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The workshop will be held at the following location:
Atlantis Hotel
3800 South Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: (800) 723-6500,
or (775) 825-4700
We have reserved a limited number of rooms at the
hotel. Please reference the EPA Workshop on Mining
Impacts to receive the special rate. Reservations are on a
space-available basis and must be made by August 16,
2003. The workshop rate is $55 plus 12% tax per night.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Registration information will be available in May 2003.
Visit EPA's website for information at:
www.6pa.2ov/ttbnrmrl
For additional information, please direct inquiries to
Alma Martin, SAIC, at (703) 318-4678. Email:
martinali@saic.com
For technical inquiries please contact:
Norma Lewis
U.S. EPA, NRMRL
26 West Martin L. King Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Phone: (513) 569 - 7665
Email: lewis.norma@epa.gov
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PURPOSE
The workshop will unite Tribal members and
representatives, and government officials to examine
technical and policy issues related to historic, current,
and future mining impacts on Native American lands.
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The workshop goals are to educate individuals involved
with mining issues affecting reservation and other
Native American lands in the U.S., to identify current
approaches to these issues, and to provide a compre-
hensive annotation of those issues, which include
mining and mine waste impacts, support mechanisms,
cleanup processes, and other key areas of mining and
reclamation.
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• Tribal leaders
• Tribal environmental natural resource managers
and staff
• Tribal attorneys and consultants
• Native American grassroots environmental groups
• Environmental and natural resource
organizations
• Local communities
• Federal, regional, state and local agencies
• Tribal health professionals
• Interested parties involved in mining, management,
land use, and cleanup of Native American lands and
resources impacted by mining.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts for oral presentations must be submitted by
April 11,2003. Abstracts should be l/z -1 page in length,
and include the presentation title, authors' names and
affiliations, title/tribal responsibility, email and mailing
addresses, phone number, mining type and main topic.
Abstracts will be accepted by email, fax, or regular mail.
Jina Martit
SAIC MS R-4-5
11251 Roger Bacon Drive
Reston, VA 20190 USA
Phone: (703) 318-4678
Fax: (703) 736-0826
Email: rnartinali@saic.cor
Submissions will be accepted from all interested parties.
Representatives from Native American tribes and
community-based grass roots organizations are especially
encouraged to submit abstracts. Speakers will be
notified by the end of May 2003 of abstract acceptance.
TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS
A limited number of Travel Scholarships are available
for tribal members employed by a tribe or individuals
representing tribal organizations. You can request an
application for travel assistance by contacting Alina
Martin.
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• Air or Water Quality Impacts
• Sacred Lands Impacts
• Reclamation Practices and Consequences
• Visual and Cultural Issues
• Bonding and Insurance Issues
• Legacy Mine Waste
• Current Mine Closure
• Current and Proposed Mining Activities
• Siting of Mines
• Air/Water/Soil Issues
• Legal and Policy Issues
• Human Health and Environmental Effects
• Analysis of the 1872 Mining Law
• Environmental Justice/Racism Issues
• Trust Responsibilities by Federal Agencies
• Ecosystem Impacts
• Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment
• Community Outreach/Involvement
• The Future of Environmental
Protection Regarding Mining in the U.S.
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
U.S. EPA, ORD, NRMRL & Regional Offices
U.S. EPA, OSWER, National Hardrock Mining Team
and Abandoned Mine Lands Team
Montana Tech & MSE-TA, Inc.
UNR/Great Basin Mine Watch
Laguna Acoma Coalition For A Safe Environment
(LACSE)
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes, Fort Belknap
Indian Community
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
National Tribal Environmental Council
Mineral Policy Center
Natives Impacted by Mining (NIBM)
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