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Framework for Tribal Solid Waste Environmental Justice (EJ ): Results and Outcomes from the Alaska EJ Summits and Small EJ Grant Presented by Jacqueline D. Shirley, MPH Zender Environmental Health & Research Group. AK EJ Summits Purpose.
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Framework for Tribal Solid Waste Environmental Justice (EJ): Results and Outcomes from the Alaska EJ Summits and Small EJ Grant Presented by Jacqueline D. Shirley, MPHZender Environmental Health & Research Group
AK EJ Summits Purpose • Provide culturally appropriate education sessions on the principles of EJ and how Tribes can engage in EJ process to address solid waste management in their communities; • Provide an opportunity for Alaska Tribes to voice their perceptionand interpretation of EJand what it means for their Tribal communities; (OUR TRUTH, OUR FACTS!) (grant can provide opportunity to translate our truth & facts) • Provide an opportunity for Alaska Tribes to voice, document and prioritize solid waste and environmental justice issues in their communities.
Documents Produced • Alaska EJ Toolbox • EJ Summit Summaries • Framework for Dialogue and Action (which is the document we’ll be focusing on today)