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18th National Tribal Environmental Conference
"Timeless Traditions, New Era: Changes and Challenges"
Blue Lake Casino & Sapphire Palace Event Center
777 Casino Way
Blue Lake, California
August 27-31, 2011
The National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) will convene an interactive conference and annual meeting on August 29-31, 2011 at the Blue Lake Casino & Sapphire Palace Event Center, Blue Lake, CA. The conference and annual meeting aim to engage NTEC members and other tribes and environmental partners in a fresh approach that will move beyond the seminar format usually presented in conference agendas. This agenda will be designed to facilitate sharing of information, promoting discussions, and developing strategies to address a range of environmental and natural resource issues important to the participants.
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Conference Objectives:
• Acknowledge tribal traditional, cultural and spiritual values as the foundation for environmental stewardship;
• Examine the contours of inherent tribal authority and delegated federal authority for tribal environmental management;
• Present a matrix of federal environmental statutes and evaluate the progress tribes have made under the delegated federal authority mechanism;
• Examine the new EPA Tribal Consultation Policy and learn about the implementation steps;
• Engage members and tribal leaders in environmental and natural resource issues; and
• Facilitate collaboration among tribes, tribal organizations and other partners that are engaged in environmental and natural resource issues.
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For Hotel Accomodations call: 1-877-252-2946 ext. 2880
Event Code: "NTEC"
(The hotel will be running an airport shuttle. Just call the number above and let them know your name and itinerary, and the shuttle will be waiting for you)
For airline reservations we recommend United Airlines-Eureka/Arcata:
1-800-864-8331 / united.com
Registration Fees
| Pre-Registration before August 12th | On-Site Registration After August 13th | |||
| Member Tribe | $325 | Member Tribe | $375 | |
| Associate member | $325 | Associate Member | $375 | |
| Non-Member | $375 | Non-Member | $425 | |
| Student | $75 | Student | $100 | |
NTEC Membership Fees
(effective August 2011-August 2012)
| Associate Member | $35 |
| Tribes | $250 |
| National/Non-Profit Organizations | $500 |
| Corporation | $750 |
Exhibitor/Vendor Fees
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(15 booths available)
$500 Trade/Commercial/Federal Agency $375 Native Business $250 Arts & Crafts