Today, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the White House released the first edition of a new resource, “Guidebook to the Inflation Reduction Act’s Clean Energy and Climate Investments in Indian Country,” which provides clear descriptions of the law’s tax incentives and funding programs for which Tribes are eligible. “Indigenous communities are on…
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Bill Signed: S. 382
On Friday, April 19, 2024, the President signed into law: S. 382, the “Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023,” which takes certain land into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe. Thank you to Senators Cantwell and Murray, and Representatives Kilmer and Strickland, for their leadership.
FACT SHEET: President Biden Takes Action to Restore Healthy and Abundant Wild Salmon and Steelhead in the Columbia River Basin
Presidential Memorandum follows a historic agreement signed last week with Tribal Nations to reintroduce salmon into blocked areas in the Upper Basin Today, President Biden signed a Presidential Memorandum to prioritize the restoration of healthy and abundant wild salmon, steelhead, and other native fish populations to the Columbia River Basin. The Presidential Memorandum is part…
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: President Biden Designates Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic climate and conservation agenda, this week President Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona. This designation, which marks the fifth new national monument established by President Biden, honors Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples by…
Remarks by President Biden at the White House Tribal Nations Summit
Department of the InteriorWashington, D.C. 2:11 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. Thank you, Assistant Secretary Newland, for that introduction. Please be seated. (Laughter.) And thanks for — thanks for all the Tribal leaders here. I want to say how much I appreciate your efforts for being here. You know, we’re grateful that you…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
New monument – marking fifth new National Monument created by President Biden – will conserve nearly 1 million acres of greater Grand Canyon landscape sacred to Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples and advance President Biden’s historic climate and conservation agendaIn conjunction with the President’s visit, Biden-Harris Administration announces $44 million investment to strengthen climate resilience…
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Disaster Declaration for the Hoopa Valley Tribe
Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists for the Hoopa Valley Tribe and ordered federal aid to supplement the Tribal Nation’s efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms and mudslides from February 14 to March 5, 2023. Federal funding is available to the Hoopa Valley Tribe and certain…
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves the Oglala Sioux Tribe Declaration
Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and ordered Federal assistance to supplement the Tribe’s efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms and snowstorm from December 12 to December 25, 2022. Federal funding is available to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and certain private nonprofit…
White House ONDCP Director Participates in First-Ever National Tribal Opioid Summit
Dr. Gupta travels to Tulalip Tribes Indian Reservation in Washington state to hear from Tribal leaders and discuss efforts to come together and beat the overdose epidemic Tulalip, WA – White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta participated in the first-ever National Tribal Opioid Summit on the Tulalip Tribes…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Support for Tribal Small Businesses as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy – employing half of all private sector workers and growing our economy from the middle-out and bottom-up in every corner of the United States, including in Indian Country. Tribal communities and Native-owned small businesses, however, were disproportionately hard hit by the pandemic, including a roughly 40% decline…
