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Taimi Lynne Hoag Award for Environmental Stewardship
National Information
Award Recipients
- 2005 Dwight Sargent, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
- 2004 Don Wedll, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians
- 2003 Patty O'Donnell, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
- Current solicitation
- Background
- Who is eligible?
- What criteria are used?
- How are award recipients selected?
- Award recipients
Current Solicitation
The 2007 Hoag Award recipient will be announced in April 2008 at the GAP conference.
Background
In March 2003, the Region 5 Tribal Operation Committee (R5TOC) established this Award in the name of Taimi Hoag to recognize significant contributions in environmental management and/or environmental stewardship by a tribal government leader, program manager, or staff person. Taimi, who demonstrated significant leadership on environmental protection in Indian country at the regional and national levels, served as the Environmental Director for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians from 1999 until her death in December 2002. She represented the tribes in Michigan on the R5TOC, and all tribes in Region 5 on the National Tribal Operations Committee.Who is Eligible?
- Elected tribal government officials
- Tribal environmental and/or natural resource protection program directors & managers
- Tribal environmental and/or natural resource protection program staff
What Criteria are Used?
- Significant initiative and leadership to achieve environmental protection in Indian country.
- Exceptional commitment to significant issues related to the assessment and protection of air, water, land, or natural resources of a particular Indian tribe or Indian country as a whole.
- Positive and noteworthy contributions to a tribe's environmental/natural resource protection programs/activities in a leadership capacity for an extended period of time.
How are Award Recipients Selected?
Each autumn, EPA Region 5 solicits nominations from federally recognized tribes in Region 5. The R5TOC Tribal Caucus reviews the nominations and selects the recipient. The Award is typically presented during the R5TOC meeting held during the Region 5 Tribal Environmental Conference in Chicago.
Award Recipients
- 2006 Chris Berini, Fond du Lac
- 2005 Dwight Sargent, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
- 2004 Don Wedll, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians
- 2003 Patty O'Donnell, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians