MEGAN ALVANNA STIMPFLE

requesting the Alaska Delegation to address the barriers to housing development in rural Alaska

building support for congressional passage of HR1806 and S804, the Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act introduced March 14, 2019 by Congressman Young, and Senators Sullivan and Murkowski, respectively. The bill amend the marine mammal protection act to prohibit states from passing bans walrus ivory bans impacting Alaska Native artists.

Kawerak made requests for assistance with our Alaska Delegation and the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs to remove regulatory burdens of the Tribal Transportation programs by eliminating new requirements contained in section CFR 170.443(a) and (b) which puts 8 new requirements for existing roads and proposed roads in the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory; as well as eliminating the 15 mile radius for Alaska Native villages.

Encourage the Alaska Delegation and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to establish a minimum Tribal Priority Allocation for small and needy tribes at $300,000 to ensure that tribal governments in Alaska native villages are adequately funded with operational funds; support for increased BIA funding on tribal courts in Alaska; expanding opportunities for self-determination in sanitation in Alaska; urging Congress to overturn an IHS SDS decision to treat Alaska Native villages as Non-Indian for the purposes of sanitation spending.

Request the Alaska Delegation to continue adequate appropriations for addressing the lack of sanitation systems in Alaska Native villages including the USDA Rural and Alaska Native Village Grant program; the EPA's Alaska Rural and Native Villages Grant program; and convening the federal agencies with the purpose of advancing self governance in sanitation at the regional and village level through the streamlining of sanitation funding regulated by the federal agencies. Urge IHS Headquarters reverse a decision in their Sanitation Deficiency Manuel to treat Alaska Native villages as non-Native communities.

Urging the Indian Health Service, and the Alaska Delegation to support a demonstration project with Norton Sound Health Corporation to address the opioid and alcohol misuse that will include construction and staffing for a wellness and CHAP training center; addressing the Indian Health Service headquarters decision to treat Alaska native villages as 'Non-Native' in their sanitation deficiency Manuel that allocates IHS sanitation spending; encouraging the Alaska Delegation and the Indian Health Service to convene the federal agencies on expanding Indian self determination in sanitation issues.

Kawerak made requests for assistance with our Alaska Delegation and the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs to remove regulatory burdens of the Tribal Transportation programs by eliminating new requirements contained in section CFR 170.443(a) and (b) which puts 8 new requirements for existing roads and proposed roads in the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory; as well as eliminating the 15 mile radius for Alaska Native villages.

Encourage the Alaska Delegation and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to establish a minimum Tribal Priority Allocation for small and needy tribes at $300,000 to ensure that tribal governments in Alaska native villages are adequately funded with operational funds; support for increased BIA funding on tribal courts in Alaska; expanding opportunities for self-determination in sanitation in Alaska; urging Congress to overturn an IHS SDS decision to treat Alaska Native villages as Non-Indian for the purposes of sanitation spending.

Urging the Indian Health Service, and the Alaska Delegation to support a demonstration project with Norton Sound Health Corporation to address the opioid and alcohol misuse that will include construction and staffing for a wellness and CHAP training center; addressing the Indian Health Service headquarters decision to treat Alaska native villages as 'Non-Native' in their sanitation deficiency Manuel that allocates IHS sanitation spending; encouraging the Alaska Delegation and the Indian Health Service to convene the federal agencies on expanding Indian self determination in sanitation issues.

Request the Alaska Delegation to continue adequate appropriations for addressing the lack of sanitation systems in Alaska Native villages including the USDA Rural and Alaska Native Village Grant program; the EPA's Alaska Rural and Native Villages Grant program; and convening the federal agencies with the purpose of advancing self governance in sanitation at the regional and village level through the streamlining of sanitation funding regulated by the federal agencies. Urge IHS Headquarters reverse a decision in their Sanitation Deficiency Manuel to treat Alaska Native villages as non-Native communities.

requesting the Alaska Delegation to address the barriers to housing development in rural Alaska

Urging the Indian Health Service, and the Alaska Delegation to support a $13.8 m demonstration project with Norton Sound Health Corporation to address the opioid and alcohol misuse that will include construction and staffing for a wellness and CHAP training center; addressing the Indian Health Service headquarters decision to treat Alaska native villages as 'Non-Native' in their sanitation deficiency Manuel that allocates IHS sanitation spending; encouraging the Alaska Delegation to convene the federal agencies on expanding Indian self determination in Alaska Native sanitation spending and support for sewer/water operators from the IHS, EPA and USDA.

Urging the Indian Health Service, and the Alaska Delegation to support a $13.8 m demonstration project with Norton Sound Health Corporation to address the opioid and alcohol misuse that will include construction and staffing for a wellness and training center; and addressing the Indian Health Service headquarters decision to treat Alaska native villages as 'Non-Native' in their sanitation deficiency Manuel that allocates IHS sanitation spending; encouraging the Alaska Delegation to convene the federal agencies on expanding Indian self determination in Alaska Native sanitation spending from the IHS, EPA and USDA.

building support for congressional passage of HR1806 and S804, the Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act introduced March 14, 2019 by Congressman Young, and Senators Sullivan and Murkowski, respectively. The bill amend the marine mammal protection act to prohibit states from passing bans walrus ivory bans impacting Alaska Native artists.

Request the Alaska Delegation to continue adequate appropriations for addressing the lack of sanitation systems in Alaska Native villages including the USDA Rural and Alaska Native Village Grant program; the EPA's Alaska Rural and Native Villages Grant program; and convening the federal agencies with the purpose of advancing self governance in sanitation at the regional and village level through the streamlining of sanitation funding regulated by the federal agencies. Urge IHS Headquarters reverse a decision in their Sanitation Deficiency Manuel to treat Alaska Native villages as non-Native communities.

Indian Health Service - advance substance abuse/behavioral health priorities within the FY2019 Interior Appropriations for the Indian Health Service; address Indian Health Service Sanitation Deficiency Manuel conflicts between IHS Headquarters and Alaska area tribes; identifying a pathway to streamline sanitation investment in Alaska Native communities.

identifying a pathway to address the housing crisis in rural Alaska

Marine Mammal Protection Act amendments to exclude Alaska Native walrus hunters from the Ivory Ban; Indian housing and sanitation deregulation;

addressing the housing and sanitation crisis in Native communities within the budget and appropriations process, increasing tribal priority allocation for small and needy tribes, increasing tribal court support for Alaska tribes, increasing training for water and sewer operators within the Indian health service budget

Marine Mammal Protection Act amendments to exclude Alaska Native walrus hunters from the Ivory Ban;

amendment in Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 that ensures tribal organizations can partner with the Army Corps of Engineers in port and harbor projects; ecuring Diomedes eligibility in the Federal Aviation Administrations Essential Air Service Program in the reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration programs.

Indian Health Service - advance substance abuse/behavioral health priorities within the FY2019 Interior Appropriations for the Indian Health Service; address Indian Health Service Sanitation Deficiency Manuel conflicts between IHS Headquarters and Alaska area tribes.

technical amendments to the Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization to include tribal organizations in the definition of Indian Tribe

Marine Mammal Protection Act amendments to exclude Alaska Native walrus hunters from the Ivory Ban

Indian Health Service - advance substance abuse/behavioral health priorities within the FY2019 Interior Appropriations for the Indian Health Service; address Indian Health Service Sanitation Deficiency Manuel conflicts between IHS Headquarters and Alaska area tribes.

Indian health, sanitation

Arctic issues, marine mammal, tribal transportation and infrastructure (WRDA)

Indian Health Service - sanitation issues and substance abuse/behavioral health

Arctic issues, marine mammal, tribal transportation and infrastructure (WRDA)

Indian health, sanitation

Indian Health Service - sanitation issues and substance abuse/behavioral health

Arctic issues, marine mammals

Indian health, sanitation

Indian Health Service - sanitation issues and substance abuse/behavioral health

Indian Affairs including tribal transportation; ports and harbors; and public infrastructure including housing and sewer and water; tribal head start; self governance; marine mammal and maritime issues; subsistence hunting and fishing

Indian Affairs including tribal transportation; ports and harbors; and public infrastructure including housing and sewer and water; tribal head start; self governance; marine mammal and maritime issues; subsistence hunting and fishing

Indian health service sanitation and facilities; sewer and water issues; behavioral health; and self governance issues