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In the News
In the News chronicles stories about linkages VA is making with tribal governments. These linkages form critical lines of communication that transition from dialogue to intergovernmental understanding on to relationships and ultimately to deliverables which ensure American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans and their families in Indian Country receive the benefits they've earned through their service to America. These deliverables may take the form of grant awards, announcements of funding opportunities, sharing of best practices and the list goes on. If you have articles or news to share that may be of interest to our readers, please send them to us. Read on...
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Native American Traditions Help Former Soldiers
VA-IHS Partnership Values Voice of Native Veterans
Wes Studi: Bringing Down Barriers Against Native American Actors
Event brings VA benefits closer to Navajo veterans
VA launches nationwide outreach campaign in tribal communities
Huge Turnout for Akwesasne Veterans Benefit Summit
Blog: Native American Veterans find a pathway from homelessness with HUD-VA program
Tribe signs MOU with VA for housing loans
Coming Home: Lost Lakota warrior’s remains returning to Rosebud
The Pueblo of Santa Clara Signs 100th MOU With VA for Home Loans to Veterans
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The Pueblo of Zia Signs MOU With VA for Home Loans to Veterans
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Bill would name Billings VA clinics after Ben Steele, Joe Medicine Crow
Summit marks fifth year of helping veterans obtain benefits
Choctaw Heritage, Guard Life
Army Veteran's visual tribute to Hopi code talkers earns national recognition
Houlton Band of Maliseets unveil veterans monument
WWI Centennial Commemoration
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Veterans Affairs Interim Deputy Secretary to visit Taos Pueblo, Officials planning to fly-in aboard Blackhawk helicopters
VA improving service to veterans, official says
VA official's visit stirs issues for local veterans
Taos Pueblo Veterans: We Fought Before We Were Citizens, Where’s the VA for Us?
Official: VA sees curbing veteran suicides as top priority
Tribes Will Soon Be Able to Process Native Veterans VA Eligibility
Video: Shulkin sworn in as Secretary of Veterans Affairs
A New Start for the VA
VA Offering up to $8 Million in Grants for Adaptive-sports Programs that Aid Disabled Veterans
VA Awards 3 University Contracts Promoting Community Engagement with National Cemeteries
Tribal Heritage Grants, US Department of Interior NPS
The National Park Service (NPS) is currently accepting applications for grants to support tribal heritage projects. Tribal Heritage Grant applications must be received by 11:59 pm EST on Friday, March 24, 2017 through funding opportunity P17AS00054 at www.grants.gov.
https://www.nps.gov/thpo/tribal-heritage/index.html
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 authorizes grants to Federally recognized Indian tribes for cultural and historic preservation projects. These grants assist Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations in protecting and promoting their unique cultural heritage and traditions.
