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DELC outlines Oregon Tribal Early Learning Alliance plans, moves to develop tribal consultation policy
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Department of Early Learning and Care officials briefed the House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services on plans to establish the Oregon Tribal Early Learning Alliance, replace a proposed tribal hub with a tribal early learning plan and fund, and develop the agency's first tribal consultation policy.
The House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services received a briefing Tuesday on the Oregon Tribal Early Learning Alliance (OTELLA) and the Department of Early Learning and Care’s work to formalize government-to-government consultation with tribes, DELC Director Alyssa Chatterjee and Tribal Early Learning Alliance Liaison Dana Castagno told the committee.
DELC said the agency, now a standalone department, has created an Office of Tribal Affairs and is developing its first tribal consultation policy to serve as a single point of contact for tribes and to ensure DELC staff center tribal sovereignty in policy and funding decisions. "We are currently developing our first tribal…
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