Events

U.S. Forest Service Hosts Tribal Forum on Forest Restoration Agreements The U.S. Forest Service is hosting a tribal forum webinar on Thursday, January 13, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST to share information on a proposed policy regarding restoration agreements. The proposed policy provides direction in the Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 1509.11, Chapter 80 […]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Tribal Consultation on the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. No. 116-260 (Act), created the TBCP, providing new sources of Tribal broadband funding to assist in mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating the digital divide across Indian Country. As you may […]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day We are honoring the achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today and the USET/USET SPF offices are closed. Dr. King was the most influential of African American civil rights leaders during the 1960s, he was instrumental in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination […]

On January 19, join the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (NTF), Angelina Jolie, and Senate sponsors of the upcoming Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization for a policy day of action to ask Senators to co-sponsor and pass the bipartisan consensus bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. On December […]

Please join to watch the newest short film, Bounty, followed by a conversation with filmmakers Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador Maulian Dana, Dawn Neptune Adams (Penobscot), and Upstander Project learning director Mishy Lesser and Akomawt Educational Initiative's Director of Education and Upstander Project advisor Chris Newell (Passamaquoddy). Thursday, January 20 (7p ET / 6p CT / […]

Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, January 25 at 2:00 p.m. ET for Equality of Opportunity in Action: Inclusive Infrastructure Investment.   Disparities in public infrastructure have profound costs on communities of color. Past decisions on highway placement in decades past continue to separate minority neighborhoods from commercial districts. Today, fewer transit options and longer commutes […]

The basics: What Indian landowners need to know about statutes, regulations & case law Sometimes it seems like landowners need to be lawyers to understand all of the rules and regulations involved with owning and managing Indian land. The legal environment surrounding Indian lands is certainly complex, but there is some basic background information that […]

Thursday, January 27 at 12 – 1pm EST Register This Workplace COVID-19 Vaccines Communications Training: How to Talk to Your Team Members about the COVID-19 Vaccines gives employers, HR professionals, business leaders, and staff the information they need to communicate with their employees and coworkers about vaccination policies. It also provides strategies and tools for having effective conversations […]

WHCNAA TRIBAL LEADER ENGAGEMENT SESSION, JANUARY 31, 2022, 1PM - 3:30PM EST The White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) will host its first engagement session with Tribal leaders on January 31, 2022, as announced by WHCNAA co-chair Secretary Haaland at the 2021 White House Tribal Nations Summit. Following this inaugural session, WHCNAA-Tribal leader […]