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2008 OSWER Tribal Forum
Lillie Lane, Navajo Nation and Lisa Riener, Quinault Nation in discussion at the 2008 OSWER Tribal Forum.
On December 2-4, 2008, The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) held a Tribal Forum in Washington, DC. The forum brought together more than 25 tribal representatives from across the nation, tribal associations, OSWER senior managers, EPA regional representatives, and representatives from EPA programs to discuss priority environmental topics in Indian country and Alaska native villages. The goal of the forum was to begin implementing a new tribal strategy in partnership with Native American tribes.
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OSWER Tribal Forum general information
- OSWER Tribal Strategy (PDF) (55 pp, 1.5MB)
- Tribal Forum Agenda (PDF) (5 pp, 622K)
- Tribal Forum Summary (PDF) (20 pp, 155K)
- Tribal Forum Summary Attachment 1 (PDF) (5 pp, 694K)
- Tribal Forum Summary Attachment 2 (PDF) (7 pp, 175K)
- Tribal Forum Summary Attachment 3 (PDF) (2 pp, 263K)
- Tribal Forum Summary Attachment 4 (PDF) (3 pp, 439K)
- Tribal Forum Summary Attachment 5 (PDF) (1 pg, 104K)
Presentations from the 2008 Tribal Forum
- Overview of the OSWER Tribal Program - Marsha Minter
- Training Scenarios
- Finding Answers for Open Dumps - Gary Olsen (PDF) (18 pp, 1.8MB)
- Spill Scenario - Nick Nichols (PDF) (2 pp, 209K)
- Spill Scenario Tribal Fact Sheet (PDF) (6 pp, 113K)
- Leaking Underground Storage Tank Scenarios - Bill Lienesch (PDF) (7 pp, 25K)
- Brownfields Response Programs - Ginny Fornillo (PDF) (18 pp, 1MB)
- Tips and Tools for Developing a Tribal Environmental Program - Victoria Flowers (PDF) (27 pp, 3.5MB)
- Brownfields and Public Health - Ann Carroll (Powerpoint) (29 pp, 2.6MB)
- Geography-based Tribal Environmental Issues (PDF) (2 pp, 333K)
- Policy Topic 1: The Source Reduction Challenge for Tribes
- Resource Conservation Challenge Intro - Peter Grevatt (PDF) (14 pp, 570K)
- National Partnership for Environmental Priorities - Shayla Powell (PDF) (10 pp, 570K)
- Mille Lacs and the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities - Scott Hansen (PDF) (11 pp, 4MB)
- Mercury Lamp Recycling - Laura Weber (PDF) (13 pp, 717K)
- WasteWise - Janice Sims (PDF) (8 pp, 259K)
- Policy Topic 2: Setting up Self-Supporting Tribal Programs
- Rate Structuring - Kami Snowden (PDF)
(21 pp, 985K)
- Rate Structuring attachment (PDF) (1 pg, 266K)
- Fee Structure - Ray Reed (PDF) (26 pp, 9.3MB)
- Brownfields Funding - David Lloyd (PDF) (8 pp, 133K)
- Rate Structuring - Kami Snowden (PDF)
(21 pp, 985K)
- Policy Topic 3: Tribal Outreach Strategies and Tools that Work
- Navajo Nation - Lillie Lane (PDF) (9 pp, 2.2MB)
- Community Involvement Coordination with the Navajo Nation - Viola Cooper (PDF) (16 pp, 4.2MB)
- Promising Practices Tribal Youth Camp - Margaret Chavez and Sage Deon (PDF) (30 pp, 105MB)
- Community Action for a Renewed Environment program - Pat Carey (PDF) (9 pp, 894K)
- Gila River Community Action for a Renewed Environment program - Margaret Cook (PDF) (13 pp, 2MB)
- Policy Topic 4: Climate Change Implications for Tribes and OSWER
- Climate Change Overview - Cathy Allen (PDF) (27 pp, 1.9MB)
- Yukon River Intertribal Watershed - Jon Waterhouse (PDF) (20 pp, 15MB)
- The Waste Reduction Model - Sara Hartwell (PDF) (16 pp, 605K)
- Tribes and Climate Change - Jose Aguto (PDF)
(28 pp, 3MB)
- Tribes and Climate Change attachment (PDF) (14 pp, 283K)
- Priority Issues Recommended by Tribal Forum Participants (PDF) (3 pp, 640K)