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Ashleigh Weanako Wolf of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will examine tribal interests involved in renewable energy development. |
Ashleigh is the twenty-one year old daughter of David Wolf Jr. and Jennifer Lee Mesteth. She is also a sister to Jeremy Red Star Wolf, Adrienne Elise Wolf, Tiona Dawn Wolf, and Lacey Rae Wolf and they are enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The C.T.U.I.R. is made up of three federally recongized tribes the Cayuse, Walla Walla and Umatilla Indians. Ms. Wolf is also a descendant of the Wallowa Band Nez Perce and the Scottish name of Conner. She was a student at Blue Mountain Community College when she took the internship and will retrurn to BMCC and Eastern Oregon Universty upon returning home to finish a degree in Political Science. She will further her education in Envrionmental Economics, Policy and Management at EOU as well, and aspires to complete her masters at Brown University of Rhode Island.
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Ashleigh Weanako Wolf of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will examine tribal interests involved in renewable energy development. |
Fairbanks, AK, January 10-12, 2006. 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 use the proposed natural gas pipeline as the backdrop to 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.
The institute accomplishes its goals by providing workshops, internship, and providing legal, ethical, cultural and policy aspects of a wide range of natural resource management, environmental protection and environmental restoration issues. The Institute works directly with Indian tribes and other indigenous peoples to provide technical support to manage resource development and conservation projects; establish legal, regulatory, scientific and technical systems for environmental protection and environmental restoration programs; and develop and implement education and training programs to build or enhance technical and management skills.
For more information, contact Mervyn Tano at 303-733-0481.
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Ashleigh Weanako Wolf of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will examine tribal interests involved in renewable energy development. |
January 26, 2006. “We are far from happy that the State has not invited the Saami Parliament nominate members of the North Committee as the voice of the indigenous peoples. In that respect, there is no dialogue,” Johan Mikkel Sara, the Deputy President of the Norwegian Saami Parliament, told the Barents Conference in Oslo today.
The indigenous peoples were not actually on the agenda for today's conference but oil and gas extraction would have an impact in the peoples of the North, so the question of accountability and participation came up nevertheless. Sara though that indigenous issues should have been on the agenda because the planned oil and gas extraction would have a major impact on the settlements, businesses and culture of the indigenous peoples in the North.
“The Saami Parliament has never opposed oil activity in the North but a number of political conditions have to be met first because the work would take place in areas of great importance to the Saami people, to our settlements and to the environment,” he pointed out.
“When the Secretary of State says positive dialogue and contacts are needed between the authorities and indigenous peoples in the Barents Region, I have to wonder how she thinks this dialogue will emerge. As things stand, the Saami Parliament has not been asked to nominate members to the North Committee, which will deal with major issues of importance to the Saami people,” he added.
He also pointed out that opinion makers have often said in recent years that the Saami should board the train before it departs the station, in other words get involved in the oil industry. Sara agrees.
“But we would like to help drive the train and decide what speed it runs at rather than just jump on board and take a free ride,” he concluded.
WM '06 (Call for Abstracts)
February 26-March 2, 2006
Tucson, Arizona
Information at http://www.wmsym.org under “Latest News.”
Native Nations Institute/Roger Willie Charity Golf Tournament
March 31, 2006
Starr Pass Country Club& Spa
3645 West. Starr Pass Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85745
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13th Native American Film and Video Festival - Call for Entries
Submissions are currently being accepted for the 13th Native American Film and Video Festival
November 30-December 3, 2006
Call For Entry forms can be downloaded from: www.nativenetworks.si.edu
For more information: Phone: +1 (212) 514-3737, or E-mail: FVC@si.edu
Deadline: April 7, 2006