April Laboratory Connection focuses on tribal-Lab relations

The April issue of the Laboratory Connection has been published. It is distributed to community leaders in Northern New Mexico. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

The Laboratory Connection -- published by the Community Relations Office (CRO) and Information Management (IM) Division -- is designed to enhance community understanding of Lab programs, community activities and initiatives, business and educational opportunities.

In this issue, read about the cooperative agreements in place between the Laboratory and the San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Cochiti and Jemez pueblos. There also is a feature story about the importance of pueblo feast days. And, read about how the Laboratory Small Business Advocacy Team and the Tribal Relations Team in the Government Relations (GRO) Office are leading the effort to provide 8(a) certification and HUBZone training to small businesses at regional pueblos.

Walter Dasheno is a former Santa Clara Pueblo governor and tribal official. In this issue, Dasheno talks about issues of concern to Native Americans and residents of Santa Clara Pueblo.

The Tribal Relations Team is a busy group: they're also providing technical assistance on some environmental issues to Taos Pueblo. Read about their work in this issue.

The April issue also has a story about students programs for Native American engineers and scientists.

Past issues of the Laboratory Connection can be found at http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/cr/Past_Labconnect.shtml online.

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