Southern Plains/Eastern Oklahoma Regional Hearing

Description

Southern Plains/Eastern Oklahoma Regional Hearing
Oklahoma City | October 6‒7, 2022

Background: The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children was established by Congress as an independent federal entity charged with conducting a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs and developing recommendations on solutions that would improve the health, safety, and well-being of Native Children.

Agenda: The Southern Plains/Eastern Oklahoma Regional Hearing is currently scheduled to be held simultaneously in-person and virtually on October 6 and 7. Both days comprise a series of expert panels on topics relevant to the Commission. There will be an opportunity for public comment on October 7 during the last panel.

Register Today: Please register for each day’s proceedings with the links below. Once registered, you will receive information on how to participate virtually and in-person.

October 6, 2022, 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. CT: https://kearnswest.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIofuiqrjoqGNawcCjSX9-qPGtavVeRgD3X

October 7, 2022, 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CT: https://kearnswest.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvce6hrDsjHtfa1kzxhDx3u1WpNg601dfe

Location: First Americans Museum, Oklahoma
659 First Americans Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73129

COVID-19 Considerations: CDC guidance related to COVID-19 will be encouraged and followed. All hearings will be hybrid (in-person and virtual) however, the Commission may decide to move to virtual-only for hearings and events depending on COVID-19 related developments and participants will be notified in advance.

How to Submit Public Comment and Questions: The public can submit oral and written comment, as well as questions, at any time to email@commissiononnativechildren.org.

Additional Information:  For the latest information, please visit https://commissiononnativechildren.org/