
Department of the Interior kicks off tribal consultation sessions
Monday, March 8, 2021
Indianz.Com
The Department of the Interior is hosting the first in a series of tribal consultations mandated by President Joe Biden.
The first session takes place on Monday afternoon, from 2pm to 5pm Eastern. Tribal leaders and representatives of tribal governments from the Great Plains, Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions can participate by calling 888-843-9206 and using the passcode 9530360.
“Honoring our nation-to-nation relationship with tribes and upholding the trust and treaty responsibilities to them are paramount to fulfilling Interior’s mission,” Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes, the Tribal Governance Officer and Deputy Solicitor for Indian Affairs at Interior, said in a news release on Friday.
“Meaningful consultations ensure we center tribal voices as we address the health, economic, racial justice and climate crises — all of which disproportionately impact American Indians and Alaska Natives,” said Bledsoe Downes, a citizen of the Winnebago Tribe.
Biden has nominated Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico), a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna, to serve as Secretary of the Interior. If confirmed, she would be the first Native person to lead Interior and the first Native person in a presidential cabinet. Haaland cleared her first hurdle in the confirmation process last Thursday. A final vote on the floor of the U.S. Senate is expected in the coming weeks.Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) is on her way to making history yet again, clearing her first vote to serve as Secretary of the Interior in the Joe Biden administration.
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Relevant Documents
Dear Tribal Leader Letter (February 11, 2021)Framing Paper Improving Interior’s Consultation with Tribes: Development of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Plan for Improving Implementation of EO 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments (February 2021)
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