SAIGE is now accepting nominations for its annual Military Meritorious Service Awards to be awarded on June 8 at the We Ko Pa Resort and Conference Center in Scottsdale, AZ as part of the National Training Program. The SAIGE Meritorious Service Awards honors military members, Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees and military veterans in government service, who have supported the DoD or their agency’s mission, whose attributes best epitomized the qualities and core values of their respective military service or DoD component. Please see information link below and direct any questions to Mr. Danny Garceau, SAIGE Warrior Society Director at danny.garceau@saige.org Nomination form for SAIGE Military Meritorious Service Awards

From Turtle Talk, Indigenous Law and Policy Center blog, Michigan State University College of Law: Report: Improving Tribal Consultation and Tribal Involvement in Federal Infrastructure Decisions – January 2017 Posted on January 18, 2017 by Matthew L.M. Fletcher Read/Download Here. A short excerpt from the report: “Tribes stated that many Federal leaders and staff dealing with infrastructure matters lack an understanding of the trust and treaty responsibilities, how to work with Tribes effectively, Tribal histories and cultures, and Federal agency policies—all of which, in turn, affect their daily execution of agency missions. Accordingly, Tribes emphasized the need to educate Federal agency leaders and staff dealing with infrastructure matters on basic principles of the Federal Government’s responsibilities to…

Members- you should have received an email from our Chair with the ballot for the SAIGE elections. Only Lifetime Members and student or full members in good standing may vote in the election. SAIGE Board Election Schedule and Instructions There are three Officer and five Board Directors to be elected this year. It is with great appreciation that we list the individuals who have accepted their nomination and are willing to serve if elected. Bios and photos of each candidate can be viewed at www.saige.org under the menu item Board Member/Board Elections. Please take your time to review all the bios prior to voting. Voting will be open from December 4th until…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 31, 2016 Presidential Proclamation — National Native American Heritage Month, 2016 NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As the First Americans, Native Americans have helped shape the future of the United States through every turn of our history. Today, young American Indians and Alaska Natives embrace open-ended possibility and are determining their own destinies. During National Native American Heritage Month, we pledge to maintain the meaningful partnerships we have with tribal nations, and we renew our commitment to our nation-to-nation…

Each year, the theme from the SAIGE National Training Program becomes the theme for Native American Heritage Month in November.  The 2016 theme is “Serving Our Nations.”  Here is what SAIGE Chair Fredericka Joseph has said about it meaning: ” Our theme, “Serving Our Nations,” reminds us of our public service to our nation as Federal employees, serving our country in the military service, and in many cases serving our Tribal Nations. As public servants the work we do on a daily basis is important to tribes and to our country in ensuring the services we administer are available for people throughout our nation.”   We hope that you will download this…