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Kellie J. Poolaw Director of Environmental Programs Delaware Nation of Oklahoma National Tribal Forum on Air Quality May 1, 2013 SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH FOR SMALLER TRIBES

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SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH FOR SMALLER TRIBES. Kellie J. Poolaw Director of Environmental Programs Delaware Nation of Oklahoma National Tribal Forum on Air Quality May 1, 2013. Anadarko, Oklahoma. Located ~60 miles southwest of OKC County seat of Caddo County Population=6,762 (2010 Census) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Kellie J. PoolawDirector of Environmental Programs

Delaware Nation of OklahomaNational Tribal Forum on Air Quality

May 1, 2013

SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH FOR

SMALLER TRIBES

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Anadarko, Oklahoma

• Located ~60 miles southwest of OKC• County seat of Caddo County• Population=6,762 (2010 Census)• ~42% is Natives• ~28% of all households live below the poverty level• Home to Delaware Nation, Wichita Tribe, Apache Tribe,

Riverside Indian School, Regional & Area BIA offices & IHS Clinic

• Members of Caddo Nation, Comanche Nation, Cheyenne & Arapaho, Fort Sill-Apache & Kiowa Tribes also represented

• And the 2012 State Football Champions, State Girls’ Basketball Champions , Weightlifting & Cross Country State Champions

• A/k/a “Dodge”

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DELAWARE NATION OF OKLAHOMA

• Located 2 miles North of Anadarko (~60 miles southwest of OKC)

• Covers 1,140 square miles• 729,600 acres• Jurisdiction shared with Caddo Nation &

Wichita Tribe• Includes parts of Caddo, Grady, Blaine,

Custer, Washita and Canadian Counties• Current enrollment-1,456• Operates Gold River Casino-Anadarko;

Casino Oklahoma-Hinton;

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DELAWARE NATION ENVIRONMENTAL

PROGRAMS• Established in 1998 through General

Assistance Program (GAP) Grant• Currently employs Director, Environmental

Technician (also serves Air Program), Water Quality Coordinator & WQ Technician

• Operates GAP, CAA 103 & CWA 106• Also serves as Nation’s Emergency

Management Squad

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Delaware Nation Air Program

• Also established Air Program in 1998• Used low-vol passive Ozone monitors to

determine need for monitoring• Initially began with PM collocated monitors

for 2.5 & 10• QAPP approved for Ozone & Met

monitoring in 2005• IAQ education

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LOCAL ISSUES• Exceptional drought• Illegal open pit dumping• Illegal burning of trash & tires• Crop dusting & misuse of pesticides• Littering• Improperly maintained vehicles • Hydraulic Fracturing or “Fracking”

– Oklahoma is an oil & gas state– Many concerned more about the money than the

environment on all levels (from boardroom to dining room)

• Local Media• Politics • Lack of education-environmental or otherwise• Apathy

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TRIBAL ISSUES• Funding• Inadequate disposal options

– No curbside recycling in the area– Uninformed masses

• Allowed dumping– Many Indian landowners allow friends and family

members to dump on their land– “You can’t tell me what to do with my own land!”

• Checkerboard land ownership– Fractionated lands– Multiple owners– No oversight of property by owners

• Owners live elsewhere/have died• Elderly owners who are unable to provide oversight• Illegal dumping• Poaching

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TRIBAL ISSUES• Lack of enforcement on tribal lands and leases– Poor stewardship by lessees– Some lessees do not abide by grazing ratio or

lease terms– Inadequate response from Law Enforcement

• Mold issues in tribal housing• Non-Green Business Practices– Casinos still utilizing Styrofoam– Lack of energy conservation

• Laziness• Politics

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Shared Frustrations

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The Myths• Tribes have unlimited resources at

their disposal. They do not need support, monetarily or otherwise, for their activities.

• Tribes should be able to provide any and all services at no cost to the member, from cradle to grave, no matter what cost to the tribe.

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The Truth• Tribes depend on community

support for successful events and practices.

• Self-sufficient tribal members contribute to the overall sustainability of the tribe.

• We all bear the responsibility of environmental stewardship.

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What does DNEP offer the community?

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Air Quality Signs

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Local Air Quality Update

• Created by DNEP Air Coordinator Jason Pruner as a way to promote awareness to Local Air Quality Issues

• Sent a few times a week• Weather updates, AQI,

Allergy Alert & fun facts

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Delaware Nation Tire Cage

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America Recycles Day

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Student Volunteers

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Electronics Recycling

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Trash Off

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Green Scene

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Weather School

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Keep Delaware Nation Beautiful• Established in 2012• First official Tribal

affiliate of Keep Oklahoma Beautiful

• Obtained Cigarette Litter Prevention Program Grant to address harmful disposal practices

• Able to apply for more grants through membership

• Winner of the 2012 ODOT Trash Off Award

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Involving Other Departments

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Complex Volunteers

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Supporting Other Tribes

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Involving the Community

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OTHER ACTIVITIES• EPA Region VI NTAA Alternate • Earth Day• Cigarette Litter Prevention Program• Environmental Bingo!• World Water Monitoring Challenge• Listening Ears Story Time Hour• Anadarko Beautification Committee• Oklahoma Emergency Management

system

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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DELAWARE NATION ENVIRONMENTAL

PROGRAMSDirector of Environmental Programs-Kellie J. Poolaw Environmental Technician/Administrative Asst.-Ivy SmithWater Quality Coordinator-Christina CooperWater Quality Technician-Josh WorcesterP.O. Box 825 Phone: (405) 247-2448Anadarko, OK. 73005 Fax: (405) 247-9393