Events - White House Council on Native American Affairs

For the final session of the series we will bring together federal officials, business leaders, Tribal leaders, and organizations to discuss economic development priorities of Tribal enterprises, Native small businesses, entrepreneurs, and spotlight critical issues facing Native women business leaders.

Session One: Biden-Harris Economic Development Initiatives

Date: March 16th, 2023
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM ET
Registration Closed

Session Two: Native Entrepreneurs and Small Business

This meeting will provide an overview of this new initiative to ensure that Tribal Nations are part of the EV future of the country. The meeting will include an overview of the federal resources for EV development to be equitably shared and supportive of Tribal economies towards the physical buildout of a national EV network that includes Tribal lands and Native communities. This meeting will be facilitated and hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals’ Tribal Clean Transportation Program.

This event is free and open to the public.

The White House Council on Native American Affairs Climate Adaptation Subcommittee and the Bureau of Indian Affairs invites you to join a panel of senior leaders and experienced practitioners for a discussion of Tribal co-stewardship. The speakers will share updates and lessons learned from their experiences in establishing agreements and implementing co-stewardship practices.

Join Michael Durglo, Jr. and Shasta Gaughen, PhD and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's (ACHP) Office of Native American Affairs from 3-4pm EST for a discussion on the intersection of cultural resources and sacred sites with climate change planning and response. The presenters are two leaders working n the front lines of historic preservation and climate readiness.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has published an information sheet on elective pay for Tribal Governments. The document is in Question and Answer format, and based on proposed and temporary elective pay and transfer ability regulations and other tax guidance on IRS.gov.

This monthly series is designed to educate federal agency personnel about consulting and coordinating with Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiians, and other Indigenous Peoples in our combined effort to combat the climate crises. January 10: Guidance on Indigenous Knowledge for Federal Agencies and Departments

This event contains the Tribal Consultation Registration information. The U.S. Department of Agriculture invites Tribal Leaders to a Tribal Consultation to provide input on new funding authorities provided under the Inflation Reduction Act (IR), for renewable electric infrastructure, including for electric vehicle charging stations, and related energy and electric programs, including the traditional, existing USDA Rural Development (RD) electric and energy programs.

This event contains the Tribal Caucus Registration information. The U.S. Department of Agriculture invites Tribal Leaders to a Tribal Consultation to provide input on new funding authorities provided under the Inflation Reduction Act (IR), for renewable electric infrastructure, including for electric vehicle charging stations, and related energy and electric programs, including the traditional, existing USDA Rural Development (RD) electric and energy programs.

The U.S. Economic Development Administration will conduct an Indigenous communities roundtable discussion on Friday, December 2, from 2:30 to 3:30pm EDT.

The Department of the Interior and Native Americans in Philanthropy will host an engagement session on public-private partnerships. The session will focus on ways the federal government, philanthropy, and non-profit organizations can work together to support Tribal Nations in leveraging resources and investments in Tribal communities and Tribally-led initiatives.