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Legal Symposium
Back in Vegas in 2015!
Dec. 7-9 at the Venetian. Follow www.naihc.net for the latest updates.

Annual Convention
NAIHC will again be partnering with AMERIND Risk for the 2016 Convention & Trade Show. This event will be held on Oahu, Hawaii at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki. Dates are May 9-11, 2016. Please note: this is Monday - Wednesday rather than Tuesday - Thursday. NAIHC will keep you updated as details are confirmed.
NAIHC NEWS

 

HUD SECRETARY CASTRO SPEECH

On Monday, July 27th, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro will deliver a speech ad the Brooke Mondale Auditorium at 11:00a.m. ET.  The Secretary's speech will reflect on HUD's past year's accomplishments and a discussion of the priorities for the coming year.

 

The speech will be available via webcast.  Please click here for details.

 

NATIVE AMERICA CALLING SHOW FOCUSSES ON HOUSING IN NATIVE AMERICA

On July 14, 2015, nationally syndicated radio station, National Native News hosted a show exploring strategies to address poverty and Native America's housing challenges.

 

Guests on the show include Matthew Morton - Executive Director, Native American Youth and Family Center, Nick Tilsen - Executive Director, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation and Chancy Kittson - Executive Director, Blackfeet Housing Authority.

 

Please visit this link to hear the entire show.

 

GAO SAYS HUD CAN IMPROVE TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS

By Matt Sharp

Law360, New York (July 10, 2015, 7:40 PM ET) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development still has work to do to tackle Native American low-income housing challenges despite progress in providing technical training and support, a Government Accountability Office official said Friday.

Daniel Garcia-Diaz, GAO's director of financial markets and community investment, told a
U.S. House of Representatives hearing that HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing has successfully boosted training and assistance to affordable housing-focused Indian Housing Block Grant recipients but must continue working with other agencies on a coordinated environmental review process for tribal developments.
 
 Please click link for the article.

 
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS NEWS
 
CENSUS BUREAU SCHEDULES TRIBAL CONSULTATION
 
Pursuant to Executive Order 13175, the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) plans to conduct eight tribal consultation meetings and one national webinar with federally recognized tribes across the country between October 2015 and April 2016. These meetings will provide a forum for tribes to share insights, make recommendations and discuss concerns related to the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau's procedures for outreach, notice and consultation will ensure involvement of tribes, to the extent practicable and permitted by law, before making decisions or implementing policies, rules or programs that affect federally recognized tribal governments. The Census Bureau requests that interested members of the public comment with any questions or topics they would like to see considered in these meetings.
 

Please click this link for details published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2015. Visit Census Bureau's American Indian and Alaska Native website at http://www.census.gov/aian/.         

 
These meetings are open to members of federally recognized tribes by invitation.
  

NEXT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING SET

The Legislative Committee will be having its regularly scheduled conference call on August 6, 2015.

 

For additional information, please contact Shawn Pensoneau, NAIHC's Director of Government Affairs at (202) 789-1754, or [email protected].
 
TRAINING/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEWS
JULY HUD-ONAP TRAINING OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

Pathways Home: Train the Trainer

July 27-31 | Warm Springs

Click here for details and to register

 

Self-Monitoring & Compliance

July 28-29 | Albuquerque

Click here for details and to register

 

For more detailed information and updates, remember to visit www.naihc.net and go to Training and Technical Assistance.

MEMBERSHIP NEWS
  

7th ANNUAL SWTHA HOUSING FORUM IN JULY

The Southwest Tribal Housing alliance will be holding its 7th Annual Housing forum July 27-30, 2015 at the Casino del Sol Resort in Tucson, AZ. The theme of this year's event is Sustainable Housing Through Financing. Click here for Save the Date information, and here for the agenda.

 

 

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