[PCA] PRESS RELEASE: Announcing Tribal Consultation and Public Input Opportunities on Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge

[Park, Margaret E]

March 7, White House Press Release

Summary:

[On March 7 the White House announced] a series of opportunities for Tribal Consultation and public engagement to discuss the White House’s efforts to elevate Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) in Federal decision making. At the Biden-Harris Administration’s 2021 Tribal Nations Summit last November, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued<https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2021/11/15/white-house-commits-to-elevating-indigenous-knowledge-in-federal-policy-decisions/> a memorandum, Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Federal Decision Making<https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2021/11/15/white-house-commits-to-elevating-indigenous-knowledge-in-federal-policy-decisions/>, recognizing the importance of ITEK and committing to elevating its role in Federal scientific and policy processes.

ITEK is a body of observations, oral and written knowledge, practices, and beliefs that promote environmental sustainability and the responsible stewardship of natural resources through relationships between humans and environmental systems. It is applied to phenomena across biological, physical, cultural and spiritual systems. ITEK has evolved over millennia, continues to evolve, and includes insights based on evidence acquired through direct contact with the environment and long-term experiences, as well as extensive observations, lessons, and skills passed from generation to generation.
Link to article: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/03/07/announcing-tribal-consultation-and-public-input-opportunities-on-indigenous-traditional-ecological-knowledge-in-federal-policy/
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