United South & Eastern Tribes

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
2021-11-04 09:00 (America/Chicago) | United States
November 4 at 10:00 am Eastern
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee: Hearings to examine the road ahead for the COVID-19 response, focusing on next steps.

The Nuts and Bolts of Tribal SSBCI: Informational Sessions with Treasury
2021-11-04 11:30 | Virtual Event
Join the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the Native American Financial Officers Association (NAFOA) and as they co-host the United States Department of Treasury (Treasury) for a series of webinars discussing the Tribal State Small Business Credit Initiative (Tribal SSBCI).
Each of the four sessions will address different topics related to Tribal SSBCI, allowing participants to receive in-depth information on the specific areas they deem most relevant. Each webinar will consist of presentations from Treasury and include ample time for questions. The four sessions will address the following:
Tuesday, October 26 at 2:00 pm Eastern
Tribal SSBCI Program Overview
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Thursday, October 28 at 2:00 pm Eastern
Indirect Credit Support: Loan Guarantee, Collateral Support, and Capital Access Programs
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Tuesday, November 2 at 11:30 am Eastern
Direct Credit Support: Loan Participation, and Venture Capital Programs
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Thursday, November 4 at 11:30 am Eastern
Partnering with CDFIs and Compliance
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USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Office of National Tribal Liaison Tribal Consultation Webinar
2021-11-04 12:00
Tribal Consultation on November 4 at 1:00 pm Eastern
Please review the letter for more information.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Office of National Tribal Liaison (ONTL) would like to inform Tribal entities of a pending proposal to establish standards for the humane care and handling of birds covered under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). APHIS would like to invite you to participate in a Tribal Consultation Webinar for the new bird regulations being held on November 4, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 EDT where the proposed change will be discussedin more detail. If you have questions please email Dr. Terry Clark (terry.w.clark@usda.gov) Director – Office of National Tribal Liaison or Dr. Cody Yager (cody.m.yager@usda.gov) for information related to specific regulations and standards for birds.

Administration for Children and Families virtual Tribal Consultation
2021-11-04 12:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has recently released the attached Tribal Leader Letter announcing a virtual Tribal Consultation which will take place on November 4, 2021 from 1pm to 5pm ET. ACF administers over 60 programs and has a total budget of $58 billion. The agency says that it provides over $1 billion to Tribal communities annually. You can register for the consultation here.
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Agenda
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Fact Sheet
Specific topics for the consultation suggested by ACF are the ACF Tribal Consultation Policy and other topics suggested through Tribal leader input. Tribal leaders may wish to share support for expanding self-governance programs at HHS, including at ACF, beyond the Indian Health Service.
ACF will also be hosting planning calls on September 20 (4-5pm EDT) and September 27 (4-5pm EDT) that will “identify individuals who will provide oral testimony to ACF and identify additional specific topics of interest for discussion.” You can also suggest topics by emailing them to anacommissioner@acf.hhs.gov.
ACF will keep the consultation record open for 30 days beyond the consultation date. Comments can be submitted to anacommissioner@acf.hhs.gov.

Listening Session on Energy Access and Reliability on Tribal Lands
2021-11-04 14:00 - 16:00
DOE Office of Indian Energy Seeks Tribal Input on Energy Access and Reliability on Tribal Lands Report to Congress
The Energy Act of 2020 included specific requirements for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct research and report back to Congress on energy access and reliability on tribal lands.
To meet this requirement and develop a thorough and substantive report from the tribal perspective, the DOE Office of Indian Energy is holding a listening session to gather insights directly from tribal leaders and staff.
What: Listening Session on Energy Access and Reliability on Tribal Lands
Who: Tribal leaders and staff from energy, planning, natural resources, or other relevant tribal government departments and positions
Where: Virtual
Date: November 4, 2021
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Time (3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time)
Why: Your participation is critically important to help us develop a report that reflects your input and addresses your issues. We want to hear directly from Native Nations about the status of unelectrified homes and electricity reliability issues in tribal communities and explore challenges and potential solutions with you. This listening session is an opportunity for you to have input into the development of the report to Congress.
What’s next: A follow-up listening session in 2022 will provide participants with an opportunity to discuss and review the report’s findings and provide feedback on the recommendations.
How to participate: Register today to secure your spot. A calendar invite, call-in number, and join link will be sent once you have registered. Prior to the event, we will provide polling and survey questions to best prepare you for engagement during the session.
If you have any questions, please submit them to IndianEnergy@hq.doe.gov.
Please note: This listening session has a participant capacity limit. Tribal leaders and staff will be given priority to attend if the limit is reached. A recording of the listening session will be available online following the event

OSHA Briefing with Tribal Leaders on Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)
2021-11-05 14:00 - 14:45 | Virtual Event
November 5 at 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm Eastern
Call-in number: +1 669 254 5252
Meeting ID: 161 045 0061
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the job. The nation’s unvaccinated workers face grave danger from workplace exposure to coronavirus, and immediate action is necessary to protect them. Under this standard, covered employers must develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, unless they adopt a policy requiring employees to choose to either be vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work.
OSHA is offering robust compliance assistance to help businesses implement the standard, which can be found at this landing page.
Please RSVP to Lujan.Theresa@dol.gov if you plan to attend at 3pm ET. This briefing is intended for tribal leaders and staff. You will have the opportunity to ask policy questions by stating in the zoom chat function that you would like to ask a question, but please do not raise casework or specific business or individual questions in the briefing, in the interest of time. Attendees are encouraged to review the guidance found in links ahead of the briefing.
Here is a link to the White House fact sheet on these two vaccination policies: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/04/fact-sheet-biden-administration-announces-details-of-two-major-vaccination-policies/ [whitehouse.gov]

Demystifying Louisiana Native Americans: A Tunica-Biloxi Perspective
2021-11-06 14:00 | Virtual Event
Teens are invited to “Demystifying Louisiana Native Americans: A Tunica-Biloxi Perspective,” at 2:00 pm Central on Nov. 6 on Zoom. Participants will listen to Tunica-Biloxi language instructors Teyanna Pierite-Simon and Ryan Lopez share their tribal history, language, culture and what it is like growing up Native American in Louisiana. Visit nolalibrary.org/events to register.

WHA IGA Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Briefings
2021-11-08 10:15, 2021-11-10 10:30, 2021-11-10 14:45, 2021-11-12 10:00 | Virtual Event
To learn more about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and what’s next in the Administration’s plan to Build Back Better, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs invites you to join us and other senior administration officials for one of the briefing opportunities offered this week.
Please register below and contact IGA46@who.eop.gov with if you have any questions.

IGA BID Briefing Schedule

BID Briefing with Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and senior White House and Agency officials
Monday, November 8
11:15 am Eastern
REGISTER HERE: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_dnorkkEUReKgNL5kJvCb5w

USDA Briefing with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and senior White House and Agency officials
Wednesday, November 10 at
11:30 am Eastern
REGISTER HERE:
https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_EQqf7XRDTAGEdOYSfBBYNA

BID Briefing with Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves and senior White House and Agency officials
Wednesday, November 10
3:45PM ET
REGISTER HERE: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_qEz8Hwi8Qg2twNvLVfj0wg

BID Briefing with Department of Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh and senior White House and Agency officials
Friday, November 12
11:00 AM ET
REGISTER HERE: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_n14gjUdcQzemSworKJcy1Q

virtual Investing for the Future Train-the-Trainer Workshop
2021-11-08 11:00 - 2021-11-10 15:00 | Virtual Event
Back by popular demand, First Nations Development Institute, with support from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition, Inc. (ONAC), is pleased to announce a virtual Investing for the Future Train-the-Trainer Workshop. This workshop is a three-day investor education certification workshop that offers in-depth instruction on the Investing for the Future curriculum, workbook, and related training materials. As part of the Building Native Communities curriculum series, Investing for the Future provides resources and tools for trainers to teach basic investing classes and workshops in an interactive virtual format. It’s also a cutting-edge approach for introducing Native communities to concepts like stocks and bonds, planning for retirement, as well as using caution when considering risky trends like crowd investing, cryptocurrencies, and meme stocks. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now. For more information, please contact Shawn Spruce at agoyopi@gmail.com, or Christy Finsel, ONAC Executive Director, at cfinsel@oknativeassets.org. This training is available to trainers across the U.S.
What: Investing for the Future Train-the-Trainer
When: November 8th-10th, 2021
Time: 10 am to 2 pm (MST) Daily

Equity In Action Listening Session: Native Communities
2021-11-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
Equity In Action Listening Session: Native Communities
Date/Registration Details:
Monday, November 8, 2021
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EST
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) invites you and your Native community to share your lived experiences and ideas for how the agency and its program offices can improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in relationship with Native and Tribal communities. As called for by the Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, ACF’s Equity and Tribal Advisory Groups are pursuing a robust approach to advancing equity. This approach is across all programs and processes, with a focus on people of color and Native peoples who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality. This includes careful reviews of policies, messaging, grant-making, procurement, human resources, and other processes leading to thoughtful planning and action.

Indian Health Service Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee (TSGAC)
2021-11-09 12:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
The Indian Health Service Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee (TSGAC) is scheduled to meet on November 9, 2021, from 1:00 to 5:00 pm eastern time. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom.
12:00 – 12:45 pm EASTERN (Tribal Caucus)|
1:00 – 5:00 pm EASTERN (Full TSGAC Meeting)
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+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
Meeting ID: 864 1063 8476
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Martha Redbone Roots Project, a concert at Bowker Auditorium
2021-11-09 18:30 | United States
Paper City Clothing in Holyoke, 50 Arrow Gallery in Easthampton and the University of Massachusetts Amherst are highlighting contemporary Indigenous artists during Native American Heritage Month.
UMass will host the Martha Redbone Roots Project, a concert at Bowker Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m.
Martha Redbone is a Native and African American vocalist, songwriter, composer, and educator known for her “gumbo” mix of genres.
Tickets are $25. and $10. for youth or students who attend UMass and Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke and Smith colleges. Student ID’s are required.

The Association on American Indian Affairs 7th Annual Repatriation Conference
2021-11-10 | Virtual Event
The Association on American Indian Affairs 7th Annual Repatriation Conference Virtual
November 3, 10 and 17

Recovery and Healing Conference
2021-11-10 09:30 - 18:00 | Virtual Event
Recovery and Healing Conference
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 10:30 am ET- 7:00 pm ET
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy is partnering with We are Warriors Emergency Operations Center and Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board to host a virtual Recovery & Healing Conference on Nov. 10, 2021, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MT. The conference will help Tribal leaders, nonprofit organizations, emergency managers, community leaders, disaster responders and funders understand:

The basic tenets of disaster recovery.
Long-term recovery groups and how they function in Native communities.
The importance of healing, strategies for healing and stories of healing.

Additional event details and registration information coming soon!

FDIC Webinar - Economic Inclusion for Native Americans: Access to Safe and Affordable Bank Accounts
2021-11-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Virtual Event
Economic Inclusion for Native Americans: Access to Safe and Affordable Bank Accounts
Webinar
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM CDT
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is hosting a webinar to highlight the need for access to safe and affordable bank accounts in Native American communities.
Presenters from the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition (ONAC) and two financial institutions that serve Native American communities will discuss why bank account access is critical for Native Americans, detail ONAC’s national effort to bring Native Americans into the financial mainstream, and offer strategies for reaching unbanked Native American households.

The FDIC’s #Get Banked Initiative and How America Banks Survey will also be discussed.

HouseSubcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands: Legislative Hearing
2021-11-10 11:00
November 10 at 12:00 pm Eastern
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands: Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 268, H.R. 980, H.R. 1469, H.R. 2512, H.R. 2551, H.R. 3600, H.R. 4358, H.R. 4404, H.R. 4494, and H.R. 5118.

H.R. 1469 (Rep. Chellie Pingree), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments within the York watershed in the State of Maine as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2021.
H.R. 4358 (Rep. Vern Buchanan), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Little Manatee River as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act.
H.R. 4404 (Rep. Darren Soto), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Kissimmee River in the State of Florida as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act.

House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations: “Hunger Among Veterans and Servicemembers: Understanding the Problem and Evaluating Solutions”

Tribal Health Program Support Gathering Circle
2021-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
The Gathering Circle will be an opportunity to expand our stakeholders’ understanding of ongoing USET Tribal Health Programs Support’s (THPS) programing strengths and challenges. The Gathering Circle will be a quarterly webinar. Each session will highlight various THPS programs.
Who should attend?

USET member Tribal Leaders
USET member Health Directors and Clinicians
Federal Partners

Participants will:

Learn about the history of epidemiology
Learn about the role of Tribal Epidemiology Centers
Learn about the resources USET’s TEC can provide Tribal Nations

Zoom Link

“Bounty” Live World Premiere
2021-11-10 18:00 - 19:30
November 10 at 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CST
We are citizens of the Penobscot Nation. For this film, we bring our families to Boston to read our ancestors’ death warrant. This abhorrent proclamation, made in 1755 by the colonial government, paid settlers handsomely to murder Penobscot people. It declared our people enemies and offered different prices for the scalps of children, women, and men. Bounty proclamations like this, some even paid in stolen land, persisted for more than two centuries across what is now the United States.
The memory of being hunted is in our blood. We know this to be true, and the science now affirms that trauma can be passed down from generation to generation. In “Bounty” we take control of this process by inviting our children into the colonizer’s hall of injustice, to read their hateful words and tell the truth about what was done to our ancestors. We exercise our power by sharing the horrors of this hard history as an act of resistance, remembrance, and a step toward justice.
Join Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador Maulian Dana, film participant Dawn Neptune Adams (Penobscot), and filmmaker and Upstander Project director Adam Mazo for a conversation after the film.
Learn more about the film at bountyfilm.org.
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EVENT SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)
7:00 PM – 7:05 PM: Film Introduction
7:06 PM – 7:14 PM: “Bounty” film
7:15 PM – 9:00 PM: Film Team Q&A

NOAA Tribal Consultation Webinar
2021-11-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual Event
Consultation #1
Date: January 10, 2022
Time: 1pm – 3pm EST
Registration Link
Consultation #2
Date: January 11, 2022
Time: 11am – 1pm EST
Registration Link
Copies of all documents can be found here: https://www.noaa.gov/legislative-and-intergovernmental-affairs/noaa-tribal-resources-updates
NOAA requests your input on revisions to the following existing NOAA policies and guidance documents, which facilitate NOAA’s implementation of E.O. 13175: (1) NOAA Procedures for Government-to-Government Consultation With Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations (Draft Handbook); (2) NOAA Administrative Order 218-8, Policy on Government-to-Government Consultation with Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations (see last page of Draft Handbook); and (3) a traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) guidance currently titled NOAA Fisheries and National Ocean Service Guidance and Best Practices for Engaging and Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Decision-Making.
The Draft Handbook and NOAA Administrative Order revisions are intended to update and formalize the productive practices and procedures NOAA has developed throughout its years of working with tribal governments, American Indians, and Native Alaskans. These proposed updates are intended to further strengthen NOAA’s relationships with Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and improve the Agency’s consultation procedures.
NOAA plans to update and apply the TEK guidance to all NOAA offices, and is interested in input regarding any updates or revisions to strengthen this guidance. TEK has the potential to inform and enrich many aspects of NOAA’s work, allowing us to better understand earth and ocean systems and fulfill our management responsibilities. The TEK Guidance has not been previously made available for tribal or public comment.
NOAA understands the importance of long-standing policies relating to government-to-government relations with tribal governments. In January 2021, President Biden issued a Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening the Nation-to-Nation Relationships that requires all federal departments and agencies to submit a plan for implementing Executive Order 13175. Executive Order 13175 charges federal departments and agencies to engage in regular, meaningful, and robust consultation with Tribal officials in the development of federal policies that have Tribal implications. The revisions to these policy and guidance documents respond to those Administration requirements.
The Federal Register notice for this request was published on November 24, 2021, and can be found at www.Regulations.gov.

CNAY presents virtual discussion with Paulina Alexis
2021-11-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Event
A Reckoning in Representation with Paulina Alexis
November 11 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern
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In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institute is pleased to announce a live discussion with Paulina Alexis (Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation). Paulina’s most recent film, BEANS, is the critically acclaimed coming-of-age story that had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Based on true events, Tracey Deer’s award-winning debut feature chronicles the 79-day standoff between two Mohawk communities and government forces in 1990 Quebec.
To commemorate the release of this powerful film, CNAY will be hosting a virtual Zoom discussion with Paulina Alexis on Thursday, November 11, 2021, from 7:00-8:00pm EST. This conversation will also include Native youth leaders who work to increase representation of Indigenous voices in main-stream media.
Featured speakers and panelists will include:

Nikki Pitre, Executive Director, The Center for Native American Youth
Paulina Alexis, Actress
Kaliko Kalāhiki, Youth Advisory Board, The Center for Native American Youth
Laura Deloodeneenła Ekada, Generation Indigenous Ambassador
Isabella Madrigal, 2020 Champion for Change

Join in celebrating the rise of Indigenous representation. Register early, via the link below, and share this invitation with colleagues and those in your network who may be interested in the event. This event will be streamed live to our Facebook page.
For questions, please contact Senior Program Associate Jen Peacock at jennifer.peacock@aspeninstitute.org.

North County Climate Change Alliance: Our Changing Climate Series - Renewable Energy Opportunities
2021-11-11 19:30 | Virtual Event
North County Climate Change Alliance (NCCCA)
Our Changing Climate Series – Renewable Energy Opportunities
Thursday, November 11 at 7:30 pm Central
Solar power is by far the cheapest source of electricity available these days, beating coal, natural gas, and nuclear in your checkbook. But if the solar power is placed far away from the end user, these low prices are dwarfed by transmission costs and grid losses. Far away no longer makes sense. So, what are the solutions?
Please join us to hear about a prospective North County renewable energy project at Markel Reservoir, Carlsbad and as well as other nearby projects. While these projects are located here in San Diego County the approach could be used worldwide!
While the private sector brings significant technical skills, there needs to be a public-private partnership to expedite these projects. Learn how we can be a part of the team to promote this collaboration, to save money, create jobs, advance the use of renewable energy, and mitigate the climate crisis!
Local CCAs (Community Choice Aggregation, aka Community Choice Energy) such as the Clean Energy Alliance are in a position to bring hundreds of millions of dollars into their cities, with local jobs, local energy resiliency, lower energy prices, and additional city revenue. This is true community power!
We will also hear from Dave Rosenfeld, who is the Executive Director of the Solar Rights Alliance. He will update us on the current efforts underway to save rooftop solar.
(PG&E, So Cal Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric are lobbying the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to make consumer solar twice as expensive than it is today. The CPUC is expected to make a decision by the end of this year. If you were following the now-defeated AB 1139, the CPUC is where this issue will get settled.)
Please register in advance for this Zoom meeting.
There is no charge for this online event but you must register in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

USET COVID-19 ECHO
2021-11-12 11:00 | Virtual Event
Every second Friday of the month: USET COVID-19 ECHO The session will include updates related to Indian Country, updates on the status of COVID-19 in the USET region, and an opportunity to ask questions and receive expert advice.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central/12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern (join)
Join by phone only at any of the following numbers using meeting ID 918 0885 1929:
646-558-8656; 253-215-8782; 301-715-8592; 346-248-7799. Press *6 to mute your line.
**Continuing education credits are NOW available for these sessions.**

Writing Indigenous Diplomacy: Indian Removal and the History of Native American Literature (webinar)
2021-11-12 12:00 - 13:00 | United States
Writing Indigenous Diplomacy: Indian Removal and the History of Native American Literature (webinar)
Date: Friday, November 12, 2021
Time 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern
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In the nineteenth century, when the crisis of Indian removal profoundly reshaped Indigenous America, many Native American diplomats and intellectuals turned to public speaking and writing to protest or negotiate U.S.-Indian relations. Through their efforts, scenes of Indigenous diplomacy—in Washington DC, at tribal councils, and in military outposts—became an important seedbed for Native American literature. In this lecture, Dr. Frank Kelderman explores the relation between these diplomatic settings and the history of Native American writing and oratory in the era of Indian removal. How did Native writers and speakers assert a public voice at a time when the power and livelihood of Indian nations was under increasing threat? What kinds of collaborations and deal-making went into these diplomatic scenes, and how did those shape the meaning of Indigenous texts? And what are the archival, historical, and interpretative problems that these writings pose for us as present-day readers? To explore these questions, this lecture will showcase a range of visual and written artifacts from different archives. Focusing on Native writers and speakers from the Great Lakes to the Missouri River Valley, it will show how the practice of Indigenous diplomacy gave rise to an unexpected and often misunderstood tradition of Native American writing.
Frank Kelderman is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Louisville. He is the author of Authorized Agents: Publication and Diplomacy in the Era of Indian Removal (SUNY Press, 2019). His articles on Native American literature and culture have also appeared or are forthcoming in journals including American Studies, Studies in American Indian Literatures, Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the United States, and American Quarterly. At the University of Louisville, Dr. Kelderman teaches courses on U.S., Native American, and global Indigenous literature.

Mashantucket Pequot Museum - Honoring the Veterans Powwow
2021-11-13 09:00
Honoring the Veterans Powwow
Saturday, November 13 at 10:00 am Eastern
Mashantucket Pequot Museum
110 Pequot Trail
Mashantucket
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum will hold its annual Honoring the Veterans Powwow. The event will include performances, regalia and traditional music as approximately 100 dancers and drummers compete inside the Gathering Space. Event is included in museum admission. Admission for veterans and active-duty military is free of charge and includes a private luncheon at 10:30 a.m. in the museum’s Pequot Café restaurant. For more information, visit pequotmuseum.org/explore/events.

2021 White House Tribal Nations Summit
2021-11-15 - 2021-11-16 | Virtual Event
The White House is excited to announce that the 2021 White House Tribal Nations Summit will officially take place on November 15 and 16 2021. This year the Summit will take place virtually.
President Biden and the Administration look forward to hosting a robust and meaningful dialogue with Tribal leaders on key issues, policy initiatives, and goals for Indian Country. This year they have changed the name from a conference to a summit to reflect the federal government’s Nation-to-Nation relationship with Tribal Nations. The Biden-Harris Administration is deeply committed to honoring their trust and treaty responsibilities to federally recognized Tribal Nations and the Summit provides an opportunity for Tribal leaders to engage directly with officials from the highest levels of the Administration.
If you have any questions, please reach out to TNS@who.eop.gov.
The policy panels will include the following sessions:

Combating COVID-19
Native American Education and Native Languages
Public Safety and Justice
Climate Change Impacts and Solutions
Tribal Treaty Rights and Sacred Lands
Economic and Workforce Development
Infrastructure, Housing and Energy
Listening Session with Federal Officials

Agenda

Tribal Leaders Streaming Links
Tribal Leaders (representing federally recognized tribal governments) that registered for the White House Tribal Nations Summit online should have received a special link to participate in the virtual Summit. If you do not have the link or did not register to receive the link, please reach out to Wizipan Garriott or Joaquin Gallegos.
Public Streaming Links
For all other viewers, tune in to watch the White House Tribal Nations Summit through the general public streaming links below!
Monday, November 15
Location: Virtual from the White House
Date: Monday (11/15)
Start Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Time
Day 1 Tribal Nations Summit Streaming Link
Tuesday, November 16
Location: Virtual from the White House
Date: Tuesday (11/16)
Start Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Time
Day 2 Tribal Nations Summit Streaming Link

For more information and announcements that occur during the summit, please visit https://www.usetinc.org/resources/white-house-tribal-nations-summit/.

Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start
2021-11-15 12:00 - 15:00
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Head Start (OHS)
The OHS has scheduled three Tribal Consultation sessions. These one-day sessions will be held between HHS, ACF, and OHS leadership and the leadership of tribal governments operating Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The purpose of these consultation sessions is to discuss ways to better meet the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) children and their families, taking into consideration funding allocations, distribution formulas, and other issues affecting the delivery of Head Start services in their geographic locations. The dates of the virtual sessions are included below:

National: Monday, November 15, 2021, 1–4 p.m. ET

Additional information can be found on the ELCKC website. To register, click here.

Webinar - Traditional Gathering Methods of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
2021-11-16 10:00 | Virtual Event
Tuesday, November 16 at 11:00 am Eastern
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The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is hosting a free 30-minute webinar titled “Traditional Gathering Methods of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians” at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16, in recognition of Native American Heritage Month.
Tribal Forest Resource Liaison Tommy Cabe will discuss how the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Nature Resource Office is collaborating with the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service to study traditional gathering practices and their impact on culturally significant plants, such as ramps and sochan. The joint effort is to demonstrate how the traditional gathering methods have much less impact on plant populations. Once these methods have been observed through scientific standards and proven, the goal is to allow access on traditional lands and to change policy on how some plants are gathered.
Cabe is a Tribal member from the Bird Town Community, and is a senior employee to the newly evolved Agricultural & Natural Resource Department. He studied environmental and natural sciences before discovering his interest in forestry. During his completion of the forestry program at Haywood Community College in 2000, he was employed by the EBCI Environmental Department as an Air Quality Technician before advancing to the evolving Water Quality Program as the Non-Point Source Coordinator. There, he managed several projects on Tribal lands to minimize pollution in the watersheds. Cabe also served as the Tribal Environmental Planner, where he oversaw both the Air Quality Program and the Non-Point Source program. As the Tribal Forest Resource Liaison, he is responsible for Forest Management Plan Development on the Trust Lands and on forested Tribal acres.
