WELCOME 2020 VIRTUAL ACF TRIBAL CONSULTATION WEDNESDAY JUNE

WELCOME 2020 VIRTUAL ACF TRIBAL CONSULTATION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020 DAY 1

OFFERING TESTIMONY Your line will be opened in the order that your hand was raised. Please be patient while others are speaking. If your audio is connected via phone: If your audio is connected via computer: Tribal Leaders will be prompted to un-mute their phone line by pressing *# (star and pound key). When prompted by operator, please state your name, title, and tribal affiliation before you speak for the record. To “raise your hand: ” Button located at top of screen will be seen as either a hand or a figure. Choose “Raise Hand” from the drop down and the Host will enable your microphone. (if you are in the room and dialed in please use Star + Pound (*#) on your phone and you will be placed in the queue, do not raise hand). Written Testimony / Comments: Submit to ANACommissioner@acf. hhs. gov Comments submitted as testimony into “chat” feature will become part of the record.

ACF Moderator Jean (Jeannie) Hovland Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Affairs and Commissioner Administration for Native Americans Department of Health and Human Services Tribal Moderator Jeromy Sullivan Tribal Chairman Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe

Tribal Opening Vivian Korthuis Chief Executive Officer and Board Member Association of Village Council Presidents and Alaska Federation of Natives

Opening Remarks Lynn A. Johnson Assistant Secretary Administration for Children and Families Department of Health and Human Services

Tribal Early Childhood Initiatives Deborah Bergeron Jean (Jeannie) Hovland Director of the Office of Head Start Administration for Children and Families Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Affairs and Commissioner Administration for Native Americans Department of Health and Human Services

ECD Partnerships • ACF Early Childhood Collaborative • Early Childhood Federal Partners • Public-Private Partnerships https: //www. acf. hhs. gov/sites/default/files/ecd/dear_colleague_letter_acf_mchb_ covid_19_ada. pdf National Working Group on Emergency Child Care https: //www. youngchildexpo. com/covid-19 response

Tribal Early Childhood Questions 1. What are the factors that make it easier to coordinate across early childhood programs and initiatives and develop stronger early childhood systems in tribal communities? 2. What makes it difficult to coordinate across programs and initiatives in tribal communities? These might be legislative, administrative or other issues. 3. What could the federal government do to make coordination and systems building easier (technical assistance, monitoring, funding, etc. )? 4. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the ability to provide services for young children? 5. What other resources about the pandemic would have been helpful to communities to mitigate impact? 6. In the future, what discussions need to be had to make certain communities are prepared in the event of a health crisis or natural disaster?

TRIBAL INPUT The HHS and ACF Consultation Policies specify that elected and appointed tribal leaders will speak first. ACF will take comments from other participants as time allows.

Office of Head Start Tribal Consultation Deborah Bergeron Director of the Office of Head Start Administration for Children and Families Department of Health and Human Services Todd Lertjuntharangool, Regional Program Manager, Region XI, American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Programs

TRIBAL INPUT The HHS and ACF Consultation Policies specify that elected and appointed tribal leaders will speak first. ACF will take comments from other participants as time allows.

Office of Child Care Shannon Christian Director of the Office of Child Care Administration for Children and Families Department of Health and Human Services Andrew Williams, Policy Division Director, OCC Dawn Ramsburg, Program Operations Division Director Ginny Gipp, Technical Assistance Division Director James Henry, Tribal Child Care Specialist Carrie Peake, Lead Program Specialist, Tribal Home Visiting Program

What is your Tribal experience operating the CCDF program? Shannon Christian, Director Office of Child Care

TRIBAL INPUT The HHS and ACF Consultation Policies specify that elected and appointed tribal leaders will speak first. ACF will take comments from other participants as time allows.

Administration for Native Americans Jean (Jeannie) Hovland Carmelia (Mia) Strickland Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Affairs and Commissioner Administration for Native Americans Department of Health and Human Services Director, Division of Program Operations Administration for Native Americans Administration for Children and Families Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Native Americans • ANA Administrative Policy Discussion 1: What policies should ANA consider to assist Tribal governments with the protection of tribal languages as well as maintaining the ownership and rights of usage of products developed with ANA funding? • ANA Administrative Policy Discussion 2: ANA would like feedback on the current process to request non-federal share waiver as outlined in ANA’s regulations at 45 CFR § 1336. 50(b)(3). • Native American Programs Act of 1974 Reauthorization: ANA is interested in tribal leader input on reauthorization of NAPA

TRIBAL INPUT The HHS and ACF Consultation Policies specify that elected and appointed tribal leaders will speak first. ACF will take comments from other participants as time allows.

Missing and Murdered Native Americans Jean (Jeannie) Hovland Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Affairs and Commissioner Administration for Native Americans Department of Health and Human Services

TRIBAL INPUT The HHS and ACF Consultation Policies specify that elected and appointed tribal leaders will speak first. ACF will take comments from other participants as time allows.

TRIBAL TESTIMONY Please be aware that ACF will also keep the testimony record open for 60 days after the date of the Consultation. After that time, ACF will provide written responses to all testimonies received. You may submit testimonies to ANACommissioner@acf. hhs. gov

TRIBAL CLOSING