Dear USET/USET SPF Family,
We are passing along a message from Department of the Interior (DOI) announcing an upcoming virtual listening session focused on climate change and Tribal youth. Information and registration for this listening session may be found on the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR) web page: https://www.bia.gov/guide/tribal-climate-listening-sessions.
This listening session is open to Tribal middle school, high school, and college students. This is an opportunity to voice your concerns, priorities, and experience to help shape policies and programs that promote and advance Tribal climate resilience. The questions below, are intended to help students develop and prepare comments for the session. Come join us in this interactive session!
Please distribute the attached "Letter to Educators" to teachers, youth leaders, youth mentors, etc. who may be able to get to the word out about the upcoming youth session. Please distribute the attached session informational flier "Tribal Climate Listening Session 1- Youth" and "Consent Form" to students interested in participating in the session.
General questions to begin asking students might be:
- How is climate change impacting your Tribal nation and / or your community?
- How can you help connect people of all generations to work together to solve community problems with honor & respect for the land and environment?
- What types of projects would make a difference in your Tribal community to help with the climate change impacts that are affecting your community? What areas of expertise does your community need to accomplish those projects?
If you are unable to make the live session, you can submit comments online at https://www.regulations.gov and enter DOI-2021-0010 in the Search bar to find the Notice.
If you have any questions please reach out to BIA Tribal Climate Resilience Team and DOI colleagues by emailing Rachael.Novak@bia.gov.
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