Past News Items

This announcement follows the decision to designate the college as a voter registration agency under the National Voter Registration Act. Date: 09/28/23

Resources will support Tribal fishing rights and economic development Date: 09/27/23

$5 million in funding will further goals of Department’s Grasslands Keystone Initiative Date: 09/07/23

Investment from Inflation Reduction Act will help Tribes electrify homes, expand availability of clean energy in Indian Country Date: 08/15/23

Students & faculty win Indigenous Journalists Association awards Date: 08/15/23

Revisions to allow faster decision-making and review Date: 08/09/23

Tribal Climate Resilience Program announces largest annual funding opportunity to date as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. Date: 07/19/23

The national week of remembrance, June 30 – July 6, not only honors those who have tragically died battling wildfires, but provides an opportunity to remember, reflect and learn from the tragic incidents that have taken the lives of wildland firefighters. The June 30, 2023, 10th anniversary memorial services recognized the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot crewmembers lost in the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30, 2013: Andrew Ashcraft, age 29; Robert Caldwell, age 23; Travis Carter, age 31; Dustin Deford, age 24; Christopher MacKenzie, age 30; Eric Marsh, age 43; Grant McKee, age 21; Sean Misner, age 26; Scott Norris, age 28; Wade Parker, age 22; John Percin, age 24; Anthony Rose, age 23; Jesse Steed, age 36; Joe Thurston, age 32; Travis Turbyfill, age 27; William Warneke, age 25; Clayton Whitted, age 28, Kevin Woyjeck, age 21; and Garret Zuppiger, age 27. Date: 06/30/23

Bureau of Indian Education schools will receive virtual counseling and on-site crisis services Date: 06/29/23

In late May, wildland fire responders including helitack staff, smokejumpers, fire engine operators and technicians attended a 40-hour Medical Incident Technician (MIT) training at the Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center Boise, Idaho, to gain the skills necessary to help their fellow crew members in an emergency. Date: 06/28/23