Kelly Dennis, a councilwoman with the Shinnecock Indian Nation in eastern Long Island, has been chosen to be part of the first-ever Tribal Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The goal of the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee is to get input from tribal leaders on Department of the Interior issues impacting Indigenous communities before policy is made.
The goal of the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee is to get input from tribal leaders on Department of the Interior issues impacting Indigenous communities before policy is made.
MISSION — Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Chair Kat Brigham now also serves on the first-ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Tribal leaders from Arizona and across the country will have direct access to advising the U.S. Department of the Interior for the first time in history with the creation of a tribal advisory panel.