Protect Tribal Waters and related aquatic and marine ecosystems. Protect foods/medicines consumed by Tribal members

• Identifying Pollutants in Species Regularly Consumed by Native Americans in the Passamaquoddy Bay Region - PowerPoint presentation to tribal council to receive authorization to share data and pursue additional funding to continue fish tissue study.

• Final Report - Identifying Pollutants in Species Regularly Consumed by Native Americans in the Passamaquoddy Bay Region - PDF download available.

Foster environmental learning and stewardship among the Tribe’s youth, the community, Tribal leadership and the general public

• Native American Colleges Offering Degrees and/or Certificates in Natural Resources or Environmental Science
   

• College Horizons

• American Indian College Fund

• Over 100 sources of scholarships
  
   

• American Indian Science & Engineering Society Scholarships

• ACS offers Scholarships for Minority Students in the Science

• The Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program

• Haskell Indian Nations University, National Center for Cooperative Education, Tuition Assistance
   

• GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP
   

• Microsoft Scholarship

• Summer Student Program - The Jackson Laboratory
   

• EPA Fellowship Program

Protect Tribal homes, workplaces and ecosystems from pollution and toxins

• Power Point Presentation - Mercury Regulation presented to Environmental Awareness Conference attendees by Valerie Ferry, EPA Region 1
   

• PPHC Radon Program (Presentation developed by Leon Sockbeson, OEH Tech, PPHC)
   

• As of March 13th, 2007, the tribal lead-based paint program has inspected 43 tribal homes for lead hazards. To date, no hazards have been found
   

• As of March 13th 2007, the tribal air quality program has done some Indoor Air Quality Assessments for tribal residents.
   

• Tribal Brownfields Program will be assessing some tribal properties (fee and trust)
   

• Tribal Brownfields Program instrumental in locating resources to pull out underground storage tanks at the former Sipayik Corner Store

Protect Tribal lands and waters from improperly disposed wastes and accidental chemical spills.

• Universal Waste Training, June 03, 2003, 9:30 am to 12:00 pm noon at the Tribal Office Building
  
  

• Oil Spill Containment Training, July 8-9, 2003, Sipayik
   

• Environmental staff members keep HAZWOPER credentials current for the purposes of responding to spills and safety awareness
   

• Tribal members trained in HAZWOPER from 1997 to 2007
   

• Two tribal staff members are part of the County HAZMAT team
   

• Tribal Brownfields Program will also be addressing illegal dumps (legacy)
   

• In the summer months, water technician is actively sampling ponds on fee lands