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DHS press release: Tribal Pandemic Response Training for Oneida Indian Nation, NY

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Secretary Napolitano Announces Tribal Consultation Policy, 3.3.09

Welcome to the NW Tribal Emergency Mgmt. Council website

The NWTEMC was formed in 2004 as a consortium of Tribes in the Northwest region of Washington State to help Tribes participate in Homeland Security and Emergency Management issues.

Currently the NWTEMC is composed of and serves Tribes in Washington, Oregon and Idaho for the purposes of information sharing and solidarity in dealing with homeland security/emergency management/public health issues as they pertain to Native Nations.

Please look around our website. We are constantly updating and enhancing it, so if you would like to see something added please let us know. If you have training events, meetings or other events, we will be glad to add them to our Calendar. If you would be interested in joining NWTEMC please e-mail to info@nwtemc.org. A Sample Resolution as well as a template are shown below:

Sample Resolution to join the NWTEMC courtesy of the Snoqualmie Nation:

Resolution to Participate in the NWTEMC (.pdf)

Generic Sample Resolution to join the NWTEMC (in Word format):

NWTEMC Generic Resolution

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United Houma Tribe (Louisiana) affected by Hurricane Gustav

With much of the media focus on New Orleans, it seems the Gulf Coast was spared major damages from Hurricane Gustav on Sept 1, 2008. Once again, the Tribal communities of the Gulf Coast were virtually ignored yet suffered significant destruction to their communities. Please visit the United Houma Tribe's website where they have a blog and photos of the damages from Hurricane Gustav:

http://www.unitedhoumanation.org/

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Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council: Building Systems Through Partnerships

Tuesday, May 20, 2008; 12:00-1:00pm (Pacific)

Description

This online, interactive session provided an introduction to the Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council (NWTEMC), emphasizing the need and importance of emergency management in tribal nations. The presenters highlighted the partnerships that they have developed with tribes, states, and other entities, the Web site that they maintain for the purpose of sharing information, and the recent planning, response and recovery activities of the tribes as they pertain to the past several disaster declarations in the State of Washington.

To view NWTEMC's presentation click here: HTIP

Coping with Disasters and Strengthening Systems: A Framework for Child Welfare Agencies (.pdf, 1 mb)

Provided by Jenny Holladay, Government Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Administration for Children & Families U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services.

This plan provides a wealth of information on how to plan for an emergency. It is a big document – a couple of particular things to reference are the checklists on page 28-29, 36-37, and 42.

Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe in EMS Magazine

There is an excellent article about the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe's Emergency Management Program in the February 2008 edition of EMS Magazine.

Below is the link to EMS Magazine article:

Tribal Preparedness, EMS Magazine Feb. 2008