On March 13, 2017, President Trump signed the Executive Order 13781 for Federal agencies to examine ways it could reorganize to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. The Secretary of the Interior recently announced his vision to establish 13 unified regional office boundaries across all the Department's Bureaus.
The Department is taking careful consideration on how the Indian Affairs regions and functions may be included in this reorganization. The Acting Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs has announced listening session (see below for listening session information) and formal consultation sessions for your input and to consult on how to implement the principles of efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability in manner to substantially improve services to Tribes and Tribal citizens. The letter announcing the consultation is available here. (Note: The letter dated May 17, 2018 provides the incorrect address for the consultation session on July 24, 2018.) The correct location is provided in the table below and is available in this letter dated May 23, 2018. In addition, at the request of several Tribes, additional consultation sessions have been scheduled in the Great Plains and Northwest regions. (See letter here.)
The DOI Reorganization consultation updated presentation and proposed maps are available here: Presentation on Potential DOI Reorganization (updated 6/14/18) and Maps of Proposed Unified Regions
Comments| Date | Time (Local) | Location | Venue |
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**Listening Session**
Sunday, June 3, 2018
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1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Kansas City, Missouri |
**Listening Session**
NCAI Mid-Year Conference
Marriott Kansas City Downtown
200 W. 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
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| Tuesday, June 19, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | New Buffalo, Michigan |
Four Winds-New Buffalo Casino
11111 Wilson Road
New Buffalo, MI 49117
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| Thursday, June 21, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Billings, Montana |
BIA Rocky Mountain Regional Office*
2021 4th Avenue, North
Billings, MT 59101
*Please bring photo identification and allow for time
to go through Security as this is a Federal facility.
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| Monday, June 25, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
National Indian Programs Training Center*
1011 Indian School Road, NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
*Please bring photo identification and allow for time
to go through Security as this is a Federal facility.
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| Thursday, June 28, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Jackson, California |
Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort
12222 New York Ranch Road
Jackson, CA 95642
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| Tuesday, July 24, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Banning, California |
***Please note this corrected address.***
Morongo Band of Mission Indians Tribal Chambers
12700 Pumarra Road
Banning, CA 92220
*This facility is in a gated community. Please advise the
guard that you are there to attend the consultation
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| Thursday, August 2, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Juneau, Alaska |
Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall
320 W. Willoughby Avenue
Juneau, AK 99801
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| Tuesday, August 7, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Embassy Suites Oklahoma City
1815 South Meridian
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
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| Thursday, August 9, 2018 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Philadelphia, Mississippi |
Pearl River Resort, Golden Moon Hotel & Casino
13541 Hwy 16 W
Philadelphia, MS 39350
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Rapid City, South Dakota |
Best Western Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center
2111 N. LaCrosse Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
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| Thursday, August 23, 2018 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Seattle, Washington |
Jackson Federal Building/
North Auditorium
915 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98174
*Please bring photo identification and allow for time
to go through Security as this is a Federal facility.
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On May 16, 2017, the Acting Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs announced six listening sessions (see DTTL). Another letter was distributed on June 1, 2017, scheduling an additional listening session for Anchorage, AK (see DTTL).
Listening Session Transcripts| Date | Location and Transcript |
| Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
Portland, OR
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Thursday, June 1, 2017
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Phoenix, AZ
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017
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Prior Lake, MN
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Thursday, June 8, 2017
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Rapid City, SD
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Monday, June 12, 2017
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Uncasville, CT
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Thursday, June 22, 2017
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Anchorage, AK
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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Tulsa, OK
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Comments are posted in the table below are in no particular order.
