Tribal Consultation Sessions

CDC honors the sovereignty of American Indian/Alaska Native tribal nations, respects the inherent rights of self-governance, commits to work on a government-to-government basis, and upholds the federal trust responsibility. Tribal Consultation Sessions provide a forum for consultation between CDC leadership and elected or appointed tribal leaders (or their designated representatives).

Government-to-government consultation will be conducted with elected tribal officials or their designated representatives before taking actions and/or making decisions that affect them. CDC’s Tribal Consultation Policy (the Policy) and procedures within the Policy were established to provide elected tribal leaders, or their designated representatives, with a number of opportunities to interact with CDC staff and leadership. Each opportunity complements, not supplants, the others.

CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation on the Implementation of the CDC Moving Forward Initiative

Tribal Leader Testimony Accepted by 5:00 pm EST on February 24, 2023
Virtual Session February 9, 2023, 4:00–5:00 pm (EST)

CDC/NIOSH Tribal Consultation on the draft American Indian and Alaska Native Worker Safety and Health Strategic Plan

Tribal Leader Testimony Accepted February 3–24, 2022
Virtual Session February 3, 2022, 4:15–6:00 pm (EST)

CDC/ATSDR 2021 August Tribal Consultation Session on CDC Tribal Consultation Policy

Tribal Leader Testimony Accepted August 5–September 7, 2021
Virtual Session August 5, 2021, 3:15–4:45 pm (EDT)

TAC Meetings and Consultation Sessions Archives