{"id":36044,"date":"2024-03-04T09:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=36044"},"modified":"2024-03-04T13:04:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T18:04:39","slug":"nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-140","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/03\/04\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-140\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/03\/04\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-140\/nafoa-137\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36046\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"36046\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/03\/04\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-140\/nafoa-137\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/04\/NAFOA.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NAFOA\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;NAFOA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Happy Women&amp;#8217;s History Month! NAFOA proudly celebrates the contributions of Native women in leadership. We&amp;#8217;re honored to have an all-Native women Board of Directors guiding our organization. From left: Celina Phair, 2nd Vice-President; Amy Minniear, Treasurer; Melanie Benjamin, Secretary; VaRene Martin, 1st Vice-President. Photo courtesy &lt;a href=https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/nafoa\/newsletter-030424?e=15e6efc718&gt;NAFOA&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/04\/NAFOA-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/04\/NAFOA.jpg\" alt=\"NAFOA\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-36046\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Happy Women&#8217;s History Month! NAFOA proudly celebrates the contributions of Native women in leadership. We&#8217;re honored to have an all-Native women Board of Directors guiding our organization. From left: Celina Phair, 2nd Vice-President; Amy Minniear, Treasurer; Melanie Benjamin, Secretary; VaRene Martin, 1st Vice-President. Photo courtesy <a href=https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/nafoa\/newsletter-030424?e=15e6efc718>NAFOA<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">5 Things You Need to Know this Week<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Happy Women&#8217;s History Month!<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, March 4, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Source: NAFOA<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\">nafoa.org<\/a><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>1. CONFERENCE: <\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">AGENDA AVAILABLE FOR #NAFOA2024<\/div>\r\nThe agenda is live, and registration is open for <a href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/conference\/\">NAFOA&#8217;s 42nd Annual Conference<\/a>, being held April 29-30, 2024, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &#038; Casino.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe conference will offer two full days of high-quality, educational breakout sessions and general sessions focused on discussing critical issues facing Indian Country. We can&#8217;t wait for you to join us in Hollywood, Florida! \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/cvent.me\/4YwRal\" role=\"button\">Register for the Conference<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/conference\/agenda\" role=\"button\">View the Agenda<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The agenda for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NAFOA2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NAFOA2024<\/a> is now live! \ud83d\udcc5 Start planning your experience today. Register for the April 29-30 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino conference in Hollywood, FL <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SMkUjcKzuK\">https:\/\/t.co\/SMkUjcKzuK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GQVS8BBCfV\">pic.twitter.com\/GQVS8BBCfV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAFOA (@nafoaorg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nafoaorg\/status\/1762976129160233366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>2. MUST READ:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">NATIVE COMMUNITY DATA PROFILES TOOL CONNECTS INFORMATION ON NATIVE PLACES AND PEOPLE<\/div>\r\nA recently released data tool from the Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) offers information about Indian Country\u2019s places and people in a new, integrated way. Native Community Data Profiles expands access to relevant and robust public data that can help create a holistic picture of Native communities. Tribal leaders, policymakers, grant writers, and anyone interested in gaining insight into Indian Country can use the tool to explore a community\u2019s economic conditions, opportunities, and infrastructure.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNative Community Data Profiles gathers information from more than a dozen public sources in an easy-to-use interactive tool, providing key summary statistics and qualitative information about a variety of topics. The tool presents information for individual Native communities as well as all Native geographies and the United States as a whole. For example, the tool can tell you that across all Native geographies, the share of households that have access to high-speed Internet is 57.8 percent, compared to 72.0 percent in the United States as a whole. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe tool also maps key infrastructure. The Flathead Reservation profile, for instance, provides a map of the seven Indian Health Service facilities located within the reservation and shows that the health care and social assistance industry employs the most workers.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.minneapolisfed.org\/article\/2024\/native-community-data-profiles-tool-connects-information-on-native-places-and-people\" role=\"button\">Continue Reading<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>3. WEBINAR:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND TRIBAL CONSISTENCY FUND (LATCF) TRIBAL REPORTING WEBINAR <\/div>\r\nThursday, March 7th from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe U.S. Department of the Treasury will host a Reporting Webinar for Tribal governments about the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) program. During the session, Treasury will provide the following:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Overview of LATCF<\/li>\r\n<li>Overview of compliance requirements<\/li>\r\n<li>Demonstration of the Treasury Reporting Portal<\/li>\r\n<li>Overview of resources<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nWho should attend: All Tribal governments are required to submit an Annual Report by March 31, 2024. Staff new to administering their Tribe\u2019s LATCF program are especially encouraged to attend, in particular, staff directly responsible for reporting.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSource: U.S. Department of the Treasury\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/ustreasury.zoomgov.com\/webinar\/register\/WN_E1XVMsvpRLSR_ycCx3RmFA#\/registration\" role=\"button\">Register<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>4. CONSULTATION:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">TTAC SUBCOMMITTEE ON PARITY AND REFORM\u2019S PROJECT PLAN AND REPORT ON TRIBAL PENSIONS ISSUES<\/div>\r\nTuesday, March 19, 1:00 p.m. ET\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe U.S. Department of the Treasury is hosting a Tribal Consultation on the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC) Subcommittee on Parity and Reform\u2019s Project Plan and Report on Tribal Pension Issues. You may find the <a href=https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/136\/DTLL-TTAC-Subcommittee-on-Parity-and-Reforms-Project-Plan-and-Report-on-Tribal-Pension-Issues.pdf>Dear Tribal Leader Letter here<\/a>, which includes more information, registration link, and framing questions.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTTAC Tribal Pensions Project Plan and Report: The Report provides background on the unique issues faced by Tribal employers who offer retirement benefits for their employees. It also includes an initial outline of proposed guidance recommendations and proposed legislative changes centered on the following principles:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Alignment with the General Welfare Exclusion and TTAC Charter<\/li>\r\n<li>Governmental parity<\/li>\r\n<li>Ambiguity construed in favor of Tribes<\/li>\r\n<li>Raising revenue as an essential government function<\/li>\r\n<li>Public versus private use of funds<\/li>\r\n<li>Consultation and negotiated rulemaking <\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nTreasury is accepting written comments until April 19, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Alaska Time. Please submit written comments to tribal.consult@treasury.gov.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSource: U.S. Department of the Treasury\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/ustreasury.zoomgov.com\/webinar\/register\/WN_E1XVMsvpRLSR_ycCx3RmFA#\/registration\" role=\"button\">Register<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/136\/TTAC-Pensions-Subcommittee-Work-Plan-March-2023.pdf\" role=\"button\">Read the Report<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>5. JOBS:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">PASKENTA BAND OF NOMLAKI INDIANS SEEKING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER<\/div>\r\nThe Chief Financial Officer will be responsible for directing all financial and accounting functions of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians Tribal Government and its subordinate, non-gaming entities. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe CFO will work with the CEO and Tribal Council to develop and implement an overall financial strategy to maintain and enhance the financial health of the Tribe. Ensures enforcement of, and compliance with, the Tribal Fiscal Policies and Ordinances. The CFO will manage the Finance Department to ensure that all audits, budgets, monthly and annual financial reports, financial administration of grants, and other accounting functions are timely and accurately completed. The CFO must be highly knowledgeable about generally accepted accounting principles GAAP\/GASB.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThis position must have strong analytical, strategic planning and communication skills, including an ability to work well with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operations Officer, Tribal Council and other Senior Managers.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/job\/paskenta-band-of-nomlaki-indians-corning-ca-full-time-recruiter\/\" role=\"button\">Learn More & Apply at nafoa.org\/jobs<\/a>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NAFOA proudly celebrates the contributions of Native women in leadership.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1,14],"tags":[38,1708,157,121,255,138,36,525,254,89],"class_list":["post-36044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-national","category-politics","tag-california","tag-cicd","tag-consultation","tag-employment","tag-florida","tag-meetings","tag-nafoa","tag-paskenta","tag-seminole","tag-treasury","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/04\/NAFOA.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-9nm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36044"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36054,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36044\/revisions\/36054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}