National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) annual meeting
http://www.ntec.org/Events/NTEC%20Conference/ntec_conference.htm
The 12th National Tribal Environmental Council conference was held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, May 3rd through May 5th.
Representing the UCSD Superfund Basic Research Program COC (Community Outreach Core), Richard Marciano was able to attend the conference. Notable Southern Californian speakers included "The Honorable Mike Connolly, Tribal Council Treasurer, Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians", "Jill Sherman-Wame, Director, Pechanga Environmental Department", "Louis Guassac, Sycuan Tribal Consultant/Exe. Dir. Kumeyaay Border Task Force", and "The Honorable Chris Devers, Chairman, Pauma Band of Mission Indians".
The conference featured speakers such as Lisa Gover (NTEC Superfund Program) and David Conrad (NTEC Executive Director), as well as many interesting breakout sessions on Air, Land, Water, People. For instance "People" sessions included panels on "Sustainable Development Dialogue-Using Our Gifts Wisely", "Sacred Sites Dialogue-Tools Tribes are Using", "Coalition Building to Deal Effectively with Federal Constraints On Our Rivers", and finally "Climate Change-How We Protect Our Interests? Evidence And Impacts".
The 12th National Tribal Environmental Council conference was held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, May 3rd through May 5th.
Representing the UCSD Superfund Basic Research Program COC (Community Outreach Core), Richard Marciano was able to attend the conference. Notable Southern Californian speakers included "The Honorable Mike Connolly, Tribal Council Treasurer, Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians", "Jill Sherman-Wame, Director, Pechanga Environmental Department", "Louis Guassac, Sycuan Tribal Consultant/Exe. Dir. Kumeyaay Border Task Force", and "The Honorable Chris Devers, Chairman, Pauma Band of Mission Indians".
The conference featured speakers such as Lisa Gover (NTEC Superfund Program) and David Conrad (NTEC Executive Director), as well as many interesting breakout sessions on Air, Land, Water, People. For instance "People" sessions included panels on "Sustainable Development Dialogue-Using Our Gifts Wisely", "Sacred Sites Dialogue-Tools Tribes are Using", "Coalition Building to Deal Effectively with Federal Constraints On Our Rivers", and finally "Climate Change-How We Protect Our Interests? Evidence And Impacts".
