Important Events and Updates
BIA Updates
- Today, @ASIndianAffairs announced that the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) is soliciting applications for the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) grant program. ow.ly/mrqD50A3fPZ pic.twitter.com/VLRY63QyRb
- .@ANA_ACFgov is hosting their annual ACF Tribal consultation on June 10 & June 11. Interested? Register-June 10: events-na13.adobeconnect.com/content/connec… Register-June 11: events-na13.adobeconnect.com/content/connec… topics incl: #MMNA #HumanTrafficking #ECE #TANF #LIHEAP #HEADSTART #NativeLanguages #FosterCare
- Remember! It is important to use the Adobe Connect APP and use the call back function to connect. Please follow the instructions in your confirmation email. Updated registration: over 300 participants registered!
- The solicitation for LLGP funding and details on how to apply can be found in the Federal Register and at Grants.Gov.
- Assistant Secretary Sweeney Announces $3 Million Living Languages Grant Program Funding Opportunity The grant program will fund between 15 and 60 grants, ranging from $25,000-$200,000, to document, preserve and revitalize Native languages and build active speaker capacity.
- Reminder: Operation Lady Justice listening session takes place TODAY at 2pm Eastern. Over 200 have signed up, according to Assistant Secretary Tara Sweeney. @ASIndianAffairs @USIndianAffairs #MMIW #MMIWG #MMIP REGISTER: cvent.me/d4EwOP twitter.com/ASIndianAffair…
- ICYMI...This important dialogue continues this week with two more listening sessions. twitter.com/OJPgov/status/…
- Loved ones of some Vietnam-era veterans may be eligible for up to 160 acres in Alaska. Find out more at go.usa.gov/xvc2F #2019AKNativeVetsLand #AKDingellAct @DeptVetAffairs @USIndianAffairs @VVAmerica @BLMNational pic.twitter.com/9UaQrs97zL
- ICYMI twitter.com/OJPgov/status/…
- Join us today at 1:00 p.m. EDT as we learn how tribal governments used the #CARESAct to protect their citizens during the pandemic. Register: bit.ly/tgialeverageca… pic.twitter.com/mDnVO3Pqw4
- Starting today, the Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives will begin a series of remote listening sessions: justice.gov/opa/pr/preside… #MMIW #nativecommunities pic.twitter.com/PBBKJu97Iv
- SPOTLIGHT: Charles Addington, Director of @Interior, @USIndianAffairs & @BIAOJS told the #LECommission, “The most important resource needed to address crime in Indian Country is @BureauIndAffrs & tribal boots on the ground." #TribalPolicing #PublicSafety (1/2) pic.twitter.com/4C3MmJMBOL
- Thank you to our #nurses in the #COVID19 ward at the Gallup Indian Medical Center in New Mexico, and those working across the IHS, for your continued dedication to our patients throughout #IndianCountry. #ThankYouNurses #NursesMonth #NativeHealth pic.twitter.com/5GGslNItbr
- A great restart of the national dialogue to collaborate in addressing these issues. justice.gov/opa/pr/preside… #MMIW #nativecommunities
- Today I visited the Shiprock Service Unit in New Mexico, part of the Navajo Area IHS, which provides drive-through #COVID19 testing for community members. Thank you to all our team members at the service unit for continuing to take excellent care of our patients. #IndianCountry pic.twitter.com/2M7ii52GsQ
BIA Rocky Mountain Region Training Events
- Celebrating Local Indigenous Cultures
- Montana Healthcare Foundation Communication Training Series
- Suicide Prevention Coalition of Yellowstone Valley
- 11th Annual Government Experience & Engagement Seminar
- Self Care through Holistic Healing Practices
- Sacred Sisters: A Young Women’s Empowerment Summit Registration
- Data Management Series – May Sessions!
- Training Opportunity: Non-Fatal Strangulation – A Multi-Disciplinary Response Training
- Changing Times: A New Era in Tribal Public Health
- Adverse Childhood Experiences Virtual Discussion Group
- WEBINAR: Tribal Public Health Surveillance and the Law
- Register today! Dare to Lead Leadership Program
- Register today! Dare to Lead Leadership Program
- Montana Healthy Communities Conference [WEBINAR]
- Montana Healthy Communities Conference [WEBINAR]
