shawnego, Native American Health Center

Register

FEMA Tribal Consultation on Tribal Disaster Declarations Guidance
2023-04-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
FEMA will host a virtual consultation with Tribal Nations to discuss the Tribal Disaster Declarations Guidance on April 20, 3:00–5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Consultation Overview
FEMA invites Tribal Nations to attend the first in a series of Tribal consultations on the Tribal Disaster Declarations Guidance. The purpose of the consultation is to gather Tribal Nations’ feedback on how to best improve the Presidential disaster declaration process to ensure that Tribal Nations can access FEMA resources during and after disasters in Indian Country.
FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery will host the Tribal consultation and FEMA’s National Tribal Affairs Advocate will moderate the discussion.
Participation:
The virtual Tribal consultation will be on the Zoom for Government platform.

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Time: 3:00–5:00 m. ET
Register to attend via Zoom or Phone

Please see the Dear Tribal Leader Letter, and FEMA will also be issuing an agenda and framing paper with questions for Tribal leader consideration prior to the consultation date. All information will also be available on: www.fema.gov/about/tribes/consultations.
Written Comments:
Tribal Nations can submit their written comments and any questions via email with the subject line “Tribal Declarations Guidance – Written Comments” to fema-tribal@fema.dhs.gov. Final feedback and comments from Tribal Nations are due by September 17, 2023.
Contact information for FEMA Tribal Liaisons is available at www.fema.gov/about/contact.

White House Invest in Nature Summit
2023-04-20 14:00 - 16:30 | Virtual Event
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is pleased to invite you to join us virtually for the White House Invest in Nature Summit. The event will be on Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET from the White House.
Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking aggressive action to conserve and restore nature, provide communities the tools they need to be resilient, and tackle the climate crisis. The White House Invest in Nature Summit will bring together Administration officials, academia, industry, non-profits, philanthropies, and others to report on progress made, underscore the importance of these ongoing efforts, and highlight the work ahead to drive even more progress.
Event Details
What: White House Invest in Nature Summit
When: Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET
Where: https://youtube.com/live/SHfBet7_EA4

NAFOA's 41st Annual Conference
2023-04-24 - 2023-04-25 | Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel, 999 Ninth St, NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Registration is officially open for NAFOA’s 41st Annual Conference to be held April 24-25, 2023 at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel in Washington, DC.
The conference brings Tribal, state, federal, and industry partners together in one educational forum to discuss important economic issues facing Indian Country. Register today to take advantage of great networking and informative educational sessions.
Register for the Conference
Visit the Conference Site
Conference Links:

Register Online
Member Tribe Registration Form
General Registration Form
CPE FAQs
Hotel & Travel Information
Sponsorship Opportunities

Tribal Transportation Training
2023-04-24 - 2023-04-26 | Glenpool Convention Cetner, 12205 S. Yukon Avenue, Glenpool, OK, 74033, United States
Date: April 24 – 26, 2023
Location: Glenpool Convention Center I 12205 S. Yukon Ave. I Glenpool, OK 74033
Description: This training has been created specifically for tribes and is provided at no cost to tribal personnel. It is being provided through a partnership between Cross Timbers Consulting, FHWA and Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Please register in advance. Visit www.crosstimbersconsulting.com (-> nticc.us13.list-manage.com) for more information including directions, hotels, and a printable agenda.
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Native Financial Education Practitioners Summit | Virtual
2023-04-24 - 2023-04-27 | Virtual Event
April 24-27, 2023
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Registrations are open for the 3rd Annual Native Financial Education Practitioners Summit on April 24-27, 2023, supported by the Wells Fargo Foundation.

USDA 2023 Tribal Equity and Barriers Consultations
2023-04-24 13:00 - 16:30, 2023-04-25 13:00 - 16:30 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader,
Please find below the invitation, draft agenda, and proxy letter template for the upcoming Tribal Leader consultations on Equity and Barriers. USDA will report out on progress previously identified barriers as well as talk about ones not previously discussed. It will be divided into five different topics on different days, each day is 2:00-5:30pmET.
These documents can also be found at OTR Tribal Consultation website. Please let OTR know if you have any questions, tribal.relations@usda.gov.
Thank you,
USDA Office of Tribal Relations

Dates:

Monday, April 24: Economic Development
Tuesday, April 25: Food, Safety, and Trade
Thursday, April 27: Farming, Ranching, and Conservation
Friday, April 28: Forests and Public Lands Management
Monday, May 1: Education and Research

Time: Tribal Caucus – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET / Tribal Consultation – 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET
Details: Building off of the consultations USDA held in 2021 and 2022, these upcoming consultations will report out on previously identified barriers as well as talk about ones not previously discussed. Like last year’s consultations, it will be divided into five different topics on different days. There will be Framing Papers for each of these areas. These are not meant to limit conversation, but rather provide issues that have been previously identified that can help guide the conversation.
Documents:

Tribal Invitation (PDF, 316 KB)
Proxy Letter Template (DOCX, 20.3 KB)
Agenda (PDF, 302 KB)

Economic Development Consultation

Time: 2PM
Registration Link
Framing Paper (PDF, 214 KB)

Farming, Ranching and Conservation Consultation

Time: 2PM
Registration Link
Framing Paper (PDF, 292 KB)

Food, Safety and Trade Consultation

Time: 2PM
Registration Link
Framing Paper (PDF, 249 KB)

Forests & Public Lands Management Consultation

Time: 2PM
Registration Link
Framing Paper (PDF, 234 KB)

Education & Research Consultation

Time: 2PM
Registration Link
Framing Paper (PDF, 190 KB)

NIHB Webinar: A Conversation about Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Programs and Funding
2023-04-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
April 24 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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Community members, Tribal leaders, Tribal healthcare and public health professionals, and anyone interested in learning more about Tribal MIECHV programs is invited to join.
Last December, Congress approved the doubling of federal funding for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program over the coming five years. Effective immediately, funding for Tribes has been doubled – and it will double again by 2027. The Administration for Children and Families has released an invitation to Tribes and urban Indian organizations to apply for grants of up to $1 million/year to administer home visiting programs. The grant application can be found here.
What is Tribal MIECHV? How does home visiting support families with young children, parents, and Tribal communities? What is involved in administering a Tribal home visiting program funded by ACF?
Bring your questions and join administrators of Tribal MIECHV programs for this interactive conversation. We hope to see you there!

Investigating and Prosecuting Human Trafficking in Tribal Communities
2023-04-25 - 2023-04-27 | Virtual Event
April 25 at 12:45 pm – 5:15 pm Eastern
April 26 at 12:15 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
April 27 at 12:15 pm – 5:30 pm Eastern
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The Department of Justice’s National Indian Country Training Initiative and the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit is providing a three-day webinar series on Investigating and Prosecuting Human Trafficking in Tribal Communities. The online training will be held on April 25-27, 2023.
This webinar training is for federal and Tribal criminal justice professionals working in Indian country. This seminar will serve to enhance participant’s understanding of legal definitions, elements of federal offenses, and current issues and challenges of human trafficking enforcement, to include both labor trafficking and sex trafficking. The training will include presentations on effective strategies for identifying, investigating, and prosecuting human trafficking cases, including prosecutors’ roles in planning successful enforcement operations; strategies for developing victim testimony; pretrial litigation strategies; effective trial presentation in human trafficking prosecutions; and sentencing issues. The focus of the training will be prosecutions in federal court. There is no tuition charge for this training. Although participation for all three days is not mandatory, it is highly encouraged. CLE has been requested.
If you have any questions, please contact Heather Cumper at heather.cumper@usdoj.gov, Delores Johnson at delores.Johnson@usdoj.gov, or Leslie A. Hagen at leslie.hagen3@usdoj.gov.

Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance: Wise Practices, a Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO Clinic
2023-04-25 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 session on April 25th will focus on Native Post-Traumatic Growth from Decolonized Perspective.
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.

FEMA & CBP Tribal Consultation on the Shelter & Services Program
2023-04-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will host a virtual consultation with Tribal Nations on FEMA’s implementation of the Shelter and Services Program (SSP) on April 25, 3–4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Consultation Overview
The FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-328) establishes the Shelter and Services Program (SSP). The grant program aims to support sheltering and related activities provided by non-federal entities in support of relieving noncitizen overcrowding in short-term holding facilities operated by CBP.
FEMA and CBP will host the tribal consultation to provide an overview of the SSP and gather additional feedback from Tribal leaders to inform FEMA’s implementation of the SSP to better serve Tribal Nations.

Participation
The virtual tribal consultation will be hosted on the Zoom for Government platform.

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Time: 3 –4:30 p.m. ET
Register to attend
Zoom Meeting ID: 161 698 3369
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Join by phone: (669) 254 5252

Resources

Tribal leader notification letter
Agenda
Framing paper with questions for Tribal leader consideration

All information will also be available on www.fema.gov/about/tribes/consultations.

Written Comments
To submit questions in advance of the consultation, please email the Grants Program Directorate (GPD) at gpd-comms@fema.dhs.gov or a FEMA Regional Tribal Liaison.
To submit comments in response to the April 25 consultation, please email GPD at gpd-comms@fema.dhs.gov or the FEMA Regional Tribal Liaisons on or before May 25, 2023.
Contact information for FEMA Tribal Liaisons is available at www.fema.gov/about/contact.

Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact FEMA Office of External Affairs:

Congressional Affairs at (202) 646-4500 or at FEMA-Congressional-Affairs@fema.dhs.gov
Intergovernmental Affairs at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-IGA@fema.dhs.gov
Tribal Affairs at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-Tribal@fema.dhs.gov
Private Sector Engagement at (202) 646-3444 or at nbeoc@max.gov

IHS Director’s Workgroup on Improving Purchased/Referred Care
2023-04-26 - 2023-04-27 | DC
IHS Director’s Workgroup on Improving Purchased/Referred Care
The Indian Health Service (IHS) Director’s Workgroup on Improving PRC is a federal-Tribal workgroup established to provide recommendations to the IHS Director on strategies to improve PRC operations, data, oversight and transparency. The next meeting will be held on April 26th and 27th, 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Online participants may register for the meeting here.
