They want to make sure tribes are consulted on projects.
in CalMatters last month, Frankie Myers, vice chairman of the Yurok Tribe, called out wind energy companies for not meeting with the tribe after bidding for wind leases off the coast of California.
“California tribes are worried that these corporations will come in, profit off of our resources and leave our communities poorer for it – as their predecessors did,” Myers wrote.The resolution adopted by NCAI this week urges the Biden administration to fulfill a legal obligation to consult tribal nations on any energy projects that could have an impact on their territories.
“We agree with NCAI that Tribes must have a seat at the table,” Tracey Moriarty, chief of the Office of Communications at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said toin an email. “We are always working to improve the consultation process to engage Tribes in a respectful way,” the email says.
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