We would like to share, from the Department of the Interior’s first-ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) a list of policy recommendations made from a (first-ever) in-person meeting with Tribal leaders representing the collective priorities of the 574 federally recognized Tribes in the country. Kawerak Board Member of Elim, Robert Keith, sits on this national committee.

In furtherance of our government-to-government relationship, this document was created for Interior leadership outlining policy recommendations and requests collectively formulated and reviewed by STAC with input from the Tribal Nations represented in the 12 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Regions. The recommendations outline the most immediate and time-sensitive collective priorities promised by trust and treaty responsibilities the federal government is responsible to uphold.

The included topics:

  1. Interior Budget Recommendations – Indian Country
  2. Co-Stewardship
  3. International Indigenous Rights
  4. Rights of Way
  5. Tribal Broadband & Spectrum Recommendations
  6. White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA)
  1. Fee to Trust
  2. Public Safety
  3. Solicitor’s Office
  4. Bureau Office
  5. Land and Minerals Management
  6. Water Rights
  7. Administrative STAC Requests

 

Download the letter and full document with policy recommendations here:

DOI-STAC-Recommendations-August-2023_signed6.pdf