Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veteran Land Allotment Program Outreach Efforts

During the rule promulgation up to the issuance of the first Certificate of Allotment, we held more than 110 outreach efforts for Alaska Native entities. In the last year, we have conducted 17 in-person outreach sessions to help veterans and their families apply for lands and to provide additional information about our land transfer programs. The following is a summary from our ongoing conversation/outreach record from May 2019 - present:

Outreach Efforts
DATE TIME SUMMARY
Aug. 21, 2024 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. AVCP Office, Bethel, AK
Jul. 10, 2024 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Utqiagvik, AK (venue to be determined)
Jun. 11, 2024 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. BLM Office, Glennallen, AK
May 15, 2024 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. BBNA Office, Dillingham, AK
Apr. 11-12, 2024 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Maniilq office, Kotzebue (canceled due to weather)
Apr. 10, 2024 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Kawerak Office, Nome, AK
Mar. 26-27, 2024 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CCTHITA Office, Lynnwood, WA
Mar. 20-21, 2024 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CCTHITA Office, Juneau, AK
Feb. 21, 2024 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. BLM Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK
Jan. 17, 2024 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. TCC office, Fairbanks
Dec. 14, 2023 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. BLM Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK (cancelled due to network outage)
Nov. 30, 2023 3-5 p.m. BIA Service Providers Conference Dena'ina Center, Anchorage, AK
Nov. 29, 2023 8-9 a.m. BIA Service Providers Conference Dena'ina Center, Anchorage, AK
Sep. 20, 2023 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) office, Bethel, AK
June 29, 2023 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. American Legion Hall; Ketchikan, AK
June 28, 2023 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  Huna Heritage Foundation; Hoonah, AK (weathered out)
June 27, 2023 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Chilkoot Indian Association Office; Haines, AK (weathered out)
June 26, 2023 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Generations Southeast; Juneau, AK
May 23, 2023 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. BLM Alaska State Office; Anchorage, AK
May 17, 2023 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Kotzebue IRA Office; Kotzebue, AK
May 16, 2023 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Kawerak Office; Nome, AK
April 4, 2023 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tulalip Resort; Tulalip, WA
March 14, 2023 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. TCC Hotel; Fairbanks, AK
Feb. 22, 2023 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Koniag Conference Room; Kodiak, AK
Jan. 10, 2023 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Generations Southeast; Juneau, AK
Nov. 30, 2022 8 - 8:45 a.m. BIA Service Providers Conference, Dena'ina Center; Anchorage, AK
Oct. 20, 2022 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Dena'ina Center; Anchorage, AK
Oct. 13, 2022 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Main Office Board Room, BBNA Office; Dillingham, AK
Aug. 30, 2022 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. BLM Alaska Glennallen Field Office; Glennallen, AK
July 15, 2022 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor's Center; Fairbanks, AK
Dec. 12, 2021 2 p.m. Eyak Status Update
Nov. 4, 2021 11 a.m. BLM Alaska State Director Certificate of Allotment Signing
Sept. 30, 2021 11 a.m. BBNC Entitlement and Veteran Allotment Update
Sept. 16, 2021 1 p.m. Calista Consultation Follow-up
Aug. 31, 2021 1: 30 p.m. Calista Consultation including Veteran Allotments
Aug. 11, 2021 9 a.m. BIA Vietnam-era Veteran Presentation - Service Providers
July 16, 2021 1 p.m. Doyon Meeting including Native Veteran Status
June 14, 2021 1:30 p.m. Consultation with BLM HQ on Public Land Orders
June 13, 2021 1:30 p.m. Consultation with BLM HQ on Public Land Orders
June 3, 2021 1 p.m. ANCSA Regional Association Land Manager Meeting
May 18, 2021 1 p.m. ANCSA Regional Association Meeting
April 19, 2021 1 p.m. ARSC Update Meeting
March 5, 2021 1 p.m. BIA Available Lands Map Training
Feb. 18, 2021 2 p.m. Chugachmiut - Native Veteran Allotment Update
Feb. 8, 2021 1 p.m. BIA Services Providers - Mapping
Jan. 14, 2021 10:30 a.m. CIRI Questions on Veteran Allotment Program
Jan. 12, 2021 10 a.m. Integrated Product Team with Veterans Association
Nov. 24, 2020 1 p.m. Vietnam Veterans Coalition - Sealaska & Tlingit
Nov. 16, 2020 9 a.m. Vietnam Veterans Coalition Meeting
Nov. 11, 2020 11 a.m. Kawerak - Missing Addresses
Sept. 30, 2020 2 - 2:30 p.m. Sitka Tribe Status Update
Sept. 25, 2020 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Chugachmiut Available Lands
Sept. 24, 2020 2 - 3 p.m. Tlingit-Haida South East Veterans
Sept. 23, 2020 2 - 2:30 p.m. Doyon, J. Mery Lands
Sept. 10, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. BIA Service Providers - Train the Trainer: Available Lands Mapping Tool
Aug. 27, 2020 10-10:30 a.m. Veterans Affairs Tribal Representatives Status Update
Aug. 25, 2020 1:30 - 2:30 pm. BIA Service Providers, BIA Solicitor - Status Update
Aug. 11, 2020 1:30 - 2 p.m. Kawerak Call - Brian James
Aug. 5, 2020  1 - 2 p.m. BIA Service Providers, BIA Solicitor - Status Update
July 22, 2020 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Alaska Bowl Vietnam Veterans Group - Status Update
July 22, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. BIA Service Providers, BIA Solicitor - Status Update
July 15, 2020 10 - 11 a.m. Public Zoom Meeting 1  - Proposed Rules
July 15, 2020 10 - 11 a.m. Public Zoom Meeting 2  - Proposed Rules
July 15, 2020 10 - 11 a.m. Public Zoom Meeting 3  - Proposed Rules
July 15, 2020 10 - 11 a.m. Public Zoom Meeting 4  - Proposed Rules
July 14, 2020 10 - 11 a.m. Veterans Affairs Tribal Veterans Representatives - Program Presentation
July 9, 2020 2 - 3 p.m. Alaska Bowl Vietnam Veterans Group - Status Update
July 9, 2020 9 - 10 a.m. Veterans Affairs Borne the Battle Podcast Recording with VA and BIA
July 8, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. BIA Service Providers, BIA Solicitor - Status Update
July 8, 2020 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. First Alaskan Institute - Status Update
June 30, 2020 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Alaska Regional, ANVCA Native Veterans Status Update
June 24, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. BIA Service Providers, BIA Solicitor - Status Update
June 11, 2020 2 - 3:30 p.m. BBNA, Kawerak - Train the Trainer: Map Use
June 10, 2020 1 - 1:30 p.m. Doyon Status Update
May 27, 2020 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. CIRI Tikahtnu Forum - Status Update
May 27, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. BIA Service Providers, BIA Solicitor - Status Update
May 13, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. BIA Service Providers, BIA Solicitor - Status Update
May 6, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of AlaskSE Native Veterans Update Zoom Meeting  BIA – Ketchikan Area
May 6, 2020 10 - 11 a.m. Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of AlaskSE Native Veterans Update Zoom Meeting  BIA – Ketchikan Area
April 29, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. BIA Service Providers, BIA Solicitor - Status Update
April 15, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. BIA Service Providers, BIA Solicitor - Status Update
April 14, 2020 11 a.m. - noon Veterans Affairs, Dishonorable Discharge with EI, BIA, SOL, and Communications
April 7, 2020 10 - 11 a.m. Eligibility Next Steps, ARA, BIA
April 3, 2020 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ANCSA Regional Association, BIA - Assistance with EI Data Accuracy
March 19, 2020 10 - 11:30 a.m. Veterans Affairs, BIA, SOL - Status Regarding Eligibility and Discharge
Feb. 27, 2020 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. James LaBelle, Retired, Vietnam Veterans
Feb. 25, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. Kodiak Roundtable, KANA, Konig, Others
Feb. 24, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. State Consultation - Available Lands
Jan. 14, 2020 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Status and Communications Meeting with Veterans Affairs, BIA, SOL
Jan. 13, 2020 1 - 2 p.m. Bob Sattler/TCC
Jan. 9, 2020 10 - 10:30 a.m. Chickaloon Native Village, Sondra Shaginoff-Stuart, Sheila Olson
Dec. 18, 2019 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Rule Promulgation Meeting with BIA, DOI WO SOL, DOI AK SOL
Dec. 12, 2019 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Rule Promulgation Meeting with BIA, DOI WO SOL, DOI AK SOL
Dec. 11, 2019 3 - 4 p.m. Work Session with NW Borough Planning Commission and Lands Committee
Dec. 10, 2019 2 - 3 p.m. Fort Yukon/GZGTG Talk Radio - Ralph Eluska
Dec. 6, 2019 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. BBNC - Bristol Bay Leadership Team
Dec. 5, 2019 3 - 5 p.m. BIA, SOL, ALS, BLM - Operations Panel Present - Dena'ini
Dec. 4, 2019 10 a.m. - noon BIA, SOL, ALS, BLM - Human Resources Panel Present - Dena'ini
Dec. 3, 2019 3 - 5 p.m. BIA, SOL, ALS, BLM - Trust Services Panel Present - Dena'ini
Dec. 3, 2019 3 - 5 p.m. DOI/BIA ANCSA Tribal Consultation - Dena'ini
Dec. 2, 2019 3 - 5 p.m. DOI/BIA ANCSA Corporation Consultation - Dena'ini
Nov. 26, 2019 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Doyon Webinar
Nov. 21, 2019 1:30 - 2:30 Available Lands Mapping Tool Draft Rollout with BIA
Nov. 7, 2019 noon - 1 p.m. BLM, DOI SOL, DOI WO SOL - Rule Promulgation Meeting
Nov. 7, 2019 11 a.m. - noon Doyon Meeting, Jamie Murunde and Sarah Obed
Nov. 6, 2019 10 - 11 a.m. Bristol Bay Native Corporation/BBNC at BBNC
Nov. 1, 2019 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. BLM, DOI SOL, DOI WO SOL - Rule Promulgation Meeting (V4)
Oct. 30, 2019 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. BLM, DOI SOL, DOI WO SOL - Rule Promulgation Meeting
Oct. 25, 2019 10 - 11 a.m. Alaska Veterans Affairs Tribal Veteran Relations Training
Oct. 22, 2019 10 a.m. - noon BLM, BIA, DOI SOL - Rule Promulgation Meeting
Oct. 17, 2019 11 a.m. - noon Senator Sullivan, Native Veterans, BIA, BLM, Congressional Staff Meeting
Oct. 17, 2019 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Alaska Federation of Natives - AFN Booth Representatives
Oct. 16, 2019 7 - 9 p.m. ANC Meeting about Rules and Available Lands
Oct. 6, 2019 11 a.m. - noon Available Lands Meeting with G2C, BIA, DOI, DOI AK SOL
Oct. 4, 2019 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. CIRI Shareholders, Tribes and Associations - Status Presentation Including BIA
Oct. 1, 2019 10 a.m. - noon BIA, DOI WO SOL, DOI AK SOL - Rule Promulgation Meeting
Sept. 27, 2019 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Veterans Affairs Communications Status and Networking
Sept. 25, 2019  1 - 3 p.m. ANCSA Regional Association - Status Presentation and Draft Rules
Sept. 20, 2019 11 a.m. - noon Communications Meeting for Flyer with BIA, VA, SOL
Sept. 19, 2019 noon - 2 p.m. BLM, USFWS, DOI SOL - Rule Promulgation Meeting (V3)
Sept. 17, 2019 1 - 3 p.m. Tribal Trust Working Group Meeting, AKSO, Kodiak
Sept. 13, 2019 9 - 10 a.m. VA, DOI SOL, SOA VA - Meeting on VA Eligibility List Delivery Status
Sept. 11, 2019 noon - 1 p.m. VA, BIA, BLM NOC, BLM WA - Data Transfer Logistics for VA Eligibility
Sept. 10, 2019 9 - 10 a.m. VA, DOI SOL, SOA VA - Meeting on Eligibility Lists
Sept. 9, 2019 9 a.m. Michelle Rudolph - VA, DOI SOL
Sept. 4, 2019 11 a.m. - noon VA, DOI SOL, SOA VA - Meeting on Eligibility Lists
Aug. 28, 2019 11 a.m. - noon VA, DOI SOL, SOA VA - Meeting on Eligibility Lists
Aug. 27, 2019 10 - 11 a.m. BLM, USFWS, DOI SOL - Rule Promulgation Meeting
Aug. 23, 2019 9 a.m. - noon BIA Providers - Application Process, Web Map Tool Introduction, and Issues with Rules
Aug. 21, 2019 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. ANVCA Meeting to Discuss Outreach Possibilities
Aug. 20, 2019 11 a.m. - noon VA, DoD, DOI SOL, SOA VA - Meeting on Eligibility Lists
Aug. 20, 2019 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary McGregor, AS Tara Sweeny - BIA Office
Aug. 13, 2019 10 - 11:30 a.m. BLM, USFWS, DOI SOL - Rule Promulgation Meeting
Aug. 8, 2019 11 a.m. - noon VA, DOI SOL, SOA VA - Meeting on Eligibility Lists
July 24, 2019 noon - 1 p.m. VA, DoD, DOI SOL, SOA VA - Meeting on Eligibility Lists
July 24, 2019 9 - 10:30 a.m. BLM, USFWS, DOI SOL - Rule Promulgation Meeting
July 11, 2019 11 a.m. - noon VA, DoD, BIA, DOI SOL - Meeting on Eligibility Lists
June 26, 2019 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. VA, DoD, BIA, DOI SOL, SOA VA - Meeting on Eligibility Lists
June 26, 2019 10 - 11 a.m. Communications Meeting for Flyer with BIA, TCC, SOL
June 14, 2019 11 a.m. - noon VA, BIA, DOI SOL, SOA VA - Meeting on Eligibility Lists
May 31, 2019 noon - 1 p.m. VA, DoD, BIA, DOI SOL, SOA VA - Meeting on Eligibility LIsts
May 30, 2019 10 - 11 a.m. Tribal Trust Working Group Meeting - AKSO, Kodiak, AK
May 13, 2019 11 a.m. - noon VA, BLM - Meeting on Eligibility Lists