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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, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, OSWER senior managers, EPA regional representatives, a recent OSWER grant recipient, 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.
OSWER Tribal Forum general information
- Tribal Forum Agenda (PDF) (5 pp, 622K About PDF)
- Tribal Forum Summary (PDF)
(20 pp, 155K About PDF)
- Tribal Forum Summary Attachment 1 (PDF) (5 pp, 694K About PDF)
- Tribal Forum Summary Attachment 2
- Tribal Forum Summary Attachment 3 (PDF) (2 pp, 263K About PDF)
- Tribal Forum Summary Attachment 4 (PDF) (3 pp, 439K About PDF)
- Tribal Forum Summary Attachment 5 (PDF) (1 pp, 104K About PDF)
- OSWER Tribal Strategy (PDF) (55 pp, 1.5 MB About PDF)
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 About PDF)
- Spill Scenario - Nick Nichols
(PDF) (2 pp., 209K About PDF)
- Spill Scenario Tribal Fact Sheet (PDF) (6 pp., 113K About PDF)
- Leaking Underground Storage Tank Scenarios - Bill Lienesch (PDF) (7 pp, 25K About PDF)
- Brownfields Response Programs - Ginny Fornillo (PDF) (18 pp., 1MB About PDF)
- Tips and Tools for Developing a Tribal Environmental Program - Victoria Flowers (PDF) (27 pp, 3.5MB About PDF)
- Brownfields and Public Health - Ann Carroll (Powerpoint) (29 pp, 2.6MB) About PDF
- Geography-based Tribal Environmental Issues (PDF) (2 pp., 333K About PDF)
- Policy Topic 1: The Source Reduction Challenge for Tribes
- Resource Conservation Challenge Intro - Peter Grevatt (PDF) (14 pp, 570K About PDF)
- National Partnership for Environmental Priorities - Shayla Powell (PDF) (10 pp, 570K About PDF)
- Mille Lacs and the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities - Scott Hansen (PDF) (11 pp, 4.0MB About PDF)
- Mercury Lamp Recycling - Laura Weber (PDF) (13 pp, 717K About PDF)
- WasteWise - Janice Sims (PDF) (8 pp, 259K About PDF)
- Policy Topic 2: Setting up Self-Supporting Tribal Programs
- Rate Structuring - Kami Snowden (PDF) (21 pp, 985K About PDF)
- Rate Structuring attachment (PDF) (1 pg, 266K About PDF)
- Fee Structure - Ray Reed (PDF) (26 pp, 9.3MB About PDF)
- Brownfields Funding - David Lloyd (PDF) (8 pp, 133K About PDF)
- Policy Topic 3: Tribal Outreach Strategies and Tools that Work
- Navajo Nation - Lillie Lane (PDF) (9 pp, 2.2MB About PDF)
- Community Involvement Coordination with the Navajo Nation - Viola Cooper (PDF) (16 pp, 4.2MB About PDF)
- Promising Practices Tribal Youth Camp - Margaret Chavez and Sage Deon (PDF) (30 pp, 105MB About PDF)
- Community Action for a Renewed Environment program - Pat Carey (PDF) (9 pp, 894K About PDF)
- Gila River Community Action for a Renewed Environment program - Margaret Cook (PDF) (13 pp, 2MB About PDF)
- Policy Topic 4: Climate Change Implications for Tribes and OSWER
- Climate Change Overview - Cathy Allen (PDF) (27 pp, 1.9MB About PDF)
- Yukon River Intertribal Watershed - Jon Waterhouse (PDF) (20 pp, 15MB About PDF)
- The Waste Reduction Model - Sara Hartwell (PDF) (16 pp, 605K About PDF)
- Tribes and Climate Change - Jose Aguto (PDF) (28 pp, 3MB About PDF)
- Tribes and Climate Change attachment (PDF) (14 pp., 283K About PDF)
- Priority Issues Recommended by Tribal Forum Participants (PDF) (3 pp., 640K About PDF)