1. Moving Toward a Tribal Policy Framework
National Tribal Forum
Northern Quest Resort & Casino
June 14, 2011

2. Presentation Roadmap Establish your Tribal Identity
Support your Tribal Identify
Gather Data
Develop Supporting Documentation
Comment Letters (Mercury) 2

3. Establish your Tribal Identity
Values
Demography
Economy
Geography
Legal Rights
What Else Makes You Unique? 3

4. Support your Tribal Identity Gather Data
Title VI (Community Protection from Climate Change Impacts)
General
Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
Natural Resources Adaptation Science and Information
Federal Natural Resource Agency Adaptation Plans (BIA with tribal comments welcomed)
National Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information Program (GIS Database)
28 percent of a federal adaptation fund (or 22 percent overall) to carry out natural resources adaptation activities under endangered species, migratory species and other fish and wildlife programs administered by certain federal agencies including the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA, maybe some through FWS) ($264 million/year average);
5 percent of same federal fund (or 3 percent overall) made available to Indian Tribes for adaptation activities through either the BIA Trust Natural Resources Program or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Wildlife Grants Program ($36million/year average) (change composition, more for direct access to monies versus grants) and
Two-sixths of the monies deposited in the Land and Water Conservation Fund under the same federal fund made competitively available to states and Indian Tribes (Tribes would have access to the fund for the first time in history) to carry out adaptation activities through the acquisition of land and interests in land ($24 million/year average)
EPA, Corps of Engineers, NOAA each get a percentage of monies
First Foods
Require federal departments and agencies, states and Indian Tribes to communicate and coordinate regarding the protection of treaty-reserved rights of Indian tribes to gather first foods (e.g., roots, berries and plants)
Additional Provisions (Trust Responsibility, Protection from FOIA requests)
Physical Map with Relevant Sites
Off-Reservation Activity
Air-Related Information
Other Information
Environmental
Economy
Demography
Health 4

5. Support and Protect your Tribal Identity Develop Supporting Documentation Comment Letters
Title VI (Community Protection from Climate Change Impacts)
General
Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
Natural Resources Adaptation Science and Information
Federal Natural Resource Agency Adaptation Plans (BIA with tribal comments welcomed)
National Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information Program (GIS Database)
28 percent of a federal adaptation fund (or 22 percent overall) to carry out natural resources adaptation activities under endangered species, migratory species and other fish and wildlife programs administered by certain federal agencies including the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA, maybe some through FWS) ($264 million/year average);
5 percent of same federal fund (or 3 percent overall) made available to Indian Tribes for adaptation activities through either the BIA Trust Natural Resources Program or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Wildlife Grants Program ($36million/year average) (change composition, more for direct access to monies versus grants) and
Two-sixths of the monies deposited in the Land and Water Conservation Fund under the same federal fund made competitively available to states and Indian Tribes (Tribes would have access to the fund for the first time in history) to carry out adaptation activities through the acquisition of land and interests in land ($24 million/year average)
EPA, Corps of Engineers, NOAA each get a percentage of monies
First Foods
Require federal departments and agencies, states and Indian Tribes to communicate and coordinate regarding the protection of treaty-reserved rights of Indian tribes to gather first foods (e.g., roots, berries and plants)
Additional Provisions (Trust Responsibility, Protection from FOIA requests)
Pre-Planning (keeping informed)
Understanding the Proposal Framework
General Comments
Mercury-Specific Comments
Other Sources for Comments 5

6. 505-256-4911(office) rfg@stetsonlaw.com
Questions?
Bob Gruenig
Stetson Law Offices
(office)
Conclusion
Legislation will move fast if it does move (perhaps by end of summer)
Other things may slow it up (Oil Spill, Budget Passage, Jobs, Health Care
Tribal leaders must weigh in
Not sure what’s in its for tribes
Will likely get less of the pie
Need to speak with tribal champions on both Senate and House side