THE BASICS OF PROTECTING TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES UNDER AB 52 (The California Environmental Quality Act [CEQA]): A TRAINING FOR TRIBES – PRESENTATIONS

Learning The Language Of CEQA – Robinson

AB52 Tribal Consultation For Tribes – Robinson

Best Practices for Preparing for AB52 Consultation – LopezKeifer

Protecting Tribal Cultural Resources – LopezKeifer

Getting a Lead Agency to Agree About a TCR and Consequences of Disagreement – Coyle

April 20, 2017 – PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AND AGENDA – THE BASICS OF PROTECTING TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES UNDER AB 52 (The California Environmental Quality Act [CEQA]): A TRAINING FOR TRIBES

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AND AGENDA

CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION

Office Phone (916) 373-3710

Location: Ziggurat Building Auditorium

707 3^rd Street

West Sacramento, CA 95605

(916) 375-4990

Thursday, April 20, 2017

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Notices and agendas for Native American Heritage Commission meetings and public hearings may be found at http://www.nahc.ca.gov.

This meeting will be live streamed online at www.cal-span.org Questions may be asked in real time by emailing terrie.robinson@nahc.ca.gov. Please put “Training Question” in the subject line of your email.

AGENDA

THE BASICS OF PROTECTING TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES

UNDER AB 52 (The California Environmental Quality Act [CEQA]):

A TRAINING FOR TRIBES

9:00 AM                                     WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS – NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION

1. Introduction – Cynthia Gomez, Executive Secretary, Native American Heritage Commission
2. Goals of the Training – Terrie L. Robinson, General Counsel, Native American Heritage Commission

9:30 AM                                     PRESENTATIONS

1. Learning the Language of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): What Is CEQA, What It Does (And Does Not Do), and What Tribes Should Understand About It, Terrie L. Robinson, General Counsel, Native American Heritage Commission

2. Tribal Consultation Under AB 52: Legal Requirements and Suggested Best Practices for Tribes, Merri Lopez-Keifer, Secretary, Native American Heritage Commission, Terrie L. Robinson, General Counsel, Native American Heritage Commission

3. Protecting Tribal Cultural Resources (As Much As Possible) Using AB 52, Merri Lopez-Keifer, Secretary, Native American Heritage Commission

12:00 PM                 Lunch Break

1:00 PM                   PRESENTATIONS

4. When the Lead Agency Disagrees With a Tribe About Whether Cultural Resources Are Tribal Cultural Resources Under the CEQA Definition: Making and Preserving the Administrative Record for Possible Legal Suit Under CEQA, Courtney Ann Coyle, Attorney at Law

5. Question and Answer Roundtable, Merri Lopez-Keifer, Secretary, Native American Heritage Commission, Terrie L. Robinson, General Counsel, Native American Heritage Commission, Courtney Ann Coyle, Attorney at Law

PUBLIC COMMENT-– Please submit a speaker card. The public may comment on any item on the agenda before action, if any, is taken on the item.

3:00 PM                    CLOSING

At the end of Public Comment or 3:00 PM, whichever is first.

*The Native American Heritage Commission complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need additional information or assistance, please contact the Commission at (916) 373-3710 or via email at nahc@nahc.ca.gov. Our website address is: www.nahc.ca.gov. Follow us on Twitter: @CA_NAHC

April 21, 2017 – Public Meeting Notice and Agenda

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION

Office Phone (916) 373-3710

Location: Ziggurat Building Auditorium

707 3^rd Street

West Sacramento, CA 95605

(916) 375-4990

Friday, April 21, 2017

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Notices and agendas for Native American Heritage Commission meetings and public hearings may be found at http://www.nahc.ca.gov

AGENDA

9:00 AM     CALL TO ORDER – NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION

1. Welcome
2. Roll Call
3. Introduction of Commissioners, Staff, and Attorney General’s representative
4. Traditional Opening
5. Approval of Minutes – James Ramos, Chairperson, Action Item
   1. January 20, 2017
   2. January 20, 2017 – Closed Session

                  OLD BUSINESS

1. License Plate Artwork Project, Terrie Robinson, General Counsel, Action Item

                  NEW BUSINESS

1. Commissioners’ Report, James Ramos, Chairperson, Information Item
2. Executive Secretary’s Report, Cynthia Gomez, Executive Secretary, Information Item
3. July NAHC Meeting Location, Cynthia Gomez, Executive Secretary, Action Item
4. Cultural Resource Considerations for Suction Dredge Mining Legislation, Alex Watts-Tobin, Karuk Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO), Craig Tucker, Karuk Policy Advocate, Action Item

PUBLIC COMMENT-– Please submit a speaker card.

The public may comment on any item on the agenda before action is taken on the item.

1:00 PM     ADJOURNMENT

At the end of Public Comment or 1:00 PM, whichever is first.

*The Native American Heritage Commission complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need additional information or assistance, please contact the Commission at (916) 373-3710 or via email at nahc@nahc.ca.gov. Our website address is: www.nahc.ca.gov. Follow us on Twitter: @CA_NAHC