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City staff outline Washington’s Centennial Accord model and city tribal‑relations milestones
Summary
City Office of Intergovernmental Relations staff briefed the committee on Washington state's Centennial Accord, the new millennium agreement and how Seattle has built MOUs and a tribal‑relations program to institutionalize government‑to‑government consultation and training.
City staff from the Office of Intergovernmental Relations briefed the Finance, Native Communities and Tribal Governments Committee on April 7 about the state and city frameworks for tribal relations, explaining how Washington’s Centennial Accord and subsequent agreements provide a model for government‑to‑government engagement and training.
Mina Hashemi, director of OIR, described the office’s portfolio and the importance of respectful, sustained engagement with sovereign tribal nations. Francesca Murnane, the city’s tribal relations director, framed the state’s approach as a set of interlocking tools — the Centennial Accord, the New Millennium Agreement and…
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