Call for Speakers
R10 TELS 2023: Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit
7 Jun 2023
9 Jun 2023
Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel Fort Hall, Idaho, United States
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Region 10 Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit (TELS)
2023 Theme “Connecting to Protect the Sacredness of Place and Being”
The annual Region 10 Tribal Environmental Leader’s Summit is designed for Tribal Administrators, Council Members or other Tribal Leaders, Environmental staff or technical environmental workers and for any person who lives closely tied to the land, air and water. It is an opportunity for others to learn from our Tribal ways, and is open to all persons. Region 10 is home to 271 Federally Recognized Tribes in the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. We are looking for sessions that will reach any component of this audience.
This summit provides the tribes in Region 10 the opportunity to come together to share and learn from each other on important aspects of managing the life-force of our communities and the physical environment. Then in the afternoons, there will be breakout sessions. This Summit is organized by the Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee, with grant funding from the US Environmental Protection Agency Indian General Assistance Program.
We look forward to engaging with you and making some positive movement toward the protection and preservation of our environment for generations to come.
Abstracts for the RTOC Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit are due by March 23rd. Abstracts will be reviewed by our planning committee. Abstracts received after March 23, 2023 may not be considered. Not all abstracts will be selected for presentations.
RTOC TELS 2023 IS A HYBRID EVENT - Live presentations will be streamed online for those who register for virtual attendance. Presenters may present in person or virtually and can indicate your preference on the session proposal.
RTOC and Tribes our region have been hosting these summits for over 15 years. We rotate hosts between our 4 states.
- 2018 the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, ID
- 2019 Opening blessing was conducted by Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Portland, OR
- In 2020 Virtual format hosted from the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage, AK.
- 2021/22 Spokane, Colville and Kalispel Tribes, Eastern Washington, Spokane, WA
Call for Speakers
03 Feb 2023
31 Mar 2023
Abstract Submission Deadlines:
Presentations can include topics like, but are not limited to programs in your Region, Tribe, School, Community, place of Education, State or Federal Department are conducting or have successfully implemented on this year’s theme of:
“Connecting to Protect the Sacredness of Place and Being”
Areas of interest for proposals: Tribal Land Management, Environmental Justice, Education Curriculum, Conservation/Environment, Research Findings, State /Federal Policy, and Future.
Categories of Abstracts:
Keynote: Please submit an abstract outlining the presentation that you would like to give, including learning goals and objectives.
Session/Plenary: This session would be the best fit for highlighting success and programs for other Tribes to learn from OR programs that offer support of grants for Tribes in Region 10. A description of the project, learning goals and objectives as a component of your abstract.
Panel Session: Bringing together collaborators, stakeholders, and wisdom keepers on a topic that is related to the work that you do. To bring a wholistic, multifaceted, understanding to the area of focus.
Youth Focused: Passage of traditional ways of knowing to Indigenous Youth is a priority. If you have a presentation or a breakout session that is focused on youth, please note that in your abstract.
Please take care in reviewing the cultural ethics of your submission. We respect the secret recipes and knowledge of our Traditional Healers/Tribal Doctors. If the information is gathered from an Elder, Healer, tribe, or a community please make sure that you have prior permission to share it.
Accepted presenters and film festival submitters will receive a waived registration.
all submitted sessions
event fee
We offer an honorarium of approximately $250 for our presenters. Registration waived, some funding available to help support travel and lodging expenses. If you think you might need financial assistance, please reach out to the summit organizer.
Submitted sessions
- Federal, State and Tribal: Relationships, Intersection & Jurisdiction Part 2 of 3 - State
- Federal, State and Tribal: Relationships, Intersection & Jurisdiction Part 1 of 3 - Federal
- Keynote/Panel: Warm Welcome from EPA Administrators
- Traditional Lunch Feast Buffet with NATIFS (Native American Traditional Indig
- Water Is Life: Clean Water Act & Tribes
- Presentation and discussion on elevating compliance issues to EPA
- Treatment-As-a-State (TAS) for Water Quality Programs: Process and Perspectives
- Mariculture: Healthy Food, Healthy Oceans, Healthy Futures
- Green Colonialism: Impacts of Green Energy Development to Tribes
- State of Play for Important Federal Lands Initiatives
- Using the “Lead Awareness in Indian Country: Keeping our Children Healthy! Curriculum”
- A Geographic Approach to Strengthen Environmental Health Practices
- Protecting Participants of Fish Consumption Surveys
- Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Training
- EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal Program
- Contracting for Brownfields Site Work
- Technical Assistance to Tribes for Brownfields
- Tribal Information Management Platform
- Household Hazardous Waste Planning