Tribes

One important goal of EPA's AML Program is to identify ways to protect human health and environment on Tribal Lands. For Policy and Guidance information on how mining wastes impact Tribal lands, please read " Publications on Mining Waste Management in Indian Country, EPA 530-B-99-006- July 1999 (PDF)" (16 pp, 649K).

• General Tribal Waste Issues and Information
  
• Crow
  
• Hopi
  
• Navajo
  
• Quapaw Tribe
  
• Washoe Tribe

General Tribal Waste Issues and Information

• EPA Region 9 Tribal Programs
• National Tribal Environmental Council
• Office of Surface Mining Indian Lands Program
• Waste Management in Indian Country - About the Program
• Risk Assessments and Hazardous Waste Cleanup in Indian Country: The Role of the Federal-Indian Trust Relationship (PDF) (9 pp, 27K)
• 66.812 Tribal Hazardous Waste Grants
• The Poisoners Invade Indian Country

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Crow

• Crow Tribe Abandoned Mine Land Annual Report Evaluation Year 2003 (PDF) (20 pp, 168K)

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Hopi

• Background Black Mesa/Kayenta Mine
• Behind the Big Mountain Relocations: New Evidence About Mineral Development Plans of the Hopi Tribal Council

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Navajo

• Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency (NNEPA)
• Navajo AML Reclamation/UMTRA Department
• Navajo Uranium Impact Assessment Program, Southwest Research and Information Center
• Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines, EPA Region 9
• Background Black Mesa/Kayenta Mine
• Testimony for the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs about the Black Mesa and Kayenta Mines (PDF) (39 pp, 221K)
• Behind the Big Mountain Relocations: New Evidence About Mineral Development Plans of the Hopi Tribal Council

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Quapaw Tribe

• Alternatives For Assessing Injuries To Natural Resources At The Tar Creek Superfund Site (PDF) (11 pp, 30K)

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Washoe Tribe

• NPL Site Narrative for Leviathan Mine

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