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Southern California tribal governments closer to participating in regional planning
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Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
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March 15, 2006
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Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
03-15-2006
LOS ANGELES -- Under a proposal approved March 2 by the Regional Council of
the Southern California Association of Governments, tribal governments
throughout the region came one step closer to having a formal role in
regional planning and policy-making efforts.
The proposal would amend the bylaws of SCAG to invite the 17
federally-recognized tribal governments in the SCAG region to participate
in the organization at various planning and policy-making levels. The
proposed amendments will be considered by the SCAG General Assembly at its
May 2006 meeting.
Under the proposal, a new Tribal Government Regional Planning Board would
be created by federally ...