Region 7 Tribal Program

EPA Region 7 is committed to helping tribes strengthen their abilities to manage environmental programs in Indian country, and to ensure that tribes have a voice in decisions that affect their land, air and water. Region 7 serves nine federally recognized tribes within the states of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.

• Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC)
• Tribal Consultation Guidance
• Federally Recognized Tribes in Region 7​​

Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC)

The Region 7 Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) serves critical functions in maintaining the government-to-government relationship between EPA and the federally recognized tribes located within Region 7. The RTOC assists with advancing the protection and improving the conditions of tribal health and the environment in Indian country. It serves as a liaison between the National Tribal Operations Committee (NTOC), the tribal nations of Region 7, and EPA Region 7 personnel on national policy issues, and communicates environmental needs and concerns of the RTOC to the NTOC.

The RTOC maintains open and consistent communications with the Regional Administrator and EPA staff on matters of significance to the tribal nations of Region 7. The RTOC also assists EPA in implementing the 1984 Indian Policy.

Tribal Consultation Guidance

Under the EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes, EPA consults on a government‐to‐government basis with federally recognized tribes.

Federally Recognized Tribes in Region 7

Tribal Contacts page

Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa (Meskwaki Nation)
Santee Sioux Nation
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska