MAY 1, 2000
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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.
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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
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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.