The White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) appreciates your participation in this crucial consultation on the National Tribal Critical Minerals Initiative and policy recommendations for improving Tribal consultation and engagement in domestic critical minerals supply chain. Through this consultation the administration also seeks your feedback to prioritize and implement recommendations from the September 2023 Recommendations to Improve Mining on Public Lands report that will benefit tribes.
Participating federal agencies are Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense/U.S. Army Core of Engineers, and Department of Commerce. These upcoming Tribal consultations will inform next steps the Administration takes in pursuit of a responsible, domestic critical minerals supply chain.
Upcoming Tribal Consultations Opportunities
All scheduled consultation meetings have been completed. Thanks to all that participated and shared their comments! You can view the schedule for past sessions here: Tribal Critical Minerals Initiative.
The written comments deadline has been extended! We welcome your written comments, by 11:59pm ET on Friday, September 13, 2024. Comments can be submitted by emailing whcnaa@bia.gov.
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