• providing advice on efforts requiring consultation with tribal governments;
• providing guidance on projects and efforts that would benefit from increased tribal awareness; and
• representing the office on various internal and external workgroups to address tribal issues and concerns from an agency perspective.

• implementing an office-wide Tribal Strategy to increase tribal awareness of and participation in EPA's information efforts, including the Exchange Network, managing the quality of environmental data, EPA's Geospatial Program, Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Data and Tools, and data standards; and
• ensuring consultation with tribal governments on relevant efforts.

On this page, you can learn more about:

• OEI's Tribal Accomplishments Reports
• OEI's Tribal Strategy

OEI's Tribal Accomplishments Reports

OEI's 2015 Tribal Accomplishments Report. This report documents progress made in 2015 toward achieving the goals outlined in OEI's Tribal Strategy and represents a commitment to continued outreach and consultation with tribal partners.

OEI intends to publish an annual Tribal Accomplishments Report to:

• Continue the conversation with tribes to identify needed changes or updates to the Tribal Strategy,
• Discuss EPA's information efforts and concerns of tribes, and
• Expand discussion and coordination across OEI and the EPA tribal program.

EPA welcomes your feedback on OEI's Tribal Accomplishments Report, which will help us to improve our outreach and engagement with tribes.

Also available:

• OEI Tribal Accomplishments Reports earlier than 2015Search EPA Archive
• OEI’s Tribal Strategy

Submit comments:

• By email:
  Beth Jackson (jackson.elizabeth@epa.gov)
• By mail:
  US Environmental Protection Agency
  Attn: Elizabeth Jackson
  Mail Code 2824T
  1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20460

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OEI's Tribal Strategy

OEI’s Tribal Strategy: Partnership to Support Environmental Information and Decision-Making in Indian Country and Alaska Native Villages

The purpose of OEI’s Tribal Strategy is to maximize the quality and usefulness of the environmental information and analytical tools available for making informed decisions in Indian country and other tribal lands. The OEI Tribal Strategy supports:

• EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment, while recognizing the unique needs of Indian Tribes (including Alaska Native Villages (ANV);
• OEI’s work with EPA programs, regional offices and tribes on the importance of environmental data for supporting EPA and tribal priorities;
• Tribal self-governance; and
• Relationships between EPA and tribes.

OEI is committed to measuring progress toward achieving the goals outlined in the Tribal Strategy and to continuing outreach and consultation with tribes. OEI will use the annual Tribal Accomplishments Report to detail activities and achievements in support of the Tribal Strategy. The Strategy will be updated every five years based on accomplishments made and feedback received from tribes.

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