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๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (๐๐๐ฅ) was recently represented in Washington D.C. during ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ. This was an opportunity for the Tribe to meet with policymakers, scientists, managers, and agency staff on ocean policy issues.
๐๐๐ฅ is a member of the ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, which convenes Tribal, State, and Federal governments on current and future ocean uses in support of healthy, resilient ocean ecosystems and communities that thrive on resources from these waters.
๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต, traveled to D.C. with a delegation of 20 to 25 other West Coast Tribal leaders and representatives as part of the ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ค๐ถ๐ด. ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ was a 2023-24 West Coast Ocean Alliance fellow at ๐๐๐ฅ and has helped the Tribe stay engaged in regional ocean and coastal management. Uplifting the stories and priorities of Tribes all along the West Coast, the ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ค๐ถ๐ด sought conversations with federal agencies and representatives on ocean and coastal ecosystem health.
๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ shared information about ๐๐๐ฅ environmental and sustainability efforts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in order to foster collaboration and work together to create a more sustainable future for our region.
Originally Published: 6/7/2025
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