NPAIHB Friends and Colleagues,

The Oregon Department of Human Services Tribal Affairs Unit and Child Welfare Division is inviting you to join us at the Every Child Matters virtual event on Thursday, August 5th 2021 from 9am-Noon. The live stream event features three prominent indigenous speakers who will address how residential/boarding schools have impacted U.S. and Canadian tribal nations and offer how we can heal. See attached agenda for live stream link. The event will be recorded. Feel free to share widely with your programs, networks, and community.

*ASL and live captioning will be provided

*If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in this event, please contact the Child Welfare *Director’s office via email at ChildWelfare.Director@dhsoha.state.or.us or call 503-945-5600 to discuss your accessibility needs. We

accept all relay calls or you can dial 711.

We hope you can join us as we come together around this important topic.

  Adam Becenti (Diné), MPP

Tribal Affairs Director

Oregon DHS Directors Office

ODHS Tribal Affairs website

https://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ABOUTDHS/TRIBES/Pages/Index.aspx