Today, NICWA joined a coalition of 18 tribal organizations that serve sovereign Tribal Nations and their citizens and communities to outline our grave concerns regarding the implementation of Executive Order (EO) 14210 and the planned reductions in the federal workforce. In a letter to Acting Director Charles Ezell of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent Friday, February 14, 2025, the organizations highlight the severe threat to healthcare, education, law enforcement, and social services. Pursuant to EO 14210 Sec. 3(c), we urge the Administration to take immediate action to protect the federal employees who serve Indian Country, as these are essential positions responsible for carrying out legally mandated tribal programs.
A list of the 18 coalition members is provided below:
- Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
- American Indian Higher Education Consortium
- California Tribal Chairpersons Association
- Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council
- Great Plains Tribal Chairmans Association
- Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes
- National American Indian Court Judges Association
- National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
- National Congress of American Indians
- National Council of Urban Indian Health
- National Indian Child Welfare Association
- National Indian Education Association
- National Indian Health Board
- National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
- Navajo Nation
- Self-Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium
- United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund