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   The National Congress of American Indians
   Resolution #ECWS-23-005
   TITLE: Offshore Wind Moratorium
   WHEREAS, we, the members of the National Congress of American Indians
   of the United States, invoking the divine blessing of the Creator upon
   our efforts and
   purposes, in order to preserve for ourselves and our descendants the
   inherent sovereign
   rights of our Indian nations, rights secured under Indian treaties and
   agreements with
   the United States, and all other rights and benefits to which we are
   entitled under the
   laws and Constitution of the United States and the United Nations
   Declaration on the
   Rights of Indigenous Peoples, to enlighten the public toward a better
   understanding of
   the Indian people, to preserve Indian cultural values, and otherwise
   promote the health,
   safety and welfare of the Indian people, do hereby establish and submit
   the following
   resolution; and
   WHEREAS, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was
   established in 1944 and is the oldest and largest national organization
   of American
   Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments; and
   WHEREAS, the government has a legal obligation to consult with Tribal
   Nations on any activities that may affect their lands or resources; and
   WHEREAS, the Biden administration encourages through the January 26,
   2021 Memorandum, “Tribal Consultation and Strengthening
   Nation-to-Nation
   Relationships” to improve tribal engagements; and
   WHEREAS, the Biden administration in the November 30, 2022
   Memorandum requires “Uniform Standards for Tribal Consultation”; and
   WHEREAS, the Biden Administration has embraced the need to expand
   tribal
   consultation to incorporate the essential importance of tribal
   co-stewardship and co-
   managment of traditional tribal lands and waters as recently as
   Assistant Secretary
   Bryan Newland’s statement before the General Assembly of NCAI on
   February 22,
   2023; and
   WHEREAS, President Biden issued a Memorandum on December 1, 2022,
   titled, “Implementation of Guidance for Federal Departments and
   Agencies on
   Indigenous Knowledge,” requires federal agencies to integrate
   Indigenous Knowledge
   as a line of evidence in federal decision-making; and
   WHEREAS, incorporating tribal Indigenous Traditional Ecological
   Knowledge, through co-management of traditional lands and the
   associated life forms
   is critical to protecting tribal environment and is essential to Biden
   Administrations’
   stated goal of respecting and including Indigenous Traditional
   Ecological Knowledge
   in decision making; and
   WHEREAS, these policies must apply to energy development projects that
   may impact their
   traditional territories, cultural resources, or sacred sites; and
   WHEREAS, Tribal Nations must be included in the management, permitting
   and
   development of power purchase agreements and both consulted and
   included in determining the terms
   and conditions of the agreements; and
   WHEREAS, this includes negotiating fair compensation for the use of
   their lands and
   resources, inclusion in any revenues associated with such development
   of their traditional resources
   as well as ensuring that the development does not harm their
   environment or cultural heritage.
   NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, NCAI resolves to support shared tribal
   jurisdictional authority over and tribal management of offshore
   renewable energy activities, aimed at
   empowering Native communities through socio-economic benefits such as
   job opportunities, revenue
   sharing, and support for tribal energy development projects; and
   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that NCAI strongly urges the Department of the
   Interior
   and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt all scoping and
   permitting for offshore wind
   projects until completion of a comprehensive and transparent procedure
   adequately protecting tribal
   environmental and sovereign interests is developed and implemented; and
   BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that this resolution shall be the policy of
   NCAI until it is
   withdrawn or modified by subsequent resolution.
   CERTIFICATION
   The foregoing resolution was adopted by the General Assembly at the
   2023 Executive Council Winter
   Session of the National Congress of American Indians, held February
   20-23, 2023, in Washington,
   D.C., with a quorum present.
   Fawn Sharp, President
   ATTEST:
   _________________________________
   Stephen Roe Lewis, Recording Secretary

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