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Tribal Emergency Management:. Issues of Fitting a Square Peg in a Round Hole. Tribal Nations. Sovereignty – The supreme, absolute, and uncontrollable power by which any independent state is governed. Blacks Law Dictionary, 4 th Ed. Emergency Management. Federal State
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Tribal Emergency Management: Issues of Fitting a Square Peg in a Round Hole
Tribal Nations Sovereignty – The supreme, absolute, and uncontrollable power by which any independent state is governed. Blacks Law Dictionary, 4th Ed.
Emergency Management Federal State Local Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, and Related Authorities FEMA 592, June 2007
Tribal Emergency Management Federal ? State ? Local
Hypotheses • Expect that the greater the number of governance areas that a tribal nation has taken over for their nation the more capabilities and capacities the nation will have to conduct emergency management functions within their nation. • Cultural beliefs will influence the extent to which a tribal nation will carry out emergency management functions. • Standing treaties will influence a tribal nation’s ability to cooperate with state on emergency management issues including the flow of grant monies and disaster relief.
Hypotheses • State laws and governing structures will influence tribal nations’ ability to participate in the emergency management function. • Federal institutional prejudices, laws, governing structures will influence a tribal nation’s ability to fully participate in emergency management functions.
Study Design • An analytical narrative to explore tribal emergency management and the variables that influence a tribal nation’s ability to effectively prepare for and recover from disasters. • Comparing two tribal nations.
Expected Outcomes Continuum of capabilities moving from immature government structures towards mature government structures.
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Thank you . . . Jodi Van Horne PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1800 Tysons Boulevard McLean, VA 22102-4261 703 918 6051 jodi.van.horne@us.pwc.com