Meeting Date: March 2-4, 2017
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy (IE) held the quarterly meeting of the Indian Country Energy and Infrastructure Working Group (ICEIWG) on March 2-4, 2017, at NANA Regional Headquarters and the WestMark Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting was co-hosted by the Association of Village Council Presidents and Tanana Chiefs Conference. Members attended a short program in Anchorage, and took part in the Iditarod Race festivities on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at 10 a.m.
Thursday
Welcome and Invocation
Opening Remarks and Introductions
- Chris Deschene, Director, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy (IE) Policy and Programs
- Doug MacCourt, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. DOE-IE
- Jim Manion, ICEIWG Co-chair and General Manager, Warm Springs Power,
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
- Brent Latham, Administrator, Economic and Energy Development, Association of Village Council Presidents
DOE Report Out Session
- Budget and Program Update
- New DOE Staff Supporting Tribal Energy
- DOE-IE Business Roundtable Recommendations
Overview of Energy Development Opportunities and Challenges in Alaska
Introductions and Opening Remarks
- Givey Kochanowski and Michael Kuka, DOE Office of Indian Energy (Anchorage)
Facilitator:
- Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer, Senior Project Manager, Division of Environmental Health and Engineering, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)
Presenters:
- Anna Sattler, Community Liaison, Alaska Village Electric Cooperative
- Jack Hébert, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Cold Climate Housing Research Center
- Eric Hanssen, Senior Energy Project Manager, ANTHC
Tribal Energy Outlook and Opportunities:
The Quadrennial Energy Review
- Matt McGovern, Senior Advisor, Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis (EPSA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- Courtney Grosvenor, Energy Policy Analyst, Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis (EPSA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Successful Tribal/Private Partnerships for Natural Resources and Economic Development -The Red Dog Mine
- Liz Qaulluq Cravalho, Vice President of External and Government Affairs, NANA Regional Corporation
Discussion and Insights into the DOE Inter-tribal
Technical Assistance Energy Providers Network in Alaska
Opening remarks
- Doug MacCourt, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Indian Energy (IE) Policy and Programs
Other remarks
- Dave Pelunis-Messier, Tanana Chiefs Conference: Interior Athabascan Energy Capacity Building Network
- Brian Hirsch, President, Deerstone Consulting LLC
- Sonny Adams, Director of Energy, NANA Regional Corporation
- Dennis Meiners, Principal, Intelligent Energy Systems
Adjourn
Friday
Oscarville Traditional Village Tour Overview at Association of Village Council Presidents Headquarters, Bethel, Alaska
Welcome
- Vivian Korthuis, CEO/President, Association of Village Council Presidents
Tour overview and comments
- Brent Latham, Administrator, Economic and Energy Development, Association of Village Council Presidents
Oscarville Traditional Village Tour
- Michael Stevens, Tribal Administrator, Oscarville Traditional Village
Saturday
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ICEIWG Breakfast Meeting – Planning for the National Tribal Energy Summit