{"id":18180,"date":"2021-11-16T14:18:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T19:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=18180"},"modified":"2021-11-16T14:18:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T19:18:29","slug":"secretary-haaland-announces-new-tribal-advisory-committee-at-department-of-the-interior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/16\/secretary-haaland-announces-new-tribal-advisory-committee-at-department-of-the-interior\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary Haaland announces new tribal advisory committee at Department of the Interior"},"content":{"rendered":" \"Deb<\/a>
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland addresses the White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 16, 2021. Screenshot from livestream<\/figcaption>\r\n
Interior Department Announces Formation of First Tribal Advisory Committee to Strengthen Nation-to-Nation Relationship with Tribes<\/div>\r\n
Agency will also hold Tribal consultation on how to improve consultation policy<\/div>\r\n
Tuesday, November 16, 2021<\/div>\r\n
Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe following is the text of a November 15, 2021, news release from the Department of the Interior<\/a>.<\/em>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior today announced the formation of a new Secretary\u2019s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC), which formally establishes a mechanism for Tribal leaders to engage in routine and robust conversations directly with Secretary Deb Haaland. This important move will further strengthen the Department\u2019s nation-to-nation relationship with federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and their leadership.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe STAC will ensure that Tribal leaders and the current and future Secretaries have a forum to seek consensus, exchange views, share information, and provide advice and recommendations regarding programs and funding that affect Tribes across the entire Department.\r\n

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\u201cI want tribal leaders to speak with me, directly\u201d: At White House Tribal Nations Summit, Secretary Deb Haaland announces Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee at Department of the Interior to facilitate ongoing dialogue. @SecDebHaaland #STAC #WhiteHouse #TribalNationsSummit<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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<\/p>\r\n\u201cTribes need a seat at the decision making table before policies are made that impact their communities. The creation of this new Tribal Advisory Committee is a timely and much-needed development that will ensure Tribal leaders can engage at the highest levels of the Department on the issues that matter most to their people,\u201d said Secretary Haaland. \u201cI look forward to continued engagement with Indigenous communities and ensuring that we honor and strengthen our nation-to-nation relationships with Tribal leaders.\u201d\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cThe establishment of a STAC and planned consultation process improvements at Interior are welcome additions to the ways we connect and communicate with Tribal leaders and address their priorities,\u201d said Assistant Secretary \u2013 Indian Affairs Bryan Newland. \u201cTheir input is vital to improving how we respond to the needs of their communities through the many programs Interior administers.\u201d\r\n

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