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Tribal and Indian Affairs Advisory Committee includes 15 members from different tribal nations and a native Hawaiian Veteran.

Oklahoma City VA, in partnership with VA regional benefits office, Indian Health Services and other organizations, hold tribal PACT Act event.

PACT Act resources were presented to Tribal Nations to save travel time and help navigate VA systems. Online services can be difficult for the elderly population.

Goal of the summit was to educate Tribal women Veterans about VA benefits and services they have earned…and an opportunity to voice opinions and experiences.

VA is focusing on improving the Native American Direct Loan (NADL) by increasing outreach to Native American tribes. VA Loan Guaranty Service strives to ensure consistent open communication to all Native Americans on tribal land to improve the overall experience for the more than 70,000 Native American and Pacific Islander Veterans eligible for the program.

A “Bringing Benefits Home” event held in Lawton, OK, helped Tribal Veterans learn about disability claims and speak to a VA claims expert.

A 2021 Summer Tribal Women Virtual Veteran series focused on indigenous women Veterans, domestic violence issues and a discussion on “Marrying military and traditional culture.”

This time last year, VA was getting ready to launch [...]

The Milwaukee VA regional office collaborated withVA's Office of Tribal and Government Relations and VBA’s Benefits Assistance Service to assist Veterans with their VA claims was well as educate and promote awareness of VA benefits. 

Throughout 2018, VA is launching a nationwide campaign to roll out Veteran disability enrollment claim events collaboratively with 20 tribal communities. 

Native Americans serve our country at a high rate compared [...]

This change will allow eligible tribal organizations to become accredited to provide assistance on VA benefit claims.