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OfficeoftheSpecialTrusteeforAmericanIndians

BriefingPresentedbyDebDuMonEer,DeputySpecialTrustee

TribalInteriorBudgetCouncilMeeEng

May11-12,2016Washington,DC

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Today’sTopics:•  FY2017Budget•  TribalMethodologyProject•  FaciliEes•  StrategicPlanning•  FinancialEducaEonUpdate

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OSTBudget•  FY2017BudgetRequestis$140.4M– $1.4millionaboveFY2016budget

•  Requestincludes$1.5Mforprobatereform

– Assistancepreparingwillsandotherestateplanningdocuments

– Streamlininggi\deedprocess

– ExploreuseofPayableuponDeathandTransferableuponDeathdesignaEons

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TribalMethodologyProject

•  OSTisdevelopinganewweb-basedapplicaEonfortribaltrustevaluaEons

•  NinepilottribesorconsorEumsaredirectlyinvolvedinthedevelopment

•  TribalrepresentaEvesandtheOSTteamjointlydevelopedthecontentfortheso\waredevelopers

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TribalMethodologyProject

•  Currently96tribesandconsorEumscompacttrustprograms

•  OfficeofTrustReviewandAuditisrequiredtoconductannualevaluaEons

•  Currentapproachofon-siteevaluaEonslimitsreviewstoanaverageof23annually

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TribalMethodologyProject

ApplicaEonwillleveragetechnologyand:•  StreamlinetheevaluaEonprocess•  ReduceinterrupEontodailyoperaEonsofTribes•  FacilitatemoreannualevaluaEons•  Reduceturn-aroundEmeindeliveryofreportstoTribes

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OSTStaffandrepresentaEvesfromtheninepilottribes/consorEums:SaltRiverPima-MaricopaIndianCommunity,Kawerak,Inc.,NaEveVillageofTanana,ConfederatedTribesofSiletz,ConfederatedSalishandKootenaiTribesoftheFlatheadReservaEon,OneidaTribeofIndiansofWisconsin,BristolBayNaEveAssociaEon,TananaChiefsConference,Inc.andMuscogee(Creek)NaEonofOklahoma

FaciliEes

•  SurveyofOSTfaciliEesconductedin2014•  SecurityandhabitabilityissuesidenEfiedinmulEplelocaEonswhereOSTandBIAemployeesareco-located

•  ImprovingsafetyandhabitabilityoffieldofficesisapriorityoftheSpecialTrustee

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FaciliEes

•  BIASuperintendentsandOSTstaffjointlydevelopedcorrecEveacEonplans

•  Plansaddressingsafety,security,andhabitability–  InstallaEonoffencing,securitydoors,surveillancesystems,exteriorlighEng,improvingaccessibility

–  ImprovingairqualityandfuncEonalityofworkspace

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FaciliEes

•  AnEcipatecontractforPineRidgeimprovementsbymidJuly

•  YanktonimprovementprojectnearingcompleEon

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StrategicPlanning

DepartmentoftheInteriorissuedguidanceonreviewandupdateofStrategicPlan•  StrategicPlansofBureausandOfficesalignandsupportbroadDepartmentalgoals

•  OSTwillconductreviewofexisEngplaninpreparaEonforupdatedFY2018-2022Plan

•  LookforopportuniEestocollaborateandcoordinateacEviEesacrossprograms,eliminaEngduplicaEonoroverlap

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FinancialEducaEon

GeneraEonIndigenousNaEveYouthSymposiumatthePuebloofIsletaonApril26,2016•  SponsoredbyFINRA,PuebloofIsleta,OST,andmulEplefinancialinsEtuEons

•  Over200adultsand104youthajended•  FocusonapproachestoexpandingopportuniEesfornaEveyouth–  RoleoffinancialeducaEon

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FinancialEducaEon

•  SymposiumincludedmulEpleworkshopsandpaneldiscussions

•  PanelparEcipantsfromabroadspectrumofbackgrounds

•  SpecialTrusteeprovidedopeningremarks

•  Keynotespeaker:WilliamMendoza

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FinancialEducaEon

•  NaEveyouthplayedtheSpendingFrenzymoneygame

•  OSTstaffmoderatedpaneldiscussions–  EducaEonalOpportuniEesforNaEveAmericanyouth

–  CareeropportuniEesandworkforcedevelopment–  Personalcreditandlending

•  SeveralTribesexpressedinterestinhosEngsimilarevents

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“SpendingFrenzy”parEcipantsbuyingacar

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InvesEng101WorkshopParEcipants

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“SpendingFrenzy”parEcipantsearningincomefrominvestments

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QuesEons? Thankyou!