National Tribal Environmental Council

17th National Tribal Environmental Conference

Tribal Environmental Stewardship:

Walking the Talk to Protect Mother Earth

Isleta Casino & Resort

Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico

May 24 – 27, 2010

The National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) will convene an interactive conference and annual meeting on May 24 – 27, 2010 at the Isleta Casino & Resort, Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico. 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.

The conference and annual meeting will provide a forum with structured sessions and open dialogue to examine topics, such as: jurisdiction and landmark court decisions affecting tribal authority; the status of tribal environmental program development via federal authority; transitions and opportunities in the Obama Administration for environmental program advancement; climate change and tribal involvement in national and international policy; preservation of cultural practices and subsistence life-ways; renewable energy: challenges, gains, and opportunities for tribes; and collaboration and coordination to advance a tribal natural resource agenda.

Conference Objectives:

• Acknowledge tribal traditional, cultural and spiritual values as 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;
• Learn about the changes within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the move of the American Indian Environmental Office;
• 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.

Who Should Attend?

• Tribal Leaders
• Tribal Environmental and Natural Resource Managers
• Tribal Environmental, Conservation, and Natural Resource Organizations
• Federal Agencies
• Environmental Organizations

For registration, hotel accommodations and travel logistics, go to www.ntec.org.