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<br /> <br />I <br />STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION <br /> <br />THE NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE <br /> <br />Author <br />Kurt Dongoske <br /> <br />Panelists <br />Jeff Fassett, Wyoming State Engineer <br />Maggie Fox, Sierra Club <br />Vernon Masayesva, former Hopi Tribal Chairman <br />LeGrande Neilson, Bureau of Reclamation <br /> <br />OBSERVATIONS <br /> <br />The following observations serve as a general summary provided by the conference conveners and do not represent any <br />"consensus" of the workshop participants. The full (verbatim) notes from each breakout session are provided in this <br />report following the text of each discussion paper. <br /> <br /> <br />The session began with a panel discussion focused on <br />Native Americans' experiences as stakeholders in the <br />Colorado River basin. Paper preparer Kurt Dongoske <br />urged recognition of tribes as "primary stakeholders" <br />in the basin, and challenged federal agencies to do a <br />better job of carrying out their trust responsibilities. <br />Responding to these remarks, panelists discussed their <br />own experiences as stakeholders (and, in several <br />instances, as managers attempting to involve various <br />stakeholders) in the basin. Although their comments <br />varied, each urged better cooperation among other <br /> <br />stakeholders and Native Americans in Colorado River <br /> <br />management processes. <br /> <br />Following the panel, audience members divided into <br />three groups for facilitated discussion of how to <br />encourage meaningful participation by Colorado River <br />stakeholders. They were encouraged to draw upon the <br />Native American experiences discussed by panel mem- <br />bers, but also to address a broader range of stakehold- <br />ers. Accordingly, each group drew up a list of <br />individuals or groups of individuals with interests in <br /> <br />17 <br />