Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)

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ITEPProviding Training, Assistance and Resources
for Tribes
Pat Ellsworth Cristina Gonzalez-Maddux Sue
Wotkyns Institute for Tribal Environmental
Professionals Northern Arizona University Alaska
Conference on Environmental Management November
12, 2013, Anchorage, AK
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Presentation Overview

• Air Quality
• National Tribal Toxics Council, Toxics Release
  Inventory
• Indoor Air Quality
• Tribal Clean Energy Resource Center
• Environmental Outreach and Education
• Climate Change
• Solid Waste and Emergency Response

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Institute for Tribal Environmental
Professionals (ITEP)

• Based at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff,
  AZ
• Mission ITEP serves tribes through outstanding,
  culturally-relevant education and training that
  increase environmental capacity and strengthen
  sovereignty
• Served over 500/566 tribes nationally in 20 years

• San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff, AZ

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Air Quality AIAQTP

• AIAQTP American Indian Air Quality Training
  Program
• Goals
• Tribal capacity for air quality management  
• High-quality training relevant to tribes 
• Communication skills, collaboration, networking
• Training Approaches
• Classroom full course
• Classroom mini-course
• Web-based
• Hybrid
• PA
• Curriculum Coordinator Pat Ellsworth,
  patricia.ellsworth_at_nau.edu, 928-523-6721
• Program Coordinator Lydia Scheer,
  lydia.scheer_at_nau.edu, 928-523-6887

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Air Quality PA

• PA Professional Assistance
• Complements AIAQTP courses
• Individualized training
• Small-group training
• Based on tribal requests
• Program Coordinator Lydia Scheer,
  lydia.scheer_at_nau.edu, 928-523-6887

Native Voices newsletter
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Air Quality TAMS Center

• TAMS Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
• Collaboration Tribes, ITEP, EPA
• More advanced technical courses
• Small class size
• Hands-on learning
• Equipment loans
• PA
• TAMS Co-Director Chris Lee, christopher.lee_at_nau
  .edu, 702-784-8278
• TAMS Co-Director Farshid Farsi,
  farsi.farshid_at_epa.gov, 702-784-8263

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National Tribal Toxics Council (NTTC) andToxic
Release Inventory (TRI) Programs

• National Tribal Toxics Council (NTTC)
• USEPA Tribal Partnership Group focused on giving
  Tribes greater input on issues related to toxic
  chemicals and pollution prevention
• 12 Council members work with tribal environmental
  programs located across US and Alaska
• Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
• ITEP is working with EPAs TRI Program staff to
  increase awareness of toxic chemical releases
  that occur on or near tribal lands across US and
  Alaska.
• Program Coordinators
• John Mead, john.mead_at_nau.edu, 928-523-2005
• Jennifer Williams, jennifer.williams_at_nau.edu,
  928-523-0673

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National Tribal Toxics Council (NTTC) andToxic
Release Inventory (TRI) Programs

• National Tribal Toxics Council (NTTC)
• USEPA Tribal Partnership Group focused on giving
  Tribes greater input on issues related to toxic
  chemicals and pollution prevention
• 12 Council members work with tribal environmental
  programs located across US and Alaska
• Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
• ITEP is working with EPAs TRI Program staff to
  increase awareness of toxic chemical releases
  that occur on or near tribal lands across US and
  Alaska.
• Program Coordinators
• John Mead, john.mead_at_nau.edu, 928-523-2005
• Jennifer Williams, jennifer.williams_at_nau.edu,
  928-523-0673

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Indoor Air Quality

• Training
• Level 1 and Level 2 Indoor Air Quality Training
  courses
• IAQ mini-courses for regional groups
• www4.nau.edu/itep/air/training_aq.asp
• Conferences Outreach
• National Tribal Forum on Air Quality
• www4.nau.edu/itep/conferences/confr_ntf.asp
• Web Resources
• nau.edu/iaqtc
• Technical Assistance
• nau.edu/iaqtc
• For more information mansel.nelson_at_nau.edu

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Indoor Air Quality

• Past
• IAQ in Alaska Anchorage, AK (April 2008)
• IAQ in Alaska Anchorage, AK (Oct 2009)
• Air Quality in AK Native Villages Dillingham,
  AK (March 2010)
• IAQ in Alaska Bethel, AK (April 2010)
• IAQ in Alaska Juneau, AK (Mar 2011)
• IAQ in Alaska Nome, AK (April 2011)
• IAQ in Alaska Fairbanks, AK (Sept 2011)
• IAQ in Alaska Ketchikan, AK (April 2013)
• Future
• IAQ in Alaska course - Chickaloon, AK (March,
  2014)
• Assessments for IAQ in Schools - Chickaloon, AK
  (March, 2014)

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Environmental Education and Outreach Program

• Internships
• Summer Internships (College students)
• Short Internships (High School or College
  students)
• Host sites (Tribal Organizations)
• Education and Outreach
• Indoor Air Quality
• Air Quality
• Climate Change
• Renewable Energy

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Environmental Education and Outreach Program

• Past
• School Visit Chistochina, AK (Oct 2008)
• School Visit Ouzinkie, AK (April, 2009)
• School Visit Bethel, AK (April, 2010)
• School Visit Chistochina, AK (April 2010)
• School Visit Juneau, AK (March, 2011)
• School Visit Soldotna, AK (March 2011)
• School Visit - Nome, AK (April, 2011)
• School Visit Fairbanks, AK (Sept, 2011)
• Future
• School Visit - Chickaloon, AK (March, 2014)

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Tribal Clean Energy Resource Center (TCERC)
To help meet Northern Arizona University
Strategic Goal 6 Become the nation's leading
University serving Native Americans, ITEP and
tribal leaders created TCERC. TCERCs Mission
To foster the transition of Native American
tribes and Alaskan Native Villages from fossil
fuel to renewable energy and clean energy.
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Tribal Clean Energy Resource Center

• Four Program Areas
• 1. Work Force
• Development
• Tribal Employees
• TCERC Scholars _at_
• NAU
• Workshops
• 2. Financing/Grant Project Development
• 3. Technical Assistance
• Online Request Form
• 4. Policy Development
• Energy Codes and
• Strategic Plans

http//www4.nau.edu/itep/tcerc/
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Climate Change

• Trainings
• Climate Change in Alaska
• Nov 14-15, ATCEM
• Climate Change Adaptation Planning
• Spring 2014, Pacific Northwest
• Summer 2014, Oklahoma (tentative)
• Fall 2014, Pacific Northwest
• Webinars
• Alaska-focused
• cohosted with EPA Reg. 10
• General audience
• http//www4.nau.edu/itep/climatechange/tcc_webinar
  s.asp

Climate Change Adaptation Planning Pueblo of
Santa Ana, NM February 2013
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Climate Change

• Tribal Climate Change Newsletter
• Tribes Climate Change website
• Outreach material Fact Sheets
• Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit
  
• US Dept. of Interior Advisory Committee on
  Climate Change and Natural Resources
• Ann Marie Chischilly, Member
• Sue Wotkyns, Alternate (pending)
• Climate Change Program Contact
• Sue Wotkyns, Program Manager
• Susan.Wotkyns_at_nau.edu
• 928-523-1488

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Waste and Response Programs

• Full Circle Newsletter
• Distributed 6x/year, focused on solid waste,
  hazardous substances, Brownfields, USTs,
  contaminated sites, and toxic substances
• Tribal Solid Waste Education and Assistance
  Program (TSWEAP)
• Trainings focused on development and
  implementation of effective tribal solid waste
  codes
• Technical assistance on creating and enforcing
  solid waste codes, as well as other solid waste
  management issues, including peer-to-peer
  matching opportunities
• Program Manager Todd Barnell, todd.barnell_at_nau.ed
  u 928-523-3840

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Waste and Response Programs

• Tribal Waste and Response Assistance Program
• Recently completed a five year cooperative
  agreement that established the annual Tribal
  Lands Forum, training courses on OSWER-related
  subjects, and a national tribal steering
  committee
• Program Manager Todd Barnell, todd.barnell_at_nau.ed
  u 928-523-3840
• Navajo Nation Workforce Development Program
• Providing job training for members of the Navajo
  Nation, with the goal of placing them in jobs
  focused on environmental cleanup of contaminated
  lands affecting their communities.
• Program Coordinator Roberta Tohannie,
  roberta.tohannie_at_nau.edu 928-523-2082

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Discussion and Questions

• What are your training and technical assistance
  needs?
• Any questions about ITEP?

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Contact Information

• Pat Ellsworth
• Curriculum Coordinator, American Indian Air
  Quality Training Program
• 928-523-6721
• Patricia.Ellsworth_at_nau.edu
• Cristina Gonzalez-Maddux
• Research Specialist
• 928-523-8785
• Cristina.Gonzalez-Maddux_at_nau.edu
• Sue Wotkyns
• Program Manager, Climate Change Program
• Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
• 928-523-1488
• Susan.Wotkyns_at_nau.edu
• For more information about ITEP, please visit our
  website http//www4.nau.edu/itep/