Course No. EP-11 |
Decisions as to if, when, and how the cleanup of contaminated Department of Energy, Department of Defense and other federal facilities progresses, will continue to be heavily influenced by federal Indian trust and treaty obligations, agency Indian policies and Indian law. Promoting effective tribal participation in federal facility cleanup decisions will require knowledge of the basic principles of the federal trust responsibility to Indian tribes, treaty rights, Indian law and federal agency policies. The workshop faculty includes some of the leading experts from Indian tribes, government agencies and academia. The workshop will provide participants an introduction to basic principles of the Federal Indian trust obligation, agency Indian policies and Indian law as it applies to Federal Facilities cleanup in Indian Country. A tribal risk expert will present a tribal framework that tribal decision-makers can use to analyze and assess tribal cultural resources and interests related to federal facility environmental restoration and economic development
activities. |
| Who Should Attend: Federal Facility Managers, Environmental Restoration Personnel, Environmental Technology Developers and Regulators |
| Faculty: Mervyn L. Tano; Stuart Harris, Ray Clark; Dr. Barbara Harper |
Course No. EP-12 |
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) can be an important part of federal agency consultation with Indian tribes. However, effective tribal participation in the NEPA process requires an awareness of the workings and procedural requirements of NEPA, technical expertise, knowledge of the broad range of tribal environmental, social, cultural, health and safety interests that may be affected by federal programs and activities and a strategy that links NEPA responses to other legal and statutory requirements such as the federal-Indian trust doctrine, treaty rights, AIRFA, NAGPRA, etc. This Workshop will provide practical instruction and assistance to inform tribal decision-makers on: the requirements and latest developments in NEPA compliance and litigation; the role of tribal, federal and state regulators in the NEPA process; and strategies to identify and protect tribal interests that may be affected by proposed federal actions. |
| Who Should Attend: Tribal Council Members, Attorneys, Natural and Cultural Resource Specialists and Environmental Protection Professionals and Federal Agency Personnel and Contractors Working in Indian Country |
| Faculty: Mervyn L. Tano; James "Skip" Spensley; Ray Clark |
Course No. EP-13 |
Executive Order 12898, “Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations,” provides that “each Federal agency shall make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and activities on minority and low-income populations.” In the memorandum to heads of departments and agencies that accompanied the Executive Order, the President specifically recognized the importance of NEPA for identifying and addressing environmental justice concerns. This Workshop will provide practical instruction and assistance to inform decision-makers from tribes and community-based organizations and federal program managers on the: requirements and latest developments in NEPA compliance and litigation; the role of tribal, federal and state regulators in the NEPA process; and strategies to identify and protect tribal interests that may be affected by proposed federal actions. |
Who Should Attend: Decision-makers and Staff of Community-Based, Grassroots Organizations and Indian Tribes, Attorneys, Natural and Cultural Resource Specialists and Environmental Protection Professionals and Federal Agency Personnel and Contractors Working on NEPA Issues |
| Faculty: Mervyn L. Tano; James "Skip" Spensley; Ray Clark |