Sentences with phrase «cultural use of natural resources»

Billy examines the cultural use of natural resources by contra - intuitively working on objects or placing them next to each other.

Not exact matches

This site allows the Center to continue using the natural and cultural resources of the national park, especially the outdoor areas of Crissy Field and marsh, for its science and environmental programs that serve youth, schools, and the greater community.

The Bonaire National Marine Park was established in 1979 to protect and manage the island's natural, cultural and historical resources, while allowing ecologically sustainable use, for the benefit of future generations.

This strategy defines sustainable tourism development as «the optimal use of natural, cultural, social and financial resources for national development on an equitable and self - sustaining basis, to provide a unique visitor experience and an improved quality of life through partnerships among governments, the private sector and communities».

Olagunju's use of precious and semiprecious metals lends consideration to the complex relationships that emerge from the exploitation of natural resources on the African continent, and its subsequent effects on communities and their cultural legacies.

A cursory list might include: pollution of air, water and soil from billions of tons of toxic waste; declining biological and cultural diversity from the harvesting of natural resources; regulations that merely limit the poisoning of people and the environment; production and use of materials so dangerous they will require constant, costly vigilance from future generations; prosperity measured by activity not legacy.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

Our firm's extensive knowledge of litigation, employment, general business, labor, finance & tax, real estate, utility & regulatory law, natural and cultural resources, environmental law and land use complements our practice team's understanding of federal Indian, treaty rights and tribal law and makes us well - qualified to meet the sophisticated legal needs of tribes, tribal businesses and Indian people and families, as well as non-tribal companies transacting in Indian Country.

Inventoried and evaluated land use constraints, including cultural and natural resources and ammunition storage areas, ensuring the safety and proper siting of facilities

Section 21 (4) requires that the Basin Plan be developed with regard to the National Water Initiative; the consumptive and other economic uses of Basin water resources; social, cultural, Indigenous and other public benefit issues; and broader natural resource management planning processes.

The Commission is concerned that declarations made over the rivers and their interconnected waterways, may affect the exercise and enjoyment of Indigenous peoples human rights, in particular, those related to the access, use and occupancy, management and conservation, cultural and development rights to their lands, waters and natural resources.