1.3.3: Indian Tribes & Native Peoples

Increase outreach and consultation with Indian tribes and Native peoples.

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Increasing outreach and consultation with Indian tribes and Native peoples. The Foundation's efforts will include reaching out to specific tribes and organizations such as the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC), and the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET), and other tribal groups. The Foundation will send representatives to annual meetings and organize briefings and listening sessions to provide detailed information about Foundation programs, solicit input about ways to make Foundation programs more effective and meaningful for tribes, and identify appropriate partnerships. These efforts will include outreach to tribes, tribal organizations, former Udall scholars and interns, members of the Native Network, individuals affiliated with the Native Nations Institute (NNI), and others for input on how the Foundation may improve and implement its tribal consultation plan. As part of this effort, the Foundation is exploring further ways in which it can partner with the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, a program of the University of Arizona that currently houses NNI, on subjects of interest to tribal governments such as healthcare, water, and the U.S.-Mexico border. The two organizations are seeking ways to further the administration's objectives related both to improving tribal consultation and addressing natural resource issues in the Southwest and other areas of the country. Background information about the Center and its work is available at http://udallcenter.arizona.edu/.

Stakeholder(s):

• Indian Tribes


• Native Peoples


• National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)


• National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC)


• United South and Eastern Tribes (USET)


• Native Nations Institute (NNI)


• University of Arizona

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