United States
NamUs staff has been invited to join the panel on “Resources for Identifying Tribal Consultation Requirements and Tools for Data-Driven Consultation” and provide an overview of the NamUs database.
The program includes:
- Resources for Identifying Tribal Consultation Requirements
- Tools for identifying Federal consultation obligations arising from specific treaties
- Effective use of the national database for consultations regarding missing Indigenous persons
- Environmental Justice (EJ) as a driver for Tribal consultation
- Tips for leveraging EJ initiatives and consultation processes for achieving Tribal environmental goals
- US EPA initiatives to work with Tribal Governments on environmental issues
- Federal infrastructure funding and the Justice 40 Initiative
- Health Care, Energy Security, and Climate Change provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
- Case study examples of consultation with state agencies
- Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta and the implications for Tribes and Tribal consultations
- Case studies of consultation on public health issues
- Use of Tribal Historic Preservation Acts to trigger consultation
- Use of consultation as a mechanism for resolving cultural resource losses and issues arising from Indian Boarding School programs