American Indian Report - November/December 2008 - (Page 25)

declared that 100 feet from the Rio on either side mental and sanitation officials held community would be forever protected. meetings to focus on the importance of the station in preventing environmental and health hazards, Dump closure and New Transfer Station such as solid waste contaminants seeping into well The tribe is aggressively pursuing other environ- water and ground water. Tribal officials are continumental improvements. After working for two years ing community outreach to encourage station use to secure funding, it took only months to clean and and compliance. The tribe also co-owns with the close a 40-acre solid waste dump. The solid waste North Central Solid Waste Authority with nearby was placed in a small, contained landfill and capped county and city governments, which offers solid with topsoil. Native vegetation covers the landfill. To waste services for its customers. replace the dump, the tribe installed a waste transfer station, which uses a unique zigzag design for the Info: Ohkay Owingeh Environmental Affairs, (505) efficient movement of bins. 852-4212. To view the full EPA/Interior report, visit: To enhance uses of the station, tribal environ- www.doioig.gov/upload/2007-G-0020.pdf. “A landmark publication.” Rebuilding Native Nations Strategies for Governance and Development Edited by Miriam Jorgensen Foreword by Oren Lyons Afterword by Satsan (Herb George) —Robert Williams, Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program, University of Arizona A growing number of Native American tribes are breaking out of poverty and creating selfdetermined, sustainable new governments and economies. This is their inspiring story. Intended to serve as a “how to” handbook for tribal leaders, Rebuilding Native Nations will interest anyone who wants to know more about these remarkable successes. 384 pp., $40.00 cloth, $20.00 paper Tribal Policing Asserting Sovereignty, Seeking Justice Eileen Luna-Firebaugh Based on eight years of research with tribal police departments, Tribal Policing examines the role of tribal governments in developing and directing law enforcement within their boundaries as they seek to advance tribal sovereignty in the United States. Luna-Firebaugh examines many topics, including women in the tribal police force; legal, historic, and jurisdictional issues; training of tribal police; and tribal policing models. 168 pp., $29.95 paper The University of Arizona Press Tucson, AZ 85721 • 1-800-426-3797 • www.uapress.arizona.edu American Indian Report November/December 2008 25 http://www.doioig.gov/upload/2007-G-0020.pdf http://www.uapress.arizona.edu

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American Indian Report - November/December 2008 Contents Notes from Indian Country Elders Conference Offers Balancing Lessons Student Blanket Design Reflects Plains Horse Culture Congress: Activity on the Hill Prep School Recruits Native Students for Transitional Year Prior to College Honoring Nations Clinton Global Initiative Brings Native American Focus to the World A Q&A with Indian Country’s Top Cop Urban Clinics Go Paperless with IHS Record System Ohkay Owingeh Restores Wetlands, Protects Drinking Water Blogroll

American Indian Report - November/December 2008

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