{"id":42579,"date":"2024-10-28T10:39:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=42579"},"modified":"2024-10-28T10:39:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:39:09","slug":"nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-167","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/10\/28\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-167\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/10\/28\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-167\/nafoa-165\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42581\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"42581\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/10\/28\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-167\/nafoa-165\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/nafoa.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" 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;NAFOA Corporate Advisory Committee Chair Dawson Her Many Horses, left, and NAFOA Board President Rodney Butler, Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, joined the Gila River Indian Community gathering last week, where President Joe Biden issued a historic apology for the abuses suffered by Native children in federal Indian boarding schools. Photo courtesy &lt;a href=https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/nafoa\/newsletter-10282024?e=a53ed034df&gt;NAFOA&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/nafoa.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/nafoa.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/nafoa.jpg\" alt=\"NAFOA\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-42581\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">NAFOA Corporate Advisory Committee Chair Dawson Her Many Horses, left, and NAFOA Board President Rodney Butler, Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, joined the Gila River Indian Community gathering last week, where President Joe Biden issued a historic apology for the abuses suffered by Native children in federal Indian boarding schools. Photo courtesy <a href=https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/nafoa\/newsletter-10282024?e=a53ed034df>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\">NAFOA looks out for our community \u2014 help us grow by forwarding this newsletter!<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, October 28, 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<strong>NAFOA looks out for our community \u2014 help us grow by forwarding this newsletter: <a href=https:\/\/us19.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=5fdaa92d88375a474b912b0f3&#038;id=c21d1aa683&#038;e=a53ed034df> Forward to a Friend<\/a>\r\n<\/strong>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>1. HISTORIC NEWS:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">BIDEN DELIVERS &#8220;LONG OVERDUE&#8221; APOLOGY IN ARIZONA FOR INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL ATROCITIES<\/div>\r\nPresident Biden on Friday issued a formal presidential apology to Native American communities for the atrocities committed against Indigenous children and their families during a 150-year era of forced federal Indian boarding schools. The president chose to speak at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, although he apologized to all tribal nations for their generations of suffering.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;After 150 years, the United States government eventually stopped the program,&#8221; the president said. &#8220;But the federal government has never, never formally apologized for what happened \u2014 until today. I formally apologize, as president of the United States of America, for what we did. I formally apologize. That&#8217;s long overdue.&#8221;\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nSource: CBS News\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/indian-boarding-schools-biden-apology-arizona\/\" role=\"button\">Continue Reading<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yNW7mzhFQRQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indianz.Com Video: <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/10\/25\/video-secretary-deb-haaland-at-gila-river-indian-community\/>Secretary Deb Haaland at Gila River Indian Community<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL \u2013 APPLY BY NOVEMBER 11!<\/div>\r\n<strong>&#8220;This was a life changing experience and has helped me gain the confidence to continue to lead and forge the path to community investment and economic development.&#8221;\r\n<BR>\r\n&#8211; Chairman Andrea Martinez, Walker River Paiute Tribe<\/strong>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nElevate your leadership skills and make a lasting impact on your community through the Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities Program at Harvard Business School, in partnership with Harvard Business School Executive Education, NAFOA, and AFOA Canada.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThis program equips Native finance professionals and tribal leaders with the tools to build high-performing, innovative communities.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nUpcoming Program Dates: March 24-28, 2025<BR>\r\nDeadline to apply: November 11, 2024, at 11:59 PM Hawaiian Standard Time.<BR>\r\nLimited scholarships are available. Early application is highly encouraged.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/institute\/lpibsc\/\" role=\"button\">Learn More and Apply<\/a>\r\n\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>3. ACCOUNTING:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">NOVEMBER 2024 GASAC MEETING: TRIBAL LEADER INPUT SURVEY<\/div>\r\nYour insights on Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) guidance are needed. In advance of the upcoming Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC) meeting, NAFOA invites your input for presentation to the Council.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe GASAC meeting agenda includes opportunities for Council members to highlight any practical issues that may warrant the Board\u2019s attention. GASB\u2019s ability to address emerging accounting and financial reporting concerns depends, in part, on input from the field, and GASAC members play a critical role in identifying these issues.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nPlease collaborate with your tribes and organizations, as relevant, to respond by Wednesday, November 6. We value your feedback and its role in shaping effective standards for the benefit of all communities. For additional questions, contact GASAC member Hattie Mitchell, REDW Director of Client Advisory and Accounting Services, at Hattie.Mitchell@redw.com. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/ZTBQDYB\" role=\"button\">Take the Survey<\/a>\r\n\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>4. TRIBAL CONSULTATION: <\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING (NPRM) FOR TRIBAL GENERAL WELFARE BENEFITS<\/div>\r\nNovember 18, 19, and 20, 2024, 1:00 \u2013 4:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Treasury is hosting Tribal consultations on an NPRM to implement section 139E of the Internal Revenue Code, created by the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 (Act).\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThese rules incorporate a historic level of pre-Tribal consultation and Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee feedback and support Tribal self-determination and self-governance in the implementation of the Act. To learn more about the proposed rule, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy2579\">Treasury\u2019s Press Release<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/Tribal-GWE-TTACReport-Consultation-summary-and-federal-response.pdf\">Tribal Consultation and Federal Feedback Summary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/Tribal-GWE-NPRM-TribalConsultation-Dear-Tribal-Leader-Letter.pdf\">Dear Tribal Leader Letter<\/a>, and F<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/GWE-NPRM-Fact-Sheet.pdf\">act Sheet<\/a>.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nTreasury is accepting written comments received by December 17, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Alaska Time. Please submit written comments at 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\/meeting\/register\/vJIsd-2qqDouHk-muJRHk1EyF--LGfXK-Qc#\/registration\" role=\"button\">Register for One or More Consultation Session<\/a>\r\n\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>5. JOBS:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">PROJECT MANAGER, TRAVOIS<\/div>\r\nProject Managers are responsible for managing a portfolio of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) clients, ensuring the successful financing and development of affordable housing projects in Tribal communities. Key responsibilities include marketing to potential and repeat customers, developing relationships with state allocating agencies, monitoring the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) process, and preparing and submitting funding applications. Funding sources include but are not limited to LIHTC, the Affordable Housing Program, Indian Community Development Block Grant, and Capital Magnet Fund funding programs. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAnother key component of the role is to collaborate with investor partners to facilitate the purchase of the tribal developer\u2019s LIHTC allocation. Project Managers lead the closing process between tribal developers, equity investors, attorneys, architects, and other stakeholders so that the project can achieve financial closing and construct quality, affordable housing in Tribal communities. Project Managers work closely with internal teams and external partners on rewarding, fast-paced, and challenging projects with strict deadlines.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/job\/travois-kansas-city-full-time-project-manager\/\" role=\"button\">Learn More & Apply at nafoa.org\/jobs<\/a>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NAFOA looks out for our community \u2014 help us grow by forwarding this newsletter!","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42581,"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":[10,18,1],"tags":[1457,418,157,121,53,36,810,5497,89],"class_list":["post-42579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-education","category-national","tag-apologies","tag-boarding-schools","tag-consultation","tag-employment","tag-joe-biden","tag-nafoa","tag-scholarships","tag-tgwe","tag-treasury","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/28\/nafoa.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-b4L","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42579","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=42579"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42589,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42579\/revisions\/42589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}