IHS Director's Workgroup on Improving Purchased/Referred Care
2021-10-20 12:00 - 16:00, 2021-10-21 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | TN
IHS Director’s Workgroup on Improving Purchased/Referred Care
The Indian Health Service (IHS) Director’s Workgroup on Improving Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) is a Federal-Tribal workgroup established to provide recommendations to the IHS Director on strategies to improve PRC operations, data, oversight, and transparency. Membership includes two representatives from each of the 12 IHS Areas.
Click here to register.
Date/Time:
October 20 will be 1pm – 5pm ET

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Tribal Consultation
2021-10-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Dawn O’Connell announced Tribal Consultation on recommendations to facilitate Tribal access to medical countermeasures and supplies that may be needed in public health emergencies.
As part of this consultation, input is welcome on the following questions:

What gaps or issues did your facility encounter when requesting federal assistance for medical supplies needed during the COVID-19 pandemic?
What recommendations do you have to improve and address the gaps or issues?
What recommendations do you have to improve the request process for federal assistance to access supplies held in the Strategic National Stockpile and other federal and military stockpiles?

Please make plans to join and share your recommendations during one of the following virtual sessions:
October 18, 2021 at 2:00 – 4:00 PM ET: Register Here
October 20, 2021 at 2:00 – 4:00 PM ET: Register Here
Please send your written comments and recommendations to consultation@hhs.gov by October 22, 2021.

Senate Indian Affairs Committee
2021-10-20 13:30 | TN
October 20, 2021, at 2:30pm ET.
Senate Indian Affairs Committee: “Roundtable to examine investing in economic sovereignty, focusing on leveraging Federal financing for new and sustained development in Native communities.”

Senate Judiciary Committee
2021-10-20 13:30 | TN
October 20, 2021, at 2:30pm ET.
Senate Judiciary Committee: “Hearings to examine restoring the Voting Rights Act, focusing on protecting the Native American and Alaska Native vote.”

: Roundtable discussion on “Investing in Economic Sovereignty: Leveraging Federal Financing for New and Sustained Development in Native Communities”
2021-10-20 13:30 - 14:00 | TN
Wednesday, October 20 at 2:30 pm Eastern
Roundtable discussion on “Investing in Economic Sovereignty: Leveraging Federal Financing for New and Sustained Development in Native Communities”
Learn More.

NIHB - Responding to Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Indian Country
2021-10-20 14:30 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
What: Responding to Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Indian Country
When: Wednesday, October 20 at 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
Who should attend? The intended audience for this webinar are organizational and government leaders, emergency responders, and public health professionals interested in engaging with Tribes and Tribal organizations to address COVID-19 and future public health emergencies.
Register
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, from 3:30 – 5:00 pm ET. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from January to June 2020, American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) were 3.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than non-Hispanic whites, and their mortality rate was almost twice as high. How does this disparity between COVID-19 infection rate and COVID-19 mortality rates affect how AI/AN communities think about the virus and how they approach public health measures like mask-wearing and social distancing? Join experts as they discuss strategies to effectively work with AI/AN communities to support the prevention and control of COVID-19. This webinar provides an introduction to Tribal public health, the IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian (I/T/U) health system, and infectious disease epidemiology and outbreak response, focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic in Indian Country.

Contracts for Businesses with Characteristics that Align with the Definition of Underserved Community virtual Listening Session
2021-10-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual Event
Contracts for Businesses with Characteristics that Align with the Definition of Underserved Community virtual Listening Session
October 20 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Eastern
Register
Call: 1 (646) 558-8656
Code: 815 3669 9068

Tribal Discretionary Grants virtual Listening Session
2021-10-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual Event
Tribal Discretionary Grants virtual Listening Session
October 20 at 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Eastern
Register
Call: 1 (312) 626-6799
Code: 813 6444 0386

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
2021-10-21 09:00 | TN
October 21, 2021, at 10am ET.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Legislative hearing on various bills.
Including:

S.1734 – National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
S.2404 – Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021
S.2650 – Wildfire Resilient Communities Act

House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy
2021-10-21 09:30 | TN
October 21, 2021, at 10:30am ET.
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy: “”Offshore Wind, Onshore Benefits: Growing the Domestic Wind Energy Industry”

Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series
2021-10-21 10:00 | Virtual Event
You can now sign up for the October session of the Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series, which will explore issues related to women’s economic declines during the pandemic and the ability of women to participate equally in existing markets, post-recession. The series explores the intersection of research, policy, and practice in the community development field. Register for the October 21, 2021 session at 11:00 AM EDT by clicking here.

Office of Indian Tribal Governments Awareness Event - Filing and Tax Requirements When Accepting Sports Wagers Event (virtual)
2021-10-21 13:00, 2021-10-26 13:00 | Virtual Event
Filing and Tax Requirements When Accepting Sports Wagers Event
You are invited to join a free one hour Zoom awareness event hosted by the Office of Indian Tribal Governments.
This event will familiarize you with the following requirements applicable to tribes and tribal entities accepting sports wagers.

Wagering and Occupational Excise Taxes
Income Tax Withholding
Information Return Reporting

Two identical Zoom sessions will be offered. You don’t have to register for Zoom. Just click on the Zoom link below when it is time to join.
Dates and Times:
Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 2:00 pm Eastern
Meeting ID: 160 383 3857
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 2:00 pm Eastern
Meeting ID: 161 533 5882
To join by audio only, dial by your location and input the meeting ID when prompted:

(669) 254-5252 US (West Coast)
(646) 828-7666 US (East Coast)

Questions emailed to TEGE.outreach@IRS.gov with the subject line “Pre-submitted questions for Federal Tax obligations for Sports Wagering” will be answered as time permits.

DOI Tribal Consultation: Protection and Restoration of Tribal Homelands
2021-10-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
The Department of Interior is inviting federal recognized tribes to consult on “several topics related to the protection and restoration of Tribal homelands”. Topics are to include: land-into-trust, leasing and rights-of-way, and sacred sites and treaty rights. Written input is required before November 5th.
To best accommodate Tribes’ locations and ensure everyone’s safety, we will be holding virtual sessions scheduled by time zone. Any Tribal leader unable to make the session reserved for the time zone in which his or her Tribe is located is welcome to join an alternate session.

For Tribes in the Alaska Time Zone:

Monday, October 18, 2021 at 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ADT
Please register in advance at: https://www.zoomgov.com/​meeting/​register/​vJItc-yopjoqHFybM7shIc8K5hb8oa0FJB4

For Tribes in the Eastern and Central Time Zones:

Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 2 p.m.-4 p.m. EDT/1 p.m.-3 p.m. CDT
Please register in advance at: https://www.zoomgov.com/​meeting/​register/​vJIscO6hpzwoHyTxxS4siXAZfsSB5ZixZRI

For Tribes in the Mountain Daylight Time Zone:

Monday, October 25, 2021 at 1 p.m.-3 p.m. MDT
Please register in advance at: https://www.zoomgov.com/​meeting/​register/​vJIsduiuqjgsH74MwjdZpgw9uaCJVD_​Uu_​Y

For Tribes in the Pacific and Mountain Standard Time Zones:

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10 a.m.-12 p.m. PDT
Please register in advance at: https://www.zoomgov.com/​meeting/​register/​vJItd-qvqT4rGagVja9wUUoFds41BDPgMYc

Stakeholder Engagement Sessions: FEMA Region 6 Hazard Mitigation Assistance
2021-10-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Greetings to you, our stakeholders! Based on your survey results, we have developed the virtual Stakeholder Engagement Sessions (Webinars) below to share Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) program information with you.
Application Development
7/29 9:00 am-12:00 pm (Central)
This presentation will cover Hazard Mitigation Assistance Project Eligibility and Project Scoping, Elements for Developing Quality Project Applications (Scopes of Work/Budget and Other Considerations), and Mitigation Project Resources.
Management Costs
8/10 10:00 am-11:30 am (Central)
During this webinar, we will be viewing a previously recorded presentation available here. Followed by a Question and Answer period at approximately 10:55 am.
Tribal Only- BRIC NOFO
10/7 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm (Central)
Learn about the FY 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to include: overview, key dates, available funding, registering in FEMA GO.
Tribal Only- FEMA GO Application
10/14 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm (Central)
Learn how to input your BRIC or FMA applications into the FEMA GO system.
Tribal Only- Cost Effectiveness and Technical Feasibility Listening Session
10/21 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm (Central)
Tribal Only- BRIC Listening Session
10/28 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm (Central)
EHP- UFR Summit for Louisiana
11/16 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm (Central)
This is a FYI- the invite will come from our EHP folks
Application Development- Offering #2
11/17 9:00 am- 12:00 pm (Central)
**Repeat of Offering 1** This presentation will cover Hazard Mitigation Assistance Project Eligibility and Project Scoping, Elements for Developing Quality Project Applications (Scopes of Work/Budget and Other Considerations), and Mitigation Project Resources.

Contracts for Businesses with Characteristics that Align with the Definition of Underserved Community virtual Listening Session
2021-10-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual Event
Contracts for Businesses with Characteristics that Align with the Definition of Underserved Community virtual Listening Session
October 21 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Eastern
Register
Call: 1 (646) 558-8656
Code: 824 5254 5404

Shirley Hager and T. Dana Mitchell, co-authors to discuss ‘The Gatherings’ in online talk
2021-10-21 17:30 | Virtual Event
The Rockland Public Library presents Shirley Hager and T. Dana Mitchell, Thursday, October 21, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, calling in via Zoom. This event is free and open to all. For a link to the Zoom event, please email elewis@rocklandmaine.gov by 4 p.m. on October 21 and identify the event you are interested in attending in the subject line.
The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations (University of Toronto Press, 2021), written by a group of Wabanaki and non-Native co-authors, tells the story of a series of cross-cultural meetings. From 1987 to 1993, a series of weekend-long meetings between Indigenous and non-Native individuals was held throughout the Gulf of Maine bioregion, in Wabanaki territory. They sought to explore some of the most pressing questions at the heart of Truth and Healing efforts in the United States and Canada.
Read more about the event.

CNN TOWN HALL WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN
2021-10-21 19:00 | TN
President Biden will participate in a CNN town hall to highlight the need for his Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Agenda, how they will make America more competitive, and how they will change the lives of working families.
TUNE IN: President Biden will participate in a CNN town hall TONIGHT, October 21, from Baltimore, Maryland.
EVENT: CNN Town Hall with President Biden
DATE & TIME: Thursday, 10/21, at 8 p.m. ET
HOW TO WATCH: The one-hour special will be available on demand to subscribers via cable/satellite systems, CNNgo platforms and CNN mobile apps. It will also air on CNN International and CNN Español and will stream live on CNN.com‘s homepage and across mobile devices via CNN’s apps for iOS and Android with a log-in to a cable provider. It can also be viewed on CNNgo (at //CNN.com/go on your desktop, smartphone, and iPad, and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV, Chromecast, Roku and Samsung Smart TV).

Underserved Community Recreation Access to DOI-managed Public Lands and Waters virtual Listening Session
2021-10-21 19:00 - 21:00 | TN, United States
Underserved Community Recreation Access to DOI-managed Public Lands and Waters virtual Listening Session
October 21 at 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Eastern
Register
Call: 1 (301) 715-8592
Code: 830 7286 5027

White House/USDA Equity Work and Equity Commission Stakeholders Briefing
2021-10-22 15:00 | Virtual Event
White House/USDA Equity Work and Equity Commission Stakeholders Briefing
Date: Friday, October 22
Time: 4:00pm ET/3:00pm CT/2:00pm MT/1:00pm PT
Featuring: Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, USDA Deputy Secretary, Dr. Dewayne Goldmon, USDA Senior Advisor for Racial Equity, and Mr. Trey Baker, White House Senior Advisor for Public Engagement
RSVP

American Indian Tourism Conference We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort Fort McDowell (Scottsdale), AZ
2021-10-25 - 2021-10-28 | TN
American Indian Tourism Conference
We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort
Fort McDowell (Scottsdale), AZ
October 25-28

DOI Land and Water Conservation Fund Listening Sessions
2021-10-25 10:00 - 13:00 | TN, United States
The passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, P.L. 116-152 (GAOA) which authorized full and permanent funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), presents a number of exciting opportunities for the Department of the Interior and the bureaus leading these important programs. DOI is hosting two listening sessions in October with Tribal Leaders on LWCF.
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
LWCF Fact Sheets
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET
Please register in advance
Monday, October 25, 2021 – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET
Please register in advance

2021 Virtual Building Native Communities: Financial Coaching for Families
2021-10-25 12:00 - 2021-10-29 17:15 | Virtual Event
2021 Virtual Building Native Communities: Financial Coaching for Families
October 25-29, 2021 at 11am-4:15pm MT
Register
Please join Oweesta Corporation for their national Building Native Communities: Financial Coaching for Families training October 25-29, 2021, held virtually. This training is provided through the generosity of the Wells Fargo Foundation.
Their coaching training will draw on fundamental Native values, returning to the grounded belief that our clients must be the agents of change in their own lives. Participants will learn how to do the following:

Support your clients to focus on strengthening their financial mindset and behavior so that they are better able to reach their financial goals
Improve clients’ ability to absorb financial shock
Expand clients’ ability to find and evaluate the information needed to make financial decisions

This hands-on, interactive training, developed in partnership with Seven Sisters Community Development Group, will provide tools, resources, and an approach that will empower financial educators to engage in one-on-one coaching relationships with their clients. The training is designed to build on the skills and knowledge of the Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families curriculum and assumes practitioners have an understanding of personal financial concepts. The training is held over five days, and participants will receive a certificate of completion upon full attendance in training. They have limited spots available, and priority will be given to those who register first. Details on the meeting location and hotel accommodations will follow in an email with registration confirmation.
For more information about this training, please contact Stephanie Cote at stephanie@oweesta.org.

Underserved Community Recreation Access to DOI-managed Public Lands and Waters virtual Listening Session
2021-10-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual Event
Underserved Community Recreation Access to DOI-managed Public Lands and Waters virtual Listening Session
October 25 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Eastern
Register
Call: 1 (646) 558-8656
Code: 856 6488 2515

Contracts for Businesses with Characteristics that Align with the Definition of Underserved Community virtual Listening Session
2021-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual Event
Contracts for Businesses with Characteristics that Align with the Definition of Underserved Community virtual Listening Session
October 25 at 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Eastern
Register
Call: 1 (646) 558-8656
Code: 860 5035 4294

Northeast Regional Climate Adaptation Science Symposium
2021-10-26 - 2021-10-27 | Virtual Event
The Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (NE CASC) is pleased to invite the climate adaptation science community to participate in our 2021 Regional Climate Adaptation Science Symposium, which will take place virtually this fall on Tuesday, October 26th, and Wednesday, October 27th, 2021.
Symposium highlights will include:

Presentations detailing NE CASC research and tools
Panel discussions highlighting resource management perspectives & needs
Breakout discussions, networking & collaboration
Workshops & training sessions supporting climate adaptation science
And more!

Please register today so you don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about NE CASC, join the regional climate adaptation science community, and help shape the future of climate adaptation in the Northeast! We look forward to seeing you this fall!

White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Tribal Consultations on America the Beautiful Initiative
2021-10-26 09:00 - 12:00 | TN, United States
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is holding two Tribal consultations to garner input on the America the Beautiful initiative, in particular the focus area of supporting tribally led conservation and restoration priorities.
Please read the CEQ Dear Tribal Leader Letter for more details HERE.
Tribal Consultation Option 1:
October 26, 2021
10 AM-1 PM ET
Please register in advance.
Tribal Consultation Option 2:
October 28, 2021
3-5:30 PM ET
Please register in advance.
In addition to or instead of joining these sessions, you may provide your written input to conservation@ceq.eop.gov by November 23rd, 2021. If you have any questions regarding this effort, please feel free to contact Stephenne Harding, Senior Director of Lands, at Stephenne.S.Harding@ceq.eop.gov, or at (202) 881-9419.

Contracts for Businesses with Characteristics that Align with the Definition of Underserved Community virtual Listening Session
2021-10-26 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
Contracts for Businesses with Characteristics that Align with the Definition of Underserved Community virtual Listening Session
October 26 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Register
Call: 1 (301) 715-8592
Code: 826 3497 4038

The Nuts and Bolts of Tribal SSBCI: Informational Sessions with Treasury
2021-10-26 13:00 | 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
Register
Thursday, October 28 at 2:00 pm Eastern
Indirect Credit Support: Loan Guarantee, Collateral Support, and Capital Access Programs
Register
Tuesday, November 2 at 11:30 am Eastern
Direct Credit Support: Loan Participation, and Venture Capital Programs
Register
Thursday, November 4 at 11:30 am Eastern
Partnering with CDFIs and Compliance
Register
