{"id":9496,"date":"2021-03-29T13:16:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T17:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=9496"},"modified":"2021-03-29T13:20:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T17:20:32","slug":"nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/03\/29\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-28\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-9496-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/nafoa.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/nafoa.mp4\">https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/nafoa.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\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\">Listen. Watch. Read. NAFOA has all the news you need.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, March 29, 2021<\/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. NAFOA IN THE NEWS:<\/em><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">&#8220;AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN: IS IT A TURNING POINT FOR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES?&#8221;<\/div>\r\nNAFOA&#8217;s Executive Director Dante Desiderio joins on <a href=https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/onpoint\/2021\/03\/23\/31-billion-native-american-communities-biden>Boston&#8217;s NPR News Station WBUR to discuss how President Biden&#8217;s American Rescue Plan affects Native American communities<\/a>. Also joining the segment are Governor Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community and Dr. Mary Owen, President of the Association of American Indian Physician.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;&#8230; Every tribe is different. Every tribe has different historic consequences that they&#8217;re working through. Every tribe has a different approach to developing their communities and different cultures. So this discretionary money is historic. The only thing we can turn to is significant funding before this was the Recovery Act and that went out through programs.\u201d\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u2014 Dante Desiderio, NAFOA Executive Director\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<figure>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"9503\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/03\/29\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-28\/nafoa-23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/nafoa.png\" data-orig-size=\"1200,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"nafoa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/nafoa-1024x512.png\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/nafoa.png\" alt=\"nafoa\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9503\" \/>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><em>2.  #NAFOA2021:<\/em><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">TAKE A LAUGH BREAK WITH MARC YAFFEE AT #NAFOA2021<\/div>\r\nClick to Watch Video\r\n\ufeffLaugh and learn at NAFOA&#8217;s Virtual 39th Annual Conference! In between our informative sessions on Tuesday and Thursday, enjoy a comedy break with stand-up comedian, actor &#038; podcast host Marc Yaffee.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\nAre You Interested in <a href=https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/b8d04750-7bdb-44c8-9f6d-4d84e954c8b7>FREE Registration<\/a>?\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThanks to the generosity of our Corporate Partners, NAFOA has a number of Sponsored Complimentary Registrations available to tribal members and employees to attend the conference. Please contact VaRene Martin or Dustin VanWinkle for more information.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/b8d04750-7bdb-44c8-9f6d-4d84e954c8b7>Register for the Conference<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><em>3. COMMUNITY RESOURCES:<\/em><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">FINANCIAL LITERACY AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT WEBINAR<\/div>\r\nJoin the <a href=https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_30r5Ik3zTmilWr6fokzCsA>College Fund on March 29<\/a> at 12pm MDT for a webinar on Financial Literacy and Business Management. Learn from a panel of experts about personal finance and the agricultural and business management fields.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_30r5Ik3zTmilWr6fokzCsA>Click Here to RSVP<\/a>, and you can also WIN ONE of 10 &#8216;Financial Literacy Starter&#8217; Gift Baskets!\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_twitter-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nafoaorg\/status\/1370057349373825026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20\/qyzgmpel_200x200-8.jpg\" alt=\"NAFOA (@nafoaorg) on X\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nafoaorg\/status\/1370057349373825026\">\n\t\t\tNAFOA (@nafoaorg) on X\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nafoaorg\/status\/1370057349373825026\">\n\t\t\t<p>On this day last year, WHO officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Learn about Tribes&#8217; first reaction to this life-changing news in NAFOA&#8217;s podcast, &#8220;Standing for Tomorrow&#8221; Stream on Apple Podcast: https:\/\/t.co\/qxJ9dm4ukn or Spotify: https:\/\/t.co\/qxJ9dm4ukn https:\/\/t.co\/S1GhQmVFjB<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"X (formerly Twitter)\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tX (formerly Twitter)\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><em>4. COVID-19 RELIEF:<\/em><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">USDA ANNOUNCES \u2018PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE FOR PRODUCERS\u2019 TO DISTRIBUTE RESOURCES MORE EQUITABLY<\/div>\r\nAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market disruptions. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe new initiative\u2014<a href=https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/media\/press-releases\/2021\/03\/24\/after-identifying-gaps-previous-aid-usda-announces-pandemic>USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers<\/a>\u2014will reach a broader set of producers than in previous COVID-19 aid programs. USDA is dedicating at least $6 billion toward the new programs. The Department will also develop rules for new programs that will put a greater emphasis on outreach to small and socially disadvantaged producers, specialty crop and organic producers, timber harvesters, as well as provide support for the food supply chain and producers of renewable fuel, among others. Existing programs like the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will fall within the new initiative and, where statutory authority allows, will be refined to better address the needs of producers.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><em>5. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: <\/em><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">SALE! GET NAFOA ORANGE BOOK FOR 20% OFF<\/div>\r\nThe Financial Reporting and Information Guide for Tribal Governments and Enterprises (Orange Book) addresses the complex economic activity and related entity differences of tribal settings. It also presents an overview of the financial reporting framework in a tribal setting.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n The cost of this book is an allowable charge to your federal grants and subgrants.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/nafoa.org\/publications\/financial-reporting-and-information-guide-for-tribal-governments-and-enterprises>Purchase the Orange Book for 20% off today<\/a>.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/nafoa2021.png\" alt=\"nafoa2021\" class=\"invisible\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" \/>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen. Watch. Read. 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