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Utah Division of Indian Affairs outlines outreach, cultural-preservation work and summit plans
Summary
James Toledo, deputy director of Utah’s Division of Indian Affairs, described the office’s liaison role between tribes and state agencies, community programs including voter registration and foster-care outreach, museum consultation and an August summit at UVU drawing roughly 450–500 attendees.
James Toledo, deputy director for the Division of Indian Affairs, told the Utah State Library podcast that his office serves as a liaison between tribal and state governments, provides cultural-sensitivity training for state agencies and runs community outreach programs that include voter registration and resource fairs.
“To connect tribal contact with state contact” is a primary function, Toledo said, explaining the Division helps tribes identify the appropriate state-agency counterparts and provides trainings to help liaisons “do their jobs better.” He said many in-person liaison meetings were paused during the pandemic and are planned to resume in the second quarter of 2025.
Toledo gave several concrete program examples. The Division co-hosted a two-day Navajo Nation resource…
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