Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians First to Receive Disaster Aid Under Amended Law

ICTMN Staff
March 02, 2013
On March 1, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians became the first American Indian tribe to receive a Presidential Disaster Declaration under the recently amended Stafford Act when ...

President Obama Signs Law Putting Tribes on Equal Footing as States for Federal Emergency Aid

Rob Capriccioso
January 31, 2013
President Barack Obama has signed into law a piece of legislation passed by both the House and Senate that will put tribes on equal footing as states in requesting federal disaster...

Interview: FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate Applauds US House Passage of Tribal Bill

Rob Capriccioso
September 21, 2012
WASHINGTON – On September 19, the U.S...

FEMA Supporting Specific Legislation on Making Tribes Equal to States

Rob Capriccioso
June 15, 2012
WASHINGTON – It’s been over six months since the Obama White House and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said they were in favor of tribes being able to directly reque...
Walter Lamar

It's Too Late to Prepare for an Emergency During an Emergency

Is your tribal community fully prepared for an emergency related to wildfire or flooding? No matter where your community is located this year’s weather has likely put you at some level of risk....

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September 02, 2012

FEMA Wants Tribes to be Equal to States

Rob Capriccioso
December 07, 2011
UPDATED: 11:35 EST - WASHINGTON – Heeding calls from tribal leaders, the Obama administration announced December 7 that it supports a legislative amendment that would allow tribes ...

USET Tribes Talk Up VAWA, Carcieri, Budget, Voting and More at Tribal Unity Impact Week in Washington

Gale Courey Toensing
September 22, 2012
Indigenous leaders from around the country joined colleagues from the United South and Eastern Tribes in Washington, D.C., for the annual Tribal Unity Impact week...

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