Taimi Lynne Hoag Award for Environmental Stewardship

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The Taimi Lynne Hoag Award for Environmental Stewardship recognizes significant contributions in environmental management and/or stewardship within Region 5 Indian Country.  The Award is given in honor of Taimi Lynne Hoag who was called back home to the Creator in 2002. Ms. Hoag served as the Environmental Director for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians from 1999-2002. Taimi was a leader at the local, regional and national levels for environmental protection in Indian country.  She advocated for tribal sovereignty and worked to strengthen the government to government relationships on environmental issues.  The Award was established in 2003 by the Region 5 Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) to recognize tribal professionals and/or elected officials in the region who show leadership, dedication, advocacy and progress on environmental issues.  The Award is typically presented to the recipient each March at the RTOC meeting scheduled in conjunction with the Tribal Environmental Program Management Conference held at the EPA offices in Chicago.

Previous Award Recipients

• 2003      Patty O’Donnell, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
• 2004     Don Wedll, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
• 2005      Dwight Sargent, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc.
• 2006     Christine Berini, Fond du Lac Band
• 2007      Nancy Schuldt, Fond du Lac Band
• 2008      Jennifer Hill-Kelley, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
• 2009     Susan LaFernier, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
• 2010      Dee Ann Mayo, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
• 2011      Jeff Mears, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
• 2012      Stanley Ellison, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
• 2013      Margaret Watkins, Grand Portage Band 
• 2014      Kathleen Brosemer, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 
• 2015      Frank Ettawageshik, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
• 2016      John Coleman, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
• 2017      Douglas Cox, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
• 2018     No Award presented (no nominations received)
• 2019      Evelyn Ravindran, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
• 2020     Brandy Toft, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
• 2021     Mark Parrish, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
• 2022     Dr. Seth Moore, Grand Portage Band of Chippewa

2023 Taimi Lynne Hoag Award Schedule

• December 2023             Request for nominees will be sent to Tribal environmental departments.
• January 19, 2024          Deadline for nominations to be submitted to Tribal and Multi-Media Office.
• February 9, 2024           Regional Tribal Caucus will select an Award recipient.
• March 2024                      Award will be presented to the recipient at the RTOC meeting.

Award Materials

• Award Criteria and Selection Process (docx) (31.07 KB)
• 2023 Nomination Form (docx) (29.42 KB)

For more information, please contact Melanie Nowin (Nowin.Melanie@epa.gov), 312-353-9199.