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Dollar Roundtable. She made a pitch for tribes to invest in NCAIED and its projects. Following a short video presentation she concluded with an offer to come back to UTM for further training and information sessions. Michigan Indian family Preservation Act: Chairman Homer Mandoka and Karyn Ferrick, MI DHS. Director of Legislative Services. Chairman Mandoka gave an overview of the four year collaboration process that developed the draft act. He then introduced KarynFerrick who spoke about the legislative process that we are now embarking upon. She said the Senator Judy Emmons will introduce the legislation. She chairs the Senate Seniors and Human Services Committee. to which this bill will be assigned, In the House it will be referred to the House Families, Children and Seniors Committee, chaired by Representative Ken Kurtz. MOTION: To approve resolution 01740-25-2012 United Tribes of Michigan support for Enactment of Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act by the Michigan Legislature by Chairman Mandoka NHBPI, support by Chairman Eitrem SSM, Vote: 6 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain, motion carried. Michigan Department of Civil Rights: — Melissa Claramunt - Melissa gave an update of MDCR issues. She spoke of regular meetings with the Tribal Education Directors. College Goal Sunday event is annually in February (in 2012 it will be February 12th) and there will be a big push throughout Michigan to participate. She talked about bullying and statewide forums that are being held to help combat this problem. The Michigan Collaborative for Civil and Human Rights has been meeting and she noted that at the last UTM meeting Director EttaWageshik was designated UTM representative to the collaborative. She then commented on the recently completed Hate Crimes Conference as being successful. She gave a "snap-shot" report on the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver (MITW) (her full hi-annual report willbeready for the next UTM meeting in February). As of October 20th, 2.490 applicationS have been received and 2142 were approved, leaving an approximately 14% denial rate (not eligible or incomplete applications). Some discussion followed using data from July's full report with Richard Williams LVD and Cathy Abramson SSM concerning what were the reasons for denial. She updated us on the two legislative efforts by Representative Agerna and Representative Goike to repeal the MITW. Tribal Leaders Open Discussion: no discussion as lunch was ready DRAFT United Tribes of Michigan Meeting Minutes for October 25, 2011 Page 5 of 7
Lunch break 12:13 PM to 1:00 PM Federal Emergency Management Agency:.— Bill Sulinkas., Regional NIMS Coordinator, FEMA region V - Coordinator Sulinkas spoke about FEMA's relations with tribes and the agency's consultation policy, He talked about how FEMA programs can assist with tribal disaster and emergency mitigation planning and funding. He talked about the experiences with Hurricane Katrina and what FEMA learned from that disaster. Referencing his handout, he asked us to do the self assessment Mit for our tribal communities. Director Ettawageshik asked about the process of declaring an emergency for tribes that currently requires tribes to go through state governor for the declaration, Is there any progress on reforming this policy to allow tribes to declare their own emergencies? Director Sulinkas answered that there: is currently a piece of legislation in Congress that would address this issue. Health issues; Cathy Abramson SSM Tribal Council and President National Indian Health Board — She gave an overview of NIHB COMM IliCatiOnS system and funding issues. She reported on the recent NIHB Conference in Anchbrage, Alaska. She reviewed 5 resolutions from the conference: 1) Calls for NIHB to develop alternate tribal funding options to IHS funding; 2) Established the National Tribal Youth Health Advisory Committee to NIHB; 3) Established National Tribal Public: Health Advisor Committee as a standing committee of NIHB; 4) Calk for the creation el a congressional caucus on American Indian, and Alaskan Native Health; and, 5) Proposed the adoption of a policy to approve and -suppoetfecieral and state policies to make rural health services more accessible through the development of the dental therapist provider model, pioneered by the Alaska Dental Healthy Therapist Program. Next year's 40th Anniversary Conference will be in Denver, Colorado, on September 24th thru 28th, N1HB's original home, She then discussed the amicus brief that was submitted to the Supreme Court in the case questioning the constitutionality of .the Affordable Care Act. She talked about NIHB and tribal concerns about the severability of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act from the ACA if it is found, in part, to be unconstitutional. Cathy attended a recent meeting of the Tribal Health Directors in Michigan which was attended by two representatives from the US Veterans Administration, Mary Beth Scupien (former SSM Health Director) and Stephanie Birdwell Director of Native DRAFT United Tribes of Michigan Meeting Minutes for October 25, 2011 Page 6 of 7
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