Important Events and Updates
BIA Updates
- Good Morning from @Google HQ! Can you spot your State Teacher of the Year? #NTOY20pic.twitter.com/URhvN3019z – At Googleplex
- We are grateful for the many hearts and minds working together to make Indian Country a stronger, safer and healthier place for all! From all of us at Indian Affairs-- Happy Valentine’s Day!pic.twitter.com/YFnKOKo9N3
- The notice for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Campo Wind Energy Project, San Diego, California is on the Federal Registrar. Learn more at: http://ow.ly/GV0t50yjxvO
- The notice for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Osage County Oil and Gas, Osage County, Oklahoma is posted on the Federal Registrar now: http://ow.ly/FKNp50yjxeA
- The notice for the National Tribal Broadband Grant; Solicitation of Proposals is posted on the Federal Registrar. Check it out at: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-02-10/2020-02616 …
- Today, @ASIndianAffairs gives the keynote address for the National Congress of American Indians during their 2020 Executive Council Winter Session.pic.twitter.com/yOzIQ4Bbh3
- The FY 2021 budget request for the BIE is $944.5 million. It prioritizes direct school operations, school improvement, & completing the Bureau’s Strategic Direction & reform efforts to improve service and technical assistance for BIE-funded schools. http://ow.ly/Mmnj50yizVG pic.twitter.com/oO8qmi3L9x
- President’s Proposed $2.8 Billion FY 2021 Budget Request Funds Indian Affairs’ Public Safety, Tribal Resources Management, Broadband Expansion, and Education Reform Efforts. Read the full release online at: http://ow.ly/ssYw50yizqK pic.twitter.com/kwkrbTOyxB
- To better educate and empower current & future generations of Gila River Indian Community children, Indian Affairs signed a lease for the Gila Crossing Community School, which @Interior built in record time. #SOTU http://whitehouse.gov/sotu pic.twitter.com/RyhB0cBBLE
- #SOTU - @Interior worked closely w/ the U.S. Department of State to support Mesa Verde Pueblos’ and tribes’ successful agreement to repatriate ancestral remains & funerary objects from Finland to the U.S. #SOTU http://whitehouse.gov/sotu .pic.twitter.com/1pnrmmvNH6
- #SOTU - To support tribal & local law enforcement, Indian Affairs hosted four “Reclaiming our Native Communities” roundtables w/ tribal leaders. Special emphasis was placed on addressing cold cases of missing & murdered Natives. http://whitehouse.gov/sotu pic.twitter.com/dbFsadPd3B
- To combat the scourge of opioid addiction in Indian Country, the @WhiteHouse launched the first-ever Joint Law Enforcement Task Force on Opioids, led by the @BIAOJS #SOTU http://whitehouse.gov/sotu .pic.twitter.com/FO5Yf0YfgF
- The @WhiteHouse is working with native communities to harness their energy potential & embolden tribal energy sovereignty. #SOTU http://whitehouse.gov/sotu .pic.twitter.com/yqLqsVw2Tz
- To assist law enforcement in tracking & investigating missing Native persons, @Interior partnered with the U.S. National Missing & Unidentified Persons System to create new data fields that specifically capture tribal affiliation type. #SOTUpic.twitter.com/eF5KtWGnkc
- Assistant Secretary Tara Sweeney Announces BIA Northern Cheyenne Agency Next Location for TAP Kiosks http://ow.ly/fcXw50ydei8 pic.twitter.com/dHSc27rCcv
BIA Rocky Mountain Region Training Events
- 5th Annual Global Peace Forum
- Child Protection Training , Nov. 13-14, 2019 in Billings MT RMRO
- Keeping Families Together Seminar
- FREE Yellowstone Park Summit
- Roots 2 A Sovereign Nation
- Tribal Veterans Wellness Court Symposium
- Rocky Mountain Region Child and Family Service Training
- MPCA Annual Training
- RMRO Child and Family Service Training
- Montana Native American Girl-Centered Empowerment Workshop