United South & Eastern Tribes

Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification Course - ABC Class I
2021-07-22 08:00 - 10:00, 2021-07-20 08:00 - 10:00, 2021-07-15 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | United States
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 September 21, 2021 with two weeks off for various summer holidays. The trainer is a subject matter expert and has been successfully training the water and wastewater workforce for more than 30 years. The course, books, and certification exam are free to USET member Tribal Nations.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Wastewater Treatment Ponds – Part 1

Thursday, June 10, 2021
Wastewater Treatment Ponds – Part 2

Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Fixed Film – Part 1, Trickling Filters

Thursday, June 17, 2021
Fixed Film – Part 2, Rotating Biological Contactors

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Activated Sludge – Part 1

Thursday, June 24, 2021
Activated Sludge – Part 2

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Activated Sludge – Part 3

Thursday, July 1, 2021
Activated Sludge – Part 4

Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Disinfection – Part 1

Thursday, July 15, 2021
Disinfection – Part 2 + Disinfection Math

Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Introduction to Solids Handling

Thursday, July 22, 2021
Aeration Systems

Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Aerobic Digestion – Part 1

Thursday, July 29, 2021
Aerobic Digestion – Part 2

Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Sludge Dewatering – Part 1

Thursday, August 5, 2021
Sludge Dewatering – Part 2

Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Electrical Fundamentals and Motors – Part 1

Thursday, August 12, 2021
Electrical Fundamentals and Motors – Part 2

Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Pumps

Thursday, August 19, 2021
Lift Stations

Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Laboratory for Wastewater (pH, TSS, TS)

Thursday, August 26, 2021
Laboratory for Wastewater (BOD and Winkler)

Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Laboratory for Wastewater (Spectrophotometers)

Thursday, September 2, 2021
Laboratory for Wastewater (Alkalinity and Hardness)

Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Chemical Handling – Part 1

Thursday, September 16, 2021
Chemical Handling – Part 2

Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Review Class (6 hours)

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Review Class (6 hours)

Training: Tools for Coping and Caring for Yourself and Others
2021-07-21 14:00
July 7, July 21, Aug. 4, Aug. 18, Sept. 1, Sept. 15 | 3 p.m. EST

An online series is being offered on “Coping and Caring for Yourself and Others Practical Wellness Tools for You and Those We Serve” with Ursula Whiteside, PhD. This is an 8-hour virtual course taught over four months and provides tools for helping ourselves, our loved ones, and those we serve. It includes practical and effective approaches for managing stress and intense emotions in our own lives, as well as new national care standards for the identification, treatment, and prevention of suicidal thoughts.
Register twice (first Wednesdays and third Wednesdays of the month at 3 p.m. EST). Must attend all 8 classes to receive CEUs, however, open to individual session attendance.
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Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Webinars
2021-07-21 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Join the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) tribal broadband specialist team on July 21 and July 22, 2021, to hear more about the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). The TBCP makes grants available to eligible entities, which include a Tribal Government, a Tribal College or University, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Community, including Native Hawaiian Education Programs, a Tribal organization, or an Alaskan Native Corporation, for the deployment and adoption of broadband service on Tribal Land and for programs that promote the use of broadband to access remote learning, telework, or telehealth resources during the COVID–19 pandemic.

On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. EST, NTIA will be hosting a webinar on the TBCP application process. During this webinar NTIA staff will guide potential applicants through the forms and documentation required for a complete TBCP grant application. At the conclusion of this webinar, NTIA staff will host a Q&A session for attendees.

To register for this webinar, please click here.

On Thursday, July 22, 2021, from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. EST, NTIA and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), will be co-hosting a webinar on hot topics pertaining to the TBCP application. During this webinar the NTIA tribal broadband specialist team will discuss workforce development, network sustainability, digital inclusion, technical and financial feasibility aspects of potential projects, NHPA, NEPA, and permitting. At the conclusion of this webinar, NTIA and BIA will host a Q&A session for attendees.

To register for this webinar, please click here.

For more information on the TBCP program, please click here.

Hearings to examine S.1797, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to expand the funding authority for renovating, constructing, and expanding certain facilities, S.1895, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award additional funding through the Sanitation Facilities Construction Program of the Indian Health Service, and H.R.1688, to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act.
2021-07-21 13:30
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Wednesday July 21, 2021 (2:30 PM EDT)
628 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/330044?s=4&r=18
Supporting Documentation

H.R.1688, Native American Child Protection Act
S.1797, Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act
S.1895, A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award additional funding through the Sanitation Facilities Construction Program of the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.

Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2021-07-21 09:00
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
Wednesday July 21, 2021 (10:00 AM EDT)
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/113933?s=4&r=5

Thoreau Wabanaki Festival
2021-07-21 - 2021-07-26
The 15th annual Thoreau Wabanaki Trail Festival takes place Wednesday through Monday, July 21-26, and, like its name-sake, programs trace different locations across land, sky and water for different experiences. Home base is the Moosehead Cultural Heritage Center (The Center for Moosehead History) 6 Lakeview Street, East Cove in downtown.
For particulars, contact the Moosehead Historical Society, 207-695-2909, or check the website at www.mooseheadhistory.org. Cost is $5 per program, except for the Penobscot guided cultural heritage trip over the weekend.
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National Native Harm Reduction Summit
2021-07-21 - 2021-07-23
The Annual Native Harm Reduction Summit provides an opportunity to work together at the intersection of racial equity, health equity, and social justice as they relate to hepatitis C, HIV, and drug use in Tribal, urban indian, and rural communities. In prior years our Summit participants have included: Tribal and allied health care and behavioral health providers, social service providers, public health professionals, people who use drugs, people in recovery, activists, educators, researchers, allies, and community members.
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ECHO Clinic: Virtual Care Implementation
2021-07-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
This ECHO clinic is designed to support I/T/U clinicians and administrators in implementing and overcoming common challenges associated with virtual care programs, such as apps that support healthy behaviors, telemedicine, and remote patient monitoring.
Date/Time: 3rd Tuesday of the month, 12:00 – 1:00 PM PT
To Join
Simply click on this Zoom link 5 minutes before the session begins (or at any time during the session): Zoom link >
Virtual Care Implementation Program

Touchstones of Hope Dialogue: Holistic Approach
2021-07-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
Join NICWA and the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada as we discuss the Touchstones of Hope, a movement to redesign services, including child welfare services, for Indigenous children and families to embed Indigenous ways of caring for children and families into child welfare systems, policies, and practices.
On July 20, at 10:00–11:30 a.m. PT / 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET, in a session titled “Holistic Approach,” presenters will explore examples of prevention and wraparound services in the United States and Canada and how these services are essential to the wellbeing of Indigenous children and their families.
This dialogue is the fifth in a seven-part, bi-monthly, dialogue series inviting Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples from the United States and Canada to actively engage in conversations about the five principles that are the foundation of the Touchstones of Hope: self-determination, holistic approach, culture and language, structural interventions, and non-discrimination. The dialogues will explore topics related to the Touchstones principles and how these principles can be applied in the reform of child welfare
Visit NICWA’s website to learn more, register for the July 20 session, and watch recordings of previous sessions.

Seven Directions Indigenous Public Health Institute - Data Infrastructure and Tools for Consideration in Tribal Opioid Overdose Prevention Approaches
2021-07-20 12:00
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 10 am Pacific / 11 am Mountain / 12 pm Central / 1 pm Eastern
Dr. Kevin English, Director of the Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center, will provide insights into developing an equitable and sustainable data infrastructure in opioid use disorder (OUD) programming. This session will discuss challenges to data infrastructure and identify opportunities and tools to strengthen current approaches in addressing OUD including opioid overdose prevention.
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Legislative Hearing on H.R. 442 and H.R. 3469
2021-07-20 11:00
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States
Tuesday July 20, 2021 (12:00 PM EDT)
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/113928?s=3&r=16

Laboratory Analysts Certification Course - ABC Class I
2021-07-19 11:00 - 13:00, 2021-07-15 11:00 - 13:00 | United States
The USET Water Laboratory Analyst Certification Level I course will cover the most important and commonly performed job tasks and capabilities for water laboratory analysts. The course will closely follow the “Need to Know” criteria to pass the ABC Class I certification exam. The course will begin on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 and continue weekly until September 30, 2021 with two weeks off for various summer holidays. The trainer is a subject matter expert and has been successfully training the water and wastewater workforce for more than 30 years. The course, books, and certification exam are free to USET member Tribal Nations.
REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 10 APPROVED REGISTRANTS. PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE FRIDAY JUNE 11, 2021 TO ENSURE RECEIPT OF COURSE MATERIALS PRIOR TO THE CLASS.
Registration

June 22, 2021
Welcome, course logistics, QA/QC

June 24, 2021
QA / QC and laboratory equipment

June 29, 2021
pH, Alkalinity, and Hardness – Part 1

July 1, 2021
pH, Alkalinity, and Hardness – Part 2

July 13, 2021
Turbidity, TDS, Conductivity – Part 1

July 15, 2021
Turbidity, TDS, Conductivity – Part 2

July 19, 2021
Chlorine Residual – DPD and breakpoint

July 23, 2021
Chlorine Residual – Amperometric titration

July 27, 2021
Understanding Spectrophotometers

July 29, 2021
Spectrophotometer tests: phosphorus, nitrite, nitrate, fluoride

August 3, 2021
Ion-selective electrodes (NH3, NO3, F) – Part 1

August 5, 2021
Ion-selective electrodes (NH3, NO3, F) – Part 2

August 9, 2021
Microbiology Lab 101 – Media prep and sterile technique

August 13, 2021
Heterotrophic Plate Count Methods

August 17, 2021
Coliform Bacteria – Part 1

August 19, 2021
Coliform Bacteria – Part 2

August 24, 2021
Multiple Tube and MPN

August 26, 2021
Modern Microbiology Methods (P/A, IDEXX)

August 31, 2021
Jar Testing – Part 1

September 2, 2021
Jar Testing – Part 2

September 14, 2021
Laboratory Safety – Part 1

September 16, 2021
Laboratory Safety – Part 2

September 20, 2021
Review Class (6 hours)

September 21, 2021
Review Class (6 hours)

Reservation Economic Summit (RES) 2021
2021-07-19 - 2021-07-21 | Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, United States
RES2021 is the Summit to attend for those looking for high caliber networking, winning teaming opportunities, business development sessions, one-on-one consulting, all centered around the American Indian Enterprise.
The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) is moving forward with resiliency and reinvention for American Indian enterprises. The event features tribal leaders, members of Congress, federal agency representatives, state and local officials and top CEO’s on a national platform.
Two was to attend:

LIVE In-Person
LIVE Virtual Experience

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Long Island Indigenous Perspectives Canoe Tour
2021-07-17 07:15 - 21:30
Conscience Point is known to be the original meeting place of the Shinnecock and English settlers of Southampton in June of 1640. Now you can join us for a paddling tour led by Chenae Bullock of Moskehtu Consulting who will take us on a journey through history to cover oral Indigenous history, Indigenous plant identification, indigenous lifeways, and Indigenous songs. Participants can bring their own canoe or kayak, or at check out you can opt to rent a vessel provided by East End Explorer. If bringing your own vessel, please also bring your own paddles and life vests and everyone please bring sunscreen, hats, etc.

Webinar Series: Connecting Prevention Specialists to Native Communities
2021-07-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
The National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC, in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center, is holding virtual trainings for prevention specialists to support Native communities. These monthly trainings will cover topics such as crisis response, creating safe spaces to heal, sexual assault awareness, youth engagement, food sovereignty and will share resources and encourage peer support among participants. Read more here.

Viruses, bacteria, and fungi and how they can cause illnesses
2021-07-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Please join the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), for an Infectious Disease Preparedness Learning Community (IDLC) webinar on how viruses, bacteria, and fungi can cause illnesses and spread diseases. Webinar attendees will gain knowledge on the following:

Basic differences between bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites
At least three host or microbial factors that can make it easier for a microorganism to cause disease in a person
At least two ways that microorganisms can be spread, particularly in a clinical setting
Difference between sporadic, outbreak, epidemic, and pandemic spread of disease
At least three ways that the spread of microbial disease can be reduced or eliminated

Information provided can assist Tribes in educating their citizens on the basics of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites and how it can spread and cause illnesses.

The learning community is focused on knowledge sharing and attendees are encouraged to share share information and build relationships with each other. Submit questions ahead of time so presenter(s) have time to review them. Please come prepared to ask questions or share your own insights and experiences.

For questions, please contact Courtney Wheeler at cwheeler@nihb.org.

Who should attend?
The webinar is open to any interested person, but is likely most relevant to Tribal public health professionals, Tribal health departments, Tribal healthcare personnel, and those who want to learn more about basic infectious disease spread.

Note: Continuing education credits will be offered for this webinar.

Learn more and register.

House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Hearing on “Advancing Environmental Justice Through Climate Action”
2021-07-15 13:30 | United States
Thursday, July 15 at 2:30 pm Eastern
House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Hearing on “Advancing Environmental Justice Through Climate Action”

2021 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund Informational Webinar
2021-07-15 13:30 | Virtual Event
2021 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund
$10.1-million in grant funding from the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) is now available. Tribal governments may apply for funding to conduct transportation safety planning, improve crash data, deploy systemic roadway departure countermeasures and implement other infrastructure projects that reduce the risk of fatal and serious injury motor-vehicle crashes.
NOFO: https://highways.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/images/FY21%20TTPSF%20NOFO%20FINAL_0.pdf
INFORMATION: https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/programs-tribal/safety/funds
DEADLINE: Thursday, September 9, 2021
WEBINAR: July 15, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 11:30 Pacific time – https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/programs-tribal/safety/funds.

OMB Hosting Historic, First-Ever Tribal Consultation on President’s FY 2022 Budget Request
2021-07-15 12:00 - 14:00 | United States
OMB to Host Historic, First-Ever Tribal Consultation on President’s FY 2022 Budget Request
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has announced that it will host a Tribal consultation on the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget. This is a historic announcement since OMB has never consulted with Tribal Nations on a Presidential Budget Request. Feedback and input received on the FY 2022 Budget will also help to provide guidance on the formulation of the President’s FY 2023 Budget.
Details on the upcoming Tribal consultation on the President’s FY 2022 Budget are as follows—

Date/Time: Thursday, July 15, 2021 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Click Here to Register for the Tribal Consultation

OMB is seeking Tribal Leader comments and recommendations on the following FY 2022 Budget items—

Proposals to reclassify Contract Supports Costs, Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act Section 105(l) Lease costs, and enacted Indian Water Rights Settlements payments as mandatory beginning in FY 2023.
Other feedback on the FY 2022 President’s Budget for programs and activities serving Tribal governments, organizations, and communities.
Ensuring adequate and stable funding by considering options for a potential mandatory funding proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services’ Indian Health Service in future President’s Budgets.

OMB will conduct another consultation on the President’s FY 2023 Budget, which will include this topic, in 2021, but this July session can start the process of seeking Tribal Leaders’ views on some of the major questions around developing such a proposal.

How OMB can improve Tribal funding transparency, such as through changes to OMB’s annual Native American Funding Crosscut.

OMB will be accepting written comments until July 23, 2021, which can be sent via email to tribalconsultation@omb.eop.gov.

Wampanoag Nation: People of the First Light - Speaker/Discussion Series
2021-07-14 16:00 - 17:00
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 Lang Day, Ben Naka-Hasebe Kingsley, Cheryl Savageau, and Ron Welburn
August 4: Lin Fisher and Paula Peters: “Native Enslavement and Settler Colonialism in Early New England
August 11: Deborah Spears Moorehead: “Eastern Woodland Traditional Storytelling”
September 2: Truro Connections Program: Red Hawk Singers and Dancers

Technical Assistance Webinar on Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Grant
2021-07-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) announced a funding opportunity for projects that create innovative models to improve minority heath and reduce health disparities. These models will be used to establish a Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (CIIHE). Awardees will be funded through two cooperative agreements that will function as a single initiative, coordinated by OMH. The award amount is from $500,000 to $1,000,000 and the deadline to submit an application is August 16, 2021, at 6PM ET.
OMH is hosting a technical assistance webinar for those interested in applying on Wednesday July 14, 2021, from 3-4PM ET.
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For more information about this funding opportunity: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333132

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Business Meeting to Consider Bryan Newland to be Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, and Legislative Hearing to Receive Testimony on H.R. 1688, S. 1797, and S. 1895.
2021-07-14 13:30
Wednesday, July 14 at 2:30 pm Eastern
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Business Meeting to Consider Bryan Newland to be Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, and Legislative Hearing to Receive Testimony on H.R. 1688, S. 1797, and S. 1895.

Tribal Consultation on Native American Voting Right Steering Group
2021-07-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
On March 7, 2021, the President issued an Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting. The EO established an Interagency Steering Group on Native American Voting Rights (Steering Group). The charge of the Steering Group includes studying best practices for protecting voting rights of Native Americans and producing a report within 1 year of the date of this order outlining recommendations for providing such protection, consistent with applicable law. The Steering Group will engage in meaningful and robust consultation with Tribal Nations and Native leaders during this process and will include tribal recommendations in this report.
Southern, Eastern Regions
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 (Tentative)
Time: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Eastern
Format: Zoom Webinar
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Voting Rights Framing Paper
Tribal Consultation Schedule
Agenda

Grand Rounds on Gender-Affirming Care
2021-07-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
Join> ECHO faculty members Dr. Hannah Wenger, MD and Dr. Frances Grimstad, MD for an introduction to affirming care for gender-diverse (trans, genderqueer, Two Spirit, and other not cisgender) patients, including why it’s important, how to provide it in a primary care setting, and overcoming common barriers to care.
Date/time: Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Trans and Gender-Affirming Care Program

Center for Indian Country Development Policy Webinar: Successful Strategies in Tribal Enterprise Diversification
2021-07-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
Join on Wednesday, July 14, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT the Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) Policy Webinar Series session “Successful Strategies in Tribal Enterprise Diversification.” This second session of the year-long virtual event series is focused on understanding and addressing the strategic business decisions, challenges, and opportunities tribal enterprises face in today’s economic landscape.
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Speakers will:

Provide a high-level overview of the scope of tribal enterprise activities across Indian Country.
Share the unique role tribal enterprises play in employment and revenue production for tribal communities and governments.
Provide examples of tribal enterprise diversification challenges and successes.
Demonstrate ways tribal businesses are an economic multiplier in both tribal and regional economies.

Speakers:

Matthew Gregg, Senior Economist, CICD
Annette Hamilton, Chief Operating Officer, Ho-Chunk Inc.
Chris James, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (Moderator)
Chad Klinck, Chief Financial Officer, Creek Indian Enterprise Development Authority
Joe Nayquonabe, Chief Executive Officer, Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures

DOI Self-Governance Advisory Committee SGAC Meeting
2021-07-14 12:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
DOI Self-Governance Advisory Committee
DOI SGAC Meeting-
July 14, 2021 at 1:00 pm– 5:00 pm Eastern
*All meetings will be held virtually via Zoom.
Agenda
Registration

House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Hearing on “President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: Agency Policies and Perspectives (Part II)”
2021-07-14 10:00 | United States
Wednesday, July 14 at 11:00 am Eastern
House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Hearing on “President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: Agency Policies and Perspectives (Part II)”
