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MAY 1, 2000 9 HUD conference to address Native American housing needs Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will hold its sixth annual Na tive American Housing Summit on May 1-3 in Portland. The three-day conference is called Building a Strong Foundation. It is designed to bring housing groups, lenders and the Native American community together to discuss ways to expand the supply of affordable housing and increase home owner ship in Indian Country. The summit will feature a series of hands-on technical training sessions on the Native American Housing As sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA). It will also provide a platform for discussing suc cessful program administration, fi nancing, self-monitoring, grant writ ing, and construction methods. "HUD is working in partnership with Indian nations to improve housing conditions for Native Ameri can families," Cuomo said. "Building a strong and effective tribal housing program is vital to self-determination," said Jacqueline Johnson, deputy assistant secretary of HUD's Office of Native American programs. "Training and knowledge of resources is an essential element." Many housing resources, lenders and economic development entities will be in the exhibit hall with dis plays, information on their products and services, and will be available for one-on-one sessions with confer ence participants. Since the enactment of NAHASDA, the number of Tribes receiving fed eral housing assistance has increased significantly. The act reorganized the system of federal housing assistance to Native American by eliminating several programs and replacing them with a single block grant program that recognizes the right of Indian self-determination and tribal self-governance.. It provides for tribal govern ing bodies to name a tribally desig nated housing entity to prepare an Indian Housing Plan. NAHASDA is the principle grant program assisting more than 450 grantees in Indian Country. In his Fiscal Year 2001 budget, President Clinton has proposed increased funding for HUD's Indian programs to $730 million a jump of $37 mil lion from the Fiscal Year 2000 bud get. The budget request increases funding for existence programs and for new, innovative initiatives that will provide important opportunities for Indian Tribes. For more information about the summit, including a brochure and to register online, visit the ONAP Web page at www.codetalk.fed.us or call the Summit Information Line at (703) 902-1236. FEMA inspector certification class offered to tribal members on May 13 On Saturday, May 13, a representative from Parsons Brinckerhoff, an international engineering firm, will conduct a class to certify tribal mem bers as residential damage inspectors for the Federal Emergency Man agement Agency (FEMA). The class will provide an overview of the disaster assistance process and hands-on interaction with the hand-held computers used for collecting the damage assessment information. Completed inspections qualify disaster aide applications for both federal and state disaster assistance programs. Interested members should have construction knowledge. Serving as independent subcontractors, certified inspectors will remain on-call for assignments to Presidentially-declared disaster areas either locally or throughout the United States and Trust Territories. Travel to disaster sites are paid by Parsons Brinckerhoff. Inspectors receive payment for each completed inspection. , The class will be held at the Tribal Governance Center in classroom 204, on May 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There is no charge for this class and a Certificate of Completion will be awarded. Please contact Patsy Pullin at (503) 879-4543 or Deena LaRue at (503) 879-4591 to register and reserve a hand-held computer for class. JPIPJT MOUNTAIN CASINO WELCOME RAY CHARLES ft- - MAY 30, 2000 7:00 P.M. Doors open at 6 p.m. Ticket prices are $25 and $35 and are available at the Spirit Mountain box office, all Fred Meyer Fastixx locations or by calling I-800-992-TIXX. JPIMT MOUNTAIN CASINO Hwy. 18, Grand Rondc www.spirit-mounlain.com. No one under 21. No refunds or exchanges. Community and tribal members can be involved in Pow-wow The Pow-wow Committee would like to involve tribal and community partners to participate in this years pow-wow. Last year the Committee selected two groups to assist with parking and preparationserving of the breakfast meals as fund-raisers. The Pow-wow Committee believes that this is a great way to contribute to the community as well as build community relationships. If you would be interested please submit a letter including a brief de scription of your group and its pur pose, a contact number and address, as well as the amount of time your group would be available on the weekend of August 18-20. Send let ter no later than May 15 to: Dana Leno, Pow-wow Committee 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 $ mf! &mm 4sbiiwsM a?e mitt & 2000 POW-WOW COMMITTEE APPLICATION Name of Applicant: Address: CityStateZip: Telephone: Home Work Please answer the following questions: 1. Are you a member of the Grand Ronde Tribe? Yes No If you are, what is your roll number? ; 2. Are you a staff member of the Grand Ronde Tribe? Yes No If yes, what is your job title? ' 3. In what Oregon County do you physically reside? 4. Do you currently serve on any other committee for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde? Yes If yes, please list the other committee(s) No 5. Please tell us why you would like to serve on the Pow-wow Committee (if you need more space, please include additional sheets). Signature: Date: Please return this application by Friday, May 19, 2000 to: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Pow-wow Committee 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 For more information or to answer any questions, please call Dana Leno at 879-2037 or 1-800-422-0232.
