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Dear USET/USET SPF Family,
The National Oceanic Administration Association (NOAA) has announced that it will reschedule one of its upcoming Tribal consultations on co-stewardship as outlined in the Joint Secretarial Order 3403 (JSO 3403). The purpose of JSO 3403 is to ensure federal lands and waters are managed in a manner that protects the treaty, religious, subsistence, and cultural interests of federally recognized Indian tribes with an emphasis on co-stewardship.
NOAA is interested in consulting with Tribal Nations on several issues related to JSO 3403, specifically seeking Tribal input and feedback on the following:
- The definitions of stewardship and co-stewardship in the context of a Tribal Nation;
- Examples of co-stewardship agreements that should be modeled or avoided;
- Involvement of Indigenous Knowledge in co-stewardship (i.e., agreements, work, decision-making); and,
- Any other thoughts and input that you may have for NOAA as we work collectively to advance the goals of JSO 3403, such as opportunities for further relationship building.
Details regarding these upcoming consultation sessions are as follows—
Date/Time: TODAY, Tuesday, October 3, 2023 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET
CANCELLED: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET
Date/Time: Friday, October 13, 2023 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm ET
Additional Consultation Session Scheduled
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm ET
NOAA will be accepting written comments through Thursday, November 9, 2023, which can be sent to Becky Cruze Lizama, NOAA Senior Tribal Liaison, at OLIA.Tribal@noaa.gov. Comments should be submitted with the email subject title, “Advancing Co Stewardship Consultation."
For more information, please contact Brian Howard, USET SPF Senior Policy Analyst, at bhoward@usetinc.org.
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