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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
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”
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;
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
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
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
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
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
Shared Frustrations
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.
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.
What does DNEP offer the community?
Air Quality Signs
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
Delaware Nation Tire Cage
America Recycles Day
Student Volunteers
Electronics Recycling
Trash Off
Green Scene
Weather School
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
Involving Other Departments
Complex Volunteers
Supporting Other Tribes
Involving the Community
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
ANY QUESTIONS?
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