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Critical Infrastructure Key Resources Protection in Washington’s Indian Country

Critical Infrastructure Key Resources Protection in Washington’s Indian Country. Glenn B. Coil Homeland Security Coordinator NW Tribal Emergency Mgmt. Council gbcoil@nwtemc.org www.nwtemc.org. Short answer: All of Washington Longer answer:

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Critical Infrastructure Key Resources Protection in Washington’s Indian Country

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  1. Critical InfrastructureKey Resources Protectionin Washington’s Indian Country Glenn B. Coil Homeland Security Coordinator NW Tribal Emergency Mgmt. Council gbcoil@nwtemc.org www.nwtemc.org

  2. Short answer: All of Washington Longer answer: The numerous treaties between the U.S. Federal gov’t and Washington State’s Indian Tribes reserved Tribes’ natural rights to all their lands while granting the United States title to said lands for settlement and use by American settlers and businesses in exchange for exclusive tribal title to parts of the former Tribal lands. These lands are now commonly referred to as “Reservations” Where is Washington’s Indian Country?

  3. Indian Reservations in WA

  4. Example of Tribal Lands:Tulalip Tribes Usual & Accustom Fishing Areas Res Area: ~34 sq miles U&A Area: ~4400 sq miles

  5. Four types of Critical Infrastructure Key Resources on Indian lands: Tribally owned Federally owned State/local gov’t owned Privately owned CIKR in Indian Country

  6. Tribally-Owned CIKR

  7. Federally-owned

  8. State/locally owned

  9. Privately owned

  10. Tools to identify CIKR

  11. Tools to Identify CIKR:

  12. Tools to Identify CIKR: Web Site

  13. Tribal Reservations make up 10% of State’s lands Much of the CIKR is located within these lands Much of the Key Economic Infrastructure (Casinos, businesses, esp in Rural areas, is located within Reservations Loss of Tribe’s CIKR would mean the loss of 25,000 jobs $700 million in wages, $185 Million in benefits $1.5 Billion in Goods purchased Why is CIKR in Tribal Country important to the Tribes and Federal/State/local/private partners?

  14. Tribes are typically 1st responders for non-tribal CIKR located within Reservations Tribes would also be first to notice something amiss near CIKR on Tribal lands: I.E: terrorists on Puget Sound or near dams, oil refineries etc. Why is CIKR in Tribal Country important to the Tribes and Federal/State/local/private partners?

  15. Glenn B. Coil Homeland Security Coordinator NW Tribal Emergency Mgmt. Council gbcoil@nwtemc.org www.nwtemc.org Questions?

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