Smoke Signals 13
MARCH 1,2010
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By Scarlett Holtz
Smoke Signal contributing writer
Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar
announced on Feb. 22 hia plana for implement
ing a department-wide Tribal consultation
policy.
President Barack Obama ordered in November
at the White I louse Tribal Nations Summit held
in Washington, D. C, that federal agencies cre
ate Tribal consultation policies to comply with
former President Bill Clinton's November 2000
executive order.
Obama's goal is to "implement a consistent
and comprehensive policy and process on which
Tribes can rely."
Salazar said the Interior Department's plan of
action in establishing a comprehensive, department-wide
policy for meaningful consultation
with the nation's 564 federally recognized Ameri
can Indian and Alaska Native Tribes would be
"supporting Tribal self-determination, ensur
ing Tribal self-government, respecting Tribal
sovereignty and carrying out our federal trust
responsibilities."
Salazar said the policy will:
Recognize the special legal status of Tribal
governments;
Respect Tribal sovereignty and support self
determination and self-governance;
Honor the trust relationship between the
United States and Tribal governments;
Demonstrate Interior's commitment to improv
ing communications while maximizing Tribal
input and coordination;
Ensure that Interior consults on a government-to-government
basis with appropriate Tribal
representatives;
Identify appropriate Interior officials who are
knowledgeable about the matters at hand and
are authorized to speak for Interior;
Ensure that Interior's bureaus and offices con
duct consultation in a manner consistent with
the department-wide policy, thus harmonizing
the consultation practices of Interior's bureaus
and offices;
And be clear, understandable and workable.
On Nov. 23, the Department of Interior invited
Tribal leaders nationwide to participate in a se
ries of Tribal consultation meetings held in seven
cities to discuss their experiences with federal
consultation efforts, to provide suggestions on
the department's plan of action and to make
recommendations for improving consultation.
During a Dec. 9 Tribal consultation hearing
held in Portland, Grand Ronde Tribal Chair
woman Cheryle A. Kennedy, Tribal Council
Secretary Kathleen Tom and Tribal Attorney
Rob Greene participated in the process.
Approximately 300 Tribal representatives
as well as more than 250 officials from the De
partment of Interior, Department of Education,
Department of Labor, Department of State and
Environmental Protection Agency were invited
to hear Tribal ideas and concerns.
After the draft consultation policy has been
circulated to Tribes and Tribal organizations
for review and comment, the Interior Depart
ment will publish a revised draft in the Federal
Register with a 60-day comment period.
Following the department's publishing of the
final consultation policy within 90 days of the
close of comment period, Salazar will issue a
Secretarial Order directing all Interior Depart
ment bureaus and offices to comply with the
department-wide policy and its principles.
The department's plan of action can be found
on its Web site at www.doi.gov under Tribal
Consultation Plan.
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We would like to invite everyone to our give-away to honor Dorothy
McKnight La we on March 11. It will be held at the Tribal Com
munity Center from noon to 6 p.m.
Please bring all of your children.
If anyone needs transportation, call Diane Lawe Lane at 503-879-6333.
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