U.S. EPA Environmental Justice Webinar Series for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples: Traditional Knowledge - Tribal and Indigenous Experiences with Fed Agencies

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Traditional Knowledge - Tribal and Indigenous Experiences with Fed Agencies

Tribes and indigenous peoples’ experiences working with federal agencies to appropriately consider traditional knowledge.

About this event: Federally recognized tribal government officials and an indigenous organization representative will share their experiences working with federal agencies to appropriately consider traditional knowledge in their decision-making processes. They will also share their insights and recommendations for how this work can be done more effectively. This webinar is the second of a mini-series on traditional knowledge. The first webinar was held on September 15, 2021, which will be available soon for viewing by going to the EPA website for the webinar series.

About this Event: This webinar is part of the U.S. EPA Environmental Justice Webinar Series for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples - to build the capacity of tribal governments, indigenous peoples and other environmental justice practitioners, and discuss priority environmental justice issues of interest to tribes and indigenous peoples.

Date & Time: October 19, 2021, (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PT), (2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET)

Presenters:

• John Brown, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Narragansett Indian Tribe

• Mike Durglo, Tribal Historic Preservation Department Head, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

• La Crivello, Ala Kahakai Trail Association (Hawaii)

• Valerie Hauser, Director, Native American Affairs, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

• Danny Gogal, Tribal and Indigenous Peoples Program Manager, Office of Environmental Justice, U.S. EPA (Facilitator)