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Past News Items
The Wilderness Society (TWS) Native People’s Wildlife Management Working Group (NPWMWG) has announced the 2023 Native Student Professional Development (NSPD) Program where up to 10 individuals will be selected to attend the TWS national conference. This will include complimentary conference registration, conference mentorship, one-year TWS & NPWMWG membership, stipend for trainings and books, wildlife career panel discussion, networking events, and engagement with TWS leadership.
Date: 08/03/23
Tribal Climate Resilience Program announces largest annual funding opportunity to date as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
Date: 07/19/23
Renewable Energy Accelerated Deployment Initiative (READI) is now accepting registrations for Tribal Engagement Sessions.
Date: 07/01/23
The national week of remembrance, June 30 – July 6, not only honors those who have tragically died battling wildfires, but provides an opportunity to remember, reflect and learn from the tragic incidents that have taken the lives of wildland firefighters.
The June 30, 2023, 10th anniversary memorial services recognized the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot crewmembers lost in the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30, 2013: Andrew Ashcraft, age 29; Robert Caldwell, age 23; Travis Carter, age 31; Dustin Deford, age 24; Christopher MacKenzie, age 30; Eric Marsh, age 43; Grant McKee, age 21; Sean Misner, age 26; Scott Norris, age 28; Wade Parker, age 22; John Percin, age 24; Anthony Rose, age 23; Jesse Steed, age 36; Joe Thurston, age 32; Travis Turbyfill, age 27; William Warneke, age 25; Clayton Whitted, age 28, Kevin Woyjeck, age 21; and Garret Zuppiger, age 27.
Date: 06/30/23
Bureau of Indian Education schools will receive virtual counseling and on-site crisis services
Date: 06/29/23
In late May, wildland fire responders including helitack staff, smokejumpers, fire engine operators and technicians attended a 40-hour Medical Incident Technician (MIT) training at the Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center Boise, Idaho, to gain the skills necessary to help their fellow crew members in an emergency.
Date: 06/28/23
Milestone reached with approval of Pueblo of Santa Clara’s leasing ordinance
Date: 05/31/23
Grants to help shrink the digital divide in Indian Country Date: 05/24/23
Dr. Francis Arpan, a citizen of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, will serve as the new president of Haskell Indian Nations University.
Date: 05/23/23
Following a tour of the Hopi Tribe’s Keams Canyon Water Project, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a $48 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to repair and revitalize Tribal water sanitation systems, upgrade irrigation and power projects and invest in the safety of dams in Tribal communities.
Date: 05/22/23
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