Events

National Tribal Leadership Climate Change Summit: Traditional Knowledges and Tribal Sovereignty

Virtual Event

Learn about how Traditional Knowledges are defined, preserved, transmitted to future generations, and applied in ways that advance Tribal natural, cultural, and community goals related to climate impacts and resiliency. Explore how Tribal rights and sovereignty form a unique basis for applying Traditional Knowledge and Tribal world views. Weave together learnings from previous summit discussions […]

Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification Course – ABC Class I

The USET Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification Level I course will cover the most important and commonly performed job tasks and capabilities for Wastewater Treatment Operators. The course will closely follow the “Need to Know” criteria to pass the ABC Class I certification exam. The course will begin on  June 9, 2021 and continue weekly until […]

HHS Tribal Consultation – Region 4

Virtual Event

HHS would like to continue discussions regarding strengthening its Tribal Consultation Policy pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships. According to the DTLL, a special workgroup of the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) will convene to review written comments and develop a strengthened Tribal Consultation Policy. Once complete, the plan […]

Tribal-Interior Budget Council Meeting

Virtual Event

This is the rescheduled May meeting. You do not need to re-register and the entire schedule is the same as before, but moved to this week. Wednesday, June 9 12:00-1:00 Eastern   TIBC Tribal Caucus - Register NCAI will be monitoring this list and will identify and remove unauthorized attendees, when approved. 1:30-6:30 Eastern     TIBC […]

IHS Virtual Consultation on Buy Indian Act Notice of Proposed Rule Making

Virtual Event

The Indian Health Service issued a Dear Tribal Leader Letter announcing a virtual Tribal Consultation on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Buy Indian Act of 1910. DATE: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 TIME: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) TELEPHONE: (833) 568-8864 Toll-free Meeting ID: 160 453 1058 Passcode: 349582 ZOOM […]

Webinar with USDA Secretary Vilsack

You’re Invited to a Webinar with USDA Secretary Vilsack to Discuss The Build Back Better Initiative to Transform the Food System Wednesday, June 9, 3:00-3:30pm Eastern Limited Seats. Register in advance for this webinar: USDA announced Tuesday, June 8, that it plans to invest more than $4 billion through the Build Back Better initiative. The […]

CMS Navigator Funding Opportunity Technical Assistance Session

CMS issued the 2021 Navigator Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which will make $80 million in grant funding available to Navigators in states with a Federally-Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) for the 2022 plan year. This is the largest funding allocation CMS has made available for Navigator grants to date. With the additional funding, CMS encourages current […]

Wampanoag Nation: People of the First Light – Speaker/Discussion Series

The Truro Historical Society is hosting a series of talks to accompany their upcoming “Wampanoag Nation: People of the First Light” exhibition. June 9: Jennifer Weston: “Reviving the Wampanoag Language” June 16: Andrew Lipman: “The Death and Life of Squanto” July 7: Drew Lopenzina: “400 Years of Settlement Through an Indian’s Looking-Glass” July 14: Voices of Indigenous Poets: Lucy […]

400 Years of Wampanoag History (Virtual Event)

Virtual Event

The True Cost of Colonization: American History from an Indigenous Perspective Paula Peters is a scholar and a politically, socially, and culturally active member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. She’ll discuss the romanticized myth of the Pilgrims' arrival and the true cost of colonization from the perspective of the indigenous people. By exploring the history […]