The EPA Region 5 Tribal Operations Committee established this award in March 2003 to recognize the environmental protection accomplishments and contributions of Taimi Hoag, the former Environmental Director for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. Taimi was a community, regional, and national leader for environmental protection in Indian country.
The Taimi Lynne Hoag Award for Environmental Stewardship recognizes significant contributions in environmental management and/or environmental stewardship in Indian country. Each year nominations are solicited from all tribes in Region 5. Nominees are considered and selected by the R5TOC Tribal Caucus, and the award is presented at a meeting of the R5TOC.
Previous Award Recipients
- 2014 Kathleen Brosemer, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
- 2013 Margaret Watkins, Grand Portage Band
- 2012 Stanley Ellison, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
- 2011 Jeff Mears, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
- 2010 Dee Ann Mayo, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
- 2009 Susan LaFernier, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
- 2008 Jennifer Hill-Kelley, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
- 2007 Nancy Schuldt, Fond du Lac Band
- 2006 Christine Berini, Fond du Lac Band
- 2005 Dwight Sargent, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc.
- 2004 Don Wedll, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
- 2003 Patty O’Donnell, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
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Award Criteria for Taimi Lynne Hoag Award for Environmental Stewardship (PDF)(2 pp, 187 K,
December 2013)
Background, nomination process, eligibility, selection criteria, selection process, award presentation