Tribal Consent CCA Veto = Wrong
Background Information
In a stunning blow to Indigenous People and Tribes, Washington's Gov. Jay Inslee recently vetoed Tribal consent provisions in the Climate Commitment Act (CCA). The vetoed provisions would have required Tribal government consent for projects that would harm Tribes’ cultural, archeological, or sacred sites. Fawn Sharp, President of the National Congress of American Indians, Vice President of the Quinault Indian Nation, and a leading global expert on climate change and human rights law had this to say...
