2024 TELS Recap – Grand Ronde, OR
The 2024 Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit was a hybrid conference hosted at the Spirit Mountain Lodge in Grand Ronde, OR.
The theme of the 2024 TELS was “Experience Capacity Building through a Subsistence Model”
2024 Presentations
May 1, 2024
Honor Guard to Present the Colors, Opening Blessing
Group Agreements & Introduction to Workbook
Understanding Tribal Capacity Building in a Historical Context
Foundations of Indigenous Stewardship
Foundations of Federal and State Stewardship
Audience Q&A for morning Panelists
Lunch & Cultural Entertainment Traditional Stick Games
Building Right Relationships Presentation & Activity
Current Policy Landscape Relating to Subsistence Protections & Practices
Workbook Module 3 Perspectives Navigating the Environmental Capacity Building
Maximizing the use of GAP funds for your Tribe
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ways of Knowing
May 2, 2024
Morning Blessing and Announcements
Embarking on the Journey Keynote
Workbook Module 4 Plotting your Course
Land Protection Programs in Alaska
Water Protection Programs and Tribal Experiences for Tribes with Reservations
Clean Water & Energy Independence in Alaska
Land Protection Programs for Tribes with Reservations
Afternoon Cultural Entertainment Drumming & Singing
Having the Right Conditions for Action Thriving Communities Technical Assistance
Environmental Excellence Acknowledgements
Tribal Solidarity and Opportunities around Health, Uses, and Issues of the Ocean
Clean Air for Region 10 Tribes
Water: Data Management & Developing Environmental Sampling Capacity
Story Mapping Project & Overview of Grand Ronde Natural Resources Department
Bringing it all Together Presentation & Activity
Taking Aim Goal Setting Workbook Module 6
Evening Housekeeping, Announcements & Daily Drawing
May 3, 2024
Morning Blessing, Announcements & Ice Breaker
Field Dressing – Creating Manageable Pieces
Making Connections & Being Heard Small Group Round Tables
Exploring Partnerships, Cooperative Agreements & Co-Management Opportunities
Help Carry the Load AK Consortia Panel, ID, OR & WA Consortia Panel
Grand Prize Drawing, Acknowledgements, Closing Blessing and Remarks
2024 Tribal Environmental Excellence Award
Our 2024 recipient for the Environmental Excellence Award is Oxcenia O’Domin from Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC). She joined ANTHC in 1020 with a passion and primary focus on support of local solutions to environmental challenges in rural Alaskan Communities. She is the senior program manager for tribal capacity and training programs where she collaborates with local governments to build strong environmental communities.
Oxcenia is originally from Chignik Lake, Alaska, and a member of the Unga Tribe. Her family ties span the Bristol Bay, Aleutian, and Kodiak Island regions. Her team at ANTCH hosts the Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental Management (ATCEM) and this is the 30th year of that conference. Over 500 participants from throughout Alaska and around the country attended this event.
We’re proud to recognize her work with our Environmental Excellence Award for 2024!
