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behavioral health, pain clinic, and telehealth. As the Behavioral Health Division Director and Supervisory Clinical Psychologist for Tribal Health, Dr. Fox’s duties include leadership of the Behavioral Health division, while also continuing to see patients to provide psychological assessment and diagnosis, functional assessments, individual psychological treatment, and psychoeducational and therapy groups. Joe Durglo, Acting Department Head for Tribal Health says that Dr. Fox’s expertise providing integrated care services and interdisciplinary consultation with a focus on health and wellness is helping Tribal Health expand an integrated care model of patient care. “Tribal Health has been moving toward a more integrated model of care, which is a natural and logical model for delivery of our services. We are enriched by Tribal members who come home to offer their gifts back to their community, and it is great to have a Tribal member leading another division at Tribal Health.”
Dr. Fox received undergraduate and graduate (masters and doctorate) degrees from the University of Montana Missoula. She completed a pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship training at the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System - American Lake Division in Tacoma, WA. “I chose a career in health to learn new skills to contribute to my community’s overall health and wellness,” said Dr. Fox. “I am excited to be home and to be a part of Tribal Health to integrate my skills and knowledge with those that already exist in the tribal community. My approach is to provide quality, culturally informed services to Indigenous individuals while recognizing and building upon the strengths that already reside in our people and community. Dr. Fox says she also does some work to help increase visibility and culturally relevant services to marginalized populations, including Indigenous and criminal-justice involved individuals. In her free time, her favorite place is Flathead Lake, enjoying time with extended family, especially her husband and two children who are now five and seven.
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Tribes to consult on fee-to-trust changes News from the Department of the Interior
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced that it will hold nation-to-nation consultations with Tribes on draft amendments to two different regulations, one regarding the fee-to-trust process and one regarding Class III gaming compacts. The potential changes to these separate regulations aim to address concerns about their clarity, efficiency, and cost. Tribal leaders were notified of upcoming consultations in a letter from Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland. “The changes we are exploring represent progress towards good governance and follow-through on the Biden-Harris administration’s commitments to Indian Country,” said Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland. “We understand the importance of
ensuring a timely and efficient process for taking land into trust and providing clarity on Class III gaming compact negotiations. We look forward to additional feedback from Tribes on how to further improve these proposed amendments.” Taking land into trust on behalf of Tribes is critical for Tribal sovereignty, self-determination, preservation of history and culture, economic development, well-being of Tribal citizens, and to help right the wrongs of past policy. The changes being considered to 25 C.F.R. Part 151 would lead to a more efficient, less cumbersome, and less expensive fee-to-trust process by clarifying the Secretary of the Interior’s authority to take land in trust for Tribes, reducing processing time, and establishing clear decision-making criteria. The proposed amendments also place an express focus on taking land into trust for conservation purposes.
The Indian gaming industry remains one of the most significant sources of Tribal economic development in Indian Country. The changes being considered to 25 C.F.R. Part 293, which governs the review and approval of tribal-state gaming compacts, would provide clarity on the criteria the Department would consider when deciding whether to approve these compacts by clarifying boundaries as to allowable topics of negotiation, better defining key terms, and clearly outlining when the Department must review a gaming compact. The Department will conduct four virtual consultation sessions between May 9 and May 23. While these regulations are not directly connected to one another, the Department is holding consultations on these changes at the same time to maximize convenience for Tribal leaders. The Department will also accept oral and written comments.
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