Announcement: 2022 Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference Theme

The Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference announces the 2022 Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference Theme.

The theme for the 2022 Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference is “Knowledge is of the Land.”

This year’s theme carries forward the 2021 conference theme of “Tribal Land, Tribal Knowledge, Tribal Sovereignty” by focusing on the inextricable bond between the land and the people. Knowledge comes from the places where we live, learn, and connect. As Tribal environmental professionals, our work depends on understanding that the land supports and gives shape to Tribal knowledge and Tribal sovereignty.

This year, the thread of knowledge of the land will weave together the community of learning and stewardship we all share. Our partnership with one another and with USEPA is strengthened by this knowledge. 

We want to hear what “Knowledge is of the Land” means to you. Please explore the thoughts of your colleagues and share your own. We will post your responses so we can all learn from one another and be strengthened in our own knowledge.

Quotes from Community Members

Meyo Marrufo (Robinson Rancheria), Guidiville Rancheria-Environmental Director

Everything that I know as a tribal person begins and ends with the land I am from.

Clifford Banuelos (Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone), Tribal-State Environmental Liaison, Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc.

If we don’t do this, our history and knowledge will be lost. Each year something is forgotten because we lose people, and each year we get older, and it’s harder to hike and work, and so we hope the young ones learn and keep the knowledge and remember our stories and why and how we respect the land, water, and air, and the animals and the plants.

Read the full quotes in the Theme section on the 2022 Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference page.

2022 Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference Theme Graphic

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