NSF Tribal Conference

Tribes and the Subsurface: Native American Perspectives on Natural Resource Developments in the American West听

March 23, 2017听
Colorado School of Mines听
Student Center Ballrooms B&C听

翱产箩别肠迟颈惫别蝉听

To facilitate open dialogue between tribal members about the challenges and opportunities related to resource development on tribal lands.听
To discuss solutions to common development obstacles and strategies for inter-tribal partnership.听
To develop a more comprehensive understanding of the unique and changing circumstances affecting energy-producing tribes.听
To generate shared goals and objectives regarding tribal representation at the subsurface workshop at the University of Colorado, Center of the American West in May.听
To grow a network of tribal representatives who are committed to facilitating the next steps of this collaboration.听
To engage undergraduate and graduate students in issues related to natural resource development with tribes on tribal lands.听

,听Keynote Address听
Oil and Gas Development: Applying a historical perspective to contemporary issues.听
Leonard Smith,听Overview of Economic Development on Tribal Lands听
,听Facilitated Discussion听听
What are some of the 鈥淯nintended Consequences鈥� of energy production that you have encountered, and how can they be successfully predicted and mitigated?听
,听Strategic Planning Discussion听
,听Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) Analysis听
Synthesis and Steps Forward听