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ITEC Tribes Receive EPA Grant
"Inter-Tribal Environmental Council"

News from the Cherokee Nation, OK
Cherokee News Path ~ Saturday, June 2, 2001

OKLAHOMA/TEXAS - An environmental council made up of 32 Native American tribes received a $200,000 grant to assist in planning for management of non-hazardous waste.
Senator James Inhofe, (R-OK) announced the EPA grant will go to the Inter-Tribal Environmental Council (ITEC), a consortium of 32 tribes from Oklahoma and Texas. The Cherokee Nation serves as the lead agency for the consortium.
The ITEC tribes will be the beneficiaries of a grant received from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Municipal Solid Waste Landfill program.
"The Cherokee Nation is proud to be a leader in environmental conservation in Oklahoma", said Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.
The Cherokee Nation’s Office of Environmental Services will create a database and mapping system of solid waste sites and facilitie located within jurisdictional boundaries for the ITEC member tribes in Oklahoma and Texas. The database will assist tribes with prioritizing sites in order to secure funding for cleanup, develop tribal solid waste programs and encourage the development of tribal solid waste codes and ordinances.
"The Cherokee Nation has always maintained a commitment to advocate for the advancement of tribal environmental programs", said Nancy John, an environmental specialist for the Cherokee Nation." This grant will provide opportunities to develop the technical expertise required to address the management of non-hazardous solid waste."

Contact information and related path(s):
* (ITEC) Inter-Tribal Environmental Council
P.O. BOX 948, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74465
115 West North Street, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Telephone: 1-800-259-5376 ~ FAX: 1-918-458-5499
E-mail: itec@cherokee.org
"ITEC was formed in 1993 to help Oklahoma tribes
develop environmental infrastructure to protect
their health, natural resources, and environment.
Currently, there are 31 ITEC member tribes across
Oklahoma. ITEC is administered by the Cherokee
Nation's, OK Office of Environmental Services."
* American Indian Environmental Office
* EPA: Waste Management in Indian Country
* EPA: Waste Management in Indian Country: Tribal Programs
Related contact information:
Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation
Director of Communications
Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext. 2210)
Fax: 918-458-5580
E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma
Attn: (Department Name)
P.O. Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465
Telephone: 918-456-0671
(Toll Free OK) 1-800-256-0671