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WELCOME
To the National Tribal Air Association (NTAA) website. The NTAA is an autonomous organization affiliated with the National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC). The NTAA’s mission is to advance air quality management policies and programs, consistent with the needs, interests, and unique legal status of federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaskan Natives. NTEC is dedicated to working with and assisting tribes in the protection and preservation of their tribal environments. NTEC’s mission is to support Indian Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages in protecting, regulating, and managing their environmental resources according to their own priorities and values.
ABOUT US
The National Tribal Air Association (NTAA) is a membership organization dedicated
to ad-vancing air quality management policies and programs, consistent
with the needs, interests, and unique legal status of American Indian
tribes and Alaskan Natives.
History
In November 2000, the National
Congress of American Indians (NCAI) passed a resolution giving tribal
leadership support for the formation of a national tribal air quality
organization. In February 2002, under an EPA grant, NTEC-NTAA's
sponsor formed the National Tribal Air Committee (NTAC) Working
Group to create the organization's infrastructure. The NTAA held
its first national tribal air quality management conference in October
2002. During NCAI's Novem-ber 2002 annual conference, a resolution
was passed establishing a working relationship between NTAA and
NCAI. Today, NTAA continues to build partner-ships and working relation-ships
with governmental and non-governmental organizations, with the intent
of advancing air quality issues in Indian Country.
NTAA Composition
The NTAA membership has three-tiers. The first level is the Executive Committee. The Executive
Committee is comprised of a primary and an alternate representative
from each EPA Region (10 Regions) and a delegate from Alaska. The
second tier are the principal members. Principal members are persons
who work within the tribal environmental profession and have had
a resolution/letter of intent to join the NTAA submitted by their
respective tribal leaders. Principal members have full membership,
including voting rights. Associate members are the final tier. Associate
members do not need a letter or resolution from tribal leaders,
but merely an interest to participate. Associate members do not
need to be tribal environmental pro-fessionals-associate membership
is open to all persons interested in tribal air issues. Associate
members have full membership with the exception of voting rights.
MISSION
To advance air quality management policies and programs, consistent with the needs, inte-ests, and unique legal status of American Indian Tribes, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawai-ians.
GOALS
To advocate and advance tribal environmental, cultural, and economic interests in the development of air policy at all levels of government (tribal, federal, state, local, and international).
To promote the development, funding, and capacity building of tribal air management pro-grams.
To promote and facilitate air quality policy and technical information that may include research and scientific and medical studies.
To advance the recognition and acceptance of tribal sovereign authority by conducting effective communication and outreach to state, local, federal, and international agencies, and the general public.
To encourage and support appropriate consultation with all tribal governments in accord-ance with tribal structures and policies.
National Tribal Environmental Council
4520 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite #
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 242-2175 Ofc (505) 242-2654 Fax
www.ntec.org
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