MISSION STATEMENT
 
THE SPIRIT LAKE DAKOTAH NATION TRADITIONALLY AND HISTORICALLY
HAVE RESPECT FOR MOTHER EARTH AND ALL LIFE. UNDERSTANDING
POLLUTION KNOWS NO POLITICAL BOUNDARIES, WE MUST MUTUALLY
DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS AND AGREEMENTS, TO PROTECT ALL HUMAN
HEALTH, WATERS, AIR AND ECOSYSTEMS WITHIN OUR
SPIRIT LAKE NATIONS BOUNDARIES.
 
TO SCIENTIFICALLY COLLECT DATA ON OUR WATERS AND NATURAL
RESOURCES, EXCHANGE AND SHARE INFORMATION TO
BETTER SERVE OUR PEOPLE,
THEREBY COLLECTIVELY PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT, FOR
PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS USE AND ENJOYMENT.
 
TOGETHER: PLAN, DEVELOP, DESIGN, PROMOTE, PROTECT AND
ADMINISTER SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
AND REGULATIONS WHILE
SAFEGUARDING OUR INHERENT SOVEREIGN AUTHORITY.
 
THE ULTIMATE INTENT OF THE TRIBAL EPA OFFICES IS TO BUILD
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS TO HELP PROTECT THE
SPIRIT LAKE DAKOTAH NATION.