A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize a public workshop to explore opportunities to support the capacity of Indigenous American and Tribal communities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies. To ensure a wide range of perspectives beyond federally-recognized Tribes, this workshop will be inclusive of Indigenous Americans, such as Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian populations, and those who maintain Tribal affiliation or community attachment.
The public workshop will feature invited presentations and discussions that will:

• Understand the experiences of Indigenous American and Tribal communities in disasters and public health emergencies.
• Understand the needs of Indigenous American and Tribal communities in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters and public health emergencies.
• Examine the impacts of federal, state, local, and territorial policies and practices on the ability of Indigenous American and Tribal communities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and public health emergencies.
• Learn about ways to support the integration of Indigenous knowledge, preferences, and practices in preparedness, response, and recovery, while honoring Tribal sovereignty and consider impacts of loss of elders and cultural experts on future preparedness and response efforts.
• Discuss models and approaches to improve partnerships and collaboration between Tribal governments and non-Tribal entities for future disasters and public health emergencies.
• Explore approaches to support data infrastructure and analytics capacities prior to and during an emergency, including through collection and analysis of data on race and high-risk populations and data sharing agreements.
• Identify possible actions, including mechanisms for meaningful Tribal consultation and community involvement, that may be taken at the Tribal, federal, state, local, or territorial levels to enhance preparedness and resilience of Indigenous American and Tribal communities for disasters and public health emergencies and to support response and recovery activities during and after events.

The planning committee will include Indigenous American and Tribal community representatives and will define the specific topics to be addressed, develop the agenda, select speakers, and moderate the discussions. After the workshop, a designated rapporteur will prepare a proceedings-in-brief based on the presentations and discussions, in accordance with institutional guidelines.