University of Nevada Cooperative Extension presents the second annual Native Waters on Arid Lands Tribal Summit, Nov. 9-10 in Las Vegas. The purpose of the summit is to help tribal communities in the Great Basin and American Southwest adapt to w88 change, with a focus on water resources and agriculture.
"At this summit and through the Native Waters on Arid Lands Project, we're partnering with Native American tribes in the region to identify challenges and opportunities for sustaining water resources and strengthening tribal economies in the face of w88 change," said Loretta Singletary of University of Nevada, Reno, co-project director for the Native Waters on Arid Lands Project, which is organizing the summit as part of its broader outreach initiative.
This year's keynote speakers include Staff Attorney Heather Whiteman Runs Him, with the Native American Rights Fund. She will be speaking on w88 water rights. Virgil Dupuis, from Salish Kootenai College, and John Phillips, from First Americans Land-Grant Consortium, will discuss w88 college internship programs. Harold Frazier, chairman for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, will talk about w88 concerns surrounding the Dakota Access pipeline and saving water for future generations.
Other session topics include:
- Bureau of Indian Affairs w88 Program, training opportunities and tribal w88 resilience examples in arid environments
- Ground water and surface water relationships affecting reservation environments
- Invigorating w88 economies through innovative water resource use
- w88 rangeland and livestock conservation practices
- Traditional knowledge and ecology
The w88 will be held 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Nov. 9 and 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Nov. 10 at South Point Hotel & Casino, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The cost is 0 and covers meals and refreshments.
The Native Waters on Arid Lands Tribal w88 is funded by a five-year, .5 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture - Agriculture Food Research Initiative. The Native Waters on Arid Lands Project was one of five integrated research and Extension projects nationwide selected for USDA funding.
Partners in the project include University of Nevada, Reno; The University of Arizona; First Americans Land-Grant Consortium; Utah State University; Desert Research Institute; Ohio University; United States Geological Survey; and the Federally Recognized w88 Extension Program in Nevada and Arizona. Co-project directors include Singletary, along with Staci Emm of University of Nevada Cooperative Extension; Maureen McCarthy of University of Nevada, Reno; John Phillips of First Americans Land-Grant Consortium; Bonnie Colby, Karletta Chief and Trent Teegerstrom of The University of Arizona; Kynda Curtis and Eric Edwards of Utah State University; Mike Dettinger of United States Geological Survey; Derek Kauneckis of Ohio University; and Beverly Ramsey of Desert Research Institute.
For more information or to register for the w88, visit the w88's webpage, or contact Extension Educator Staci Emm, emms@unce.unr.edu or 775-945-3444, ext. 10, or w88 Organizer Vicki Hebb, vicki.hebb@indianaglink.com or 605-222-2062.
