NCAI 2024 Mid Year Convention & Marketplace: GreenTrack

NCAI’s Institute for Environmental Sovereignty is launching a dedicated "GreenTrack" at Mid Year 2024 Convention & Marketplace. The theme is INNOVATION, showcasing Indian Country’s most innovative approaches to natural resource governance and environmental stewardship.

We want your ideas! Help us by completing these seven short questions.

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* 1. Your NCAI region

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* 2. Your tribe’s top three environmental/natural resource priorities

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* 3. Up to three environmental/natural resource topics you rarely see at the center of discussion—but firmly believe should be

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* 4. Please select one or more ways your tribe is innovating in environmental protection or natural resource management (Check all that apply).

Climate resilience

Cleanup, and/or brownfields

Community education and engagement

Conservation and/or habitat restoration

Energy sovereignty

First Foods

Pesticides and/or chemicals

Pollution control/management (air, water, soil, etc.)

Product lifecycle management (circular economy, solid waste management, recycling)

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (application, safeguarding)

Treaty-protected rights and resources (hunting, gathering, fishing, etc.)

Water quality and wetlands

Water supply management

Other

No, or I can’t think of anything

Please share with us more on how your tribe is innovating!

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* 5. Up to three ways your tribe would like to innovate in environmental protection or natural resource management.

Climate resilience

Cleanup, and/or brownfields

Community education and engagement

Conservation and/or habitat restoration

Energy sovereignty

First Foods

Pesticides and/or chemicals

Pollution control/management (air, water, soil, etc.)

Product lifecycle management (circular economy, solid waste management, recycling)

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (application, safeguarding)

Treaty-protected rights and resources (hunting, gathering, fishing, etc.)

Water quality and wetlands

Water supply management

Other

No, or I can’t think of anything

Please share with us any further details.

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* 6. What would make this GreenTrack compelling for most tribal leaders you know?

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* 7. Which sessions are you planning to attend?

Habitat Heroes Adventure

In Hot Pursuit: New (and Old) Solutions for Extreme Heat

Energy Expo: Pathways to Tribal Energy Sovereignty

Circular Economy: Closing the Loop in Style

Satellites, Space & Sovereignty

It’s Only Natural: Tribal Leadership in Nature-based Solutions (NbS)

Melting Moments: A Climate-Conscious Ice Cream Social

None of the above

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* 8. Which three of these session formats would you be most interested in participating in?

Habitat Heroes Adventure

Birds of a Feather (informal gatherings of like-minded individuals to discuss a certain topic without a pre-planned agenda)

Campfire (brief presentation followed by facilitated discussion among attendees)

Class

Demonstration

Fireside chat

Ignite session (Speakers are given 5 minutes and 20 slides that auto-advance for a fast, fun and speedy presentation)

Roundtable

Skill-building workshop

Storytelling (15-minute story followed by Q&A)

Think tank (discussing an established topic and formulating solutions to reach that goal)

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* 9. Optional: Please share your contact information if you welcome us getting in touch to learn more about your feedback

Name

Tribal Nation

Title/Position

Phone

E-mail