US EPA, US Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste Emergency Response
Keywords
Region 8, Oglala Sioux Tribe, South Dakota, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Indian Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Housing and Urban Development
Tribal leaders and officials from the Region VIII Indian tribes recently gathered in Rapid City, South Dakota to address environmental concerns
and to begin formation of a coalition. Invitations were sent to tribes in North and South Dakota, Montana,
Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado.
Federal agencies including EPA, Indian Health Service (IHS), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) also were
invited. Nearly 120 tribal representatives attended “The
Solid Waste and Environmental
Conference,” held November l-2. 1990.
