Transcript Critical Infrastructure Key Resources Protection in

Critical Infrastructure
Key Resources Protection
in Washington’s Indian Country
Glenn B. Coil
Homeland Security Coordinator
NW Tribal Emergency Mgmt. Council
[email protected]
www.nwtemc.org
Where is Washington’s
Indian Country?
• 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”
Indian Reservations in WA
Example of Tribal Lands:
Tulalip Tribes Usual & Accustom Fishing Areas
Res Area:
~34 sq miles
U&A Area:
~4400 sq miles
CIKR in Indian Country
• Four types of Critical Infrastructure Key
Resources on Indian lands:
– Tribally owned
– Federally owned
– State/local gov’t owned
– Privately owned
Tribally-Owned CIKR
Federally-owned
State/locally owned
Privately owned
Tools to identify CIKR
Tools to Identify CIKR:
Tools to Identify CIKR: Web Site
Why is CIKR in Tribal Country
important to the Tribes and
Federal/State/local/private
partners?
• 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?
• Tribes are typically 1st responders for nontribal 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.
Questions?
Glenn B. Coil
Homeland Security Coordinator
NW Tribal Emergency Mgmt. Council
[email protected]
www.nwtemc.org