NSF Tribal Conference

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

March 23, 2017听
欧美口爆视频 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 欧美口爆视频, 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

Conference Speakers

  • ,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