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Water quality in Native American communities has always been considered essential; clean water provides sustenance in the form of fish, rice and other nourishment. Changes to our landscape and the way we use land and water have altered our water quality. Each tribe will have variations in water quality concerns and needs based upon their geographic location. | ||||
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The Summit seeks to improve relationships between tribes, tribal colleges and state higher education institutions throughout the Great Lakes region. The summit will identify how to best utilize the strengths of 1862 and 1994 Land Grant intuitions to their and the tribes’ benefit. Other goals of the summit are to increase 1862 Land Grant Institutions understanding of tribal history, regulations and policies related to water resource issues, and to strengthen opportunities for student transfers between Tribal Colleges and 1862 Land Grant Institutions. The focus of the summit will be to discuss priority regional tribal water resource issues, to identify an appropriate process for further investigating priority regional issues, and to continue development of relationships between 1862 and 1994 Land Grant institutions. The target audience includes: Tribal Colleges and 1862 Land grant institutions, EPA Tribal Water Program, the National Institute Food and Agriculture, Tribal Water Resources programs and Environmental Department staff, Tribal Natural Resource organizations and Tribal Historic Preservation officers. | ||||
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