History

The Conference

The first Tribal EPA & U.S. EPA Region 9 Annual Conference was held in 1993. It is the annual meeting for Tribal environmental professionals and U.S. EPA staff from Arizona, California, and Nevada.

The Tribal EPA & U.S. EPA Region 9 Annual Conference is proudly co-hosted by the Viejas Band Of Kumeyaay Indians and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Past Conferences

The first Tribal EPA & U.S. EPA Region 9 Annual Conference was held in 1993. It is the annual meeting for Tribal environmental professionals and U.S. EPA staff from Arizona, California, and Nevada.
2023 Conference

2023 Tribal EPA Region 9 Annual Conference
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
October 24, 2023, to October 26, 2023
Alpine, Ca/Virtual
This Land We Love

2022 Conference

2022 Tribal EPA Region 9 Annual Conference
Pala Band of Mission Indians
October 25, 2022, to October 27, 2022
Lake Tahoe/Virtual
Knowledge is of the Land

2021 Conference

2021 Tribal EPA Region 9 Annual Conference
Pala Band of Mission Indians
October 18, 2021, to October 21, 2021
Virtual Event
Tribal Land, Tribal Knowledge, Tribal Sovereignty

2020 Conference

28th Annual Conference
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
October 19, 2020, to October 22, 2020
Virtual Event
Preserving Our Heritage Through Action

2019 Conference

27th Annual Conference
Ak-Chin Indian Community of Maricopa Indian Reservation
October 21, 2019, to October 24, 2019
Harrah’s Ak-Chin
Maricopa, AZ
Honoring Our Past to Preserve Our Future

2018 Conference

26th Annual Conference
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
October 29, 2018, to November 1, 2018
The Hilton of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
26 Years of Protecting and Healing Our Homelands

2017 Conference

25th Annual Conference
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
October 31, 2017, to November 2, 2017
Viejas, CA