On September 9, 2016, the Department of Justice, the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Interior issued a Joint Statement regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in which the Departments committed to formal, government-to-government consultations on two questions:
(1) within the existing statutory framework, what should the federal government do to better ensure meaningful tribal input into infrastructure-related reviews and decisions and the protection of tribal lands, resources, and treaty rights; and
(2) should new legislation be proposed to Congress to alter that statutory framework and promote those goals.
Final Report: Improving Tribal Consultation and Tribal Involvement in Federal Infrastructure Decisions - January 2017
The Joint Statement can be viewed on the Department of Justice website here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/joint-statement-department-justice-department-army-and-department-interior-regarding-standing
Please click this link to read the letter requesting input on Federal infrastructure decisions: Dear Tribal Leader Letter Announcing Consultation As noted in the letter, Tribal representatives are also invited to submit written input to consultation@bia.gov by 11:59 p.m. EST on November 30, 2016. These sessions are formal Tribal consultation sessions between Tribal and Federal representatives, and are not open to the public.
Consultation Details
| Date |
Meeting Time |
Meeting Type | Location | Venue | Participating Federal Agencies |
|
Tuesday |
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Listening Session |
Phoenix, Arizona (at the site of the National Congress of American Indians 73rd Annual Convention) |
Phoenix Convention Center 100 N. 3rd St, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 | |
|
Tuesday |
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Tribal Consultation |
Seattle, Washington |
Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA 98199 Meeting Room: Lower Level |
DOI - IA & BLM DOJ - Office of Tribal Justice Army - Civil Works & USACE USDA - NRCS & RD DOE ACHP |
|
Thursday |
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Tribal Consultation |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Meeting Room: Chacon I & II |
DOI - IA DOJ - Office of Tribal Justice Army - Civil Works & USACE USDA - NRCS & RD FERC DOE ACH |
|
Wednesday |
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Tribal Consultation |
Billings, Montana |
DoubleTree by Hilton Meeting Room: Grand Ballroom BC |
DOI DOJ USACE ACHP USDA |
|
Thursday 11/10/2016 |
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Tribal Consultation |
Old Town, Maine |
Sockalexis Arena Meeting Room: Arena |
DOI DOJ ACHP USDA US Forest Service Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council DOE |
|
Tuesday |
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Tribal Consultation |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Mystic Lake Casino Meeting Room: Santee |
DOI DOJ USACE ACHP USDA US Forest Service DOE Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council FAA DOT EPA |
|
Thursday |
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Tribal Consultation |
Rapid City, South Dakota |
Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza Meeting Room: Dakota Ballroom |
DOI DOJ USACE ACHP USDA US Forest Service Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council DOE FAA |
|
Monday |
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time |
Tribal Consultation by Teleconference |
Teleconference |
Call-in number: 888-790-1868 Passcode: 8468468 |
DOI DOJ USACE ACHP USDA DOT |
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