Relevant News for the ATNI Membership
The Office of Tribal Liaison has hosted several webinars on Animal Plant Health Inspection Services’ important topics of interest. These webinars keep tribes updated on new information and how APHIS is helping protect U.S. and Tribal agricultural and natural resources and citizens from animal and plant disease threats. We want to invite you and your […]
Today, President Biden will announce his intent to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Currently a judge on U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Judge Jackson is one of the nation’s brightest legal minds. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to serve on […]
Event Date: 15 February 2022 | 4-6pm PST | 5-7pm MST | 7:00 -9:00 pm ET University and high school students are invited to a special event to discuss the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a major U.S. Government report on how climate change affects people and places in the United States. Attendees will hear from […]
Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, Section 605 of the American Rescue Plan Act Tribal Chairpersons’ Associations and Tribal Organizations, I am writing to send a reminder that Treasury is hosting three consultations this week (starting tomorrow) on the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, Section 605 of the American Rescue Plan Act. Section 605 […]
Animal Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Office of National Tribal Liaison (ONTL) is making strives to keep you informed during the pandemic through a series of Tribal webinars. These webinars are designed to give you a better insight into how APHIS is helping to protect U.S. and Tribal agricultural and natural resources—and citizens—from animal and […]
The White House released the first edition of its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law guidebook to help tribal, state, local, and territorial governments unlock the benefits from the historic investments in our nation’s infrastructure. The guidebook is a one-stop-shop on the law and contains the most comprehensive information to date on the more than 375 programs included in the […]
Tribal, legal, and policy perspectives on ACECs and the opportunity to protect culturally and ecologically important public lands. Objective: Increase awareness of ACECs as a regulatory tool to help protect and preserve public lands important to Tribes Overview: Please join us for a panel discussion on Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) as guest speakers discuss Tribal, […]
Dear Tribal Leaders: On behalf of the National Congress of American Indians, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and Nez Perce Tribe, we invite you to join us at the virtual Second Salmon Orca Summit – this Friday, November 19th, at 12pm pst. This Summit builds on the historic collaboration of the first summit in […]
NAP Hosts Regional Listening Session with Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) are excited to host the first of 6 regional listening sessions for Tribal Nations beginning in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.The listening session will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, December 7 from 1:00pm […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 11, 2021 CONTACT: Terri Parr, Executive Director tparrw@atnitribes.org503.249.5770 PORTLAND, OR — A resolution passed by the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) calls on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to initiate and complete a rulemaking to improve how Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) are established and managed for […]
October 5, 20213:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. EDT Join the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) today for a special event entitled, “Addressing Barriers to Native American Voting Rights: A Tribal-Federal Roundtable Discussion.” This roundtable will feature Senator Ben Ray Luján (NM), Senator Jon Tester (MT), Representative Sharice Davids (KS), Chairman […]
Dear Tribal Leaders, The White House is excited to announce that the 2021 White House Tribal Nations Summit will occur the week of November 8 2021. Specific dates and times will be shared in a follow up announcement. This year the Summit will take place virtually. President Biden and the Administration look forward to hosting a robust […]