Tribal Relations
The USDA Forest Service is responsible for managing millions of acres of lands and waters that are the ancestral homelands of American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Nations. Many of those lands and waters lie within areas where Tribes have reserved the right to hunt, fish, and pray by ratified treaties and agreements with the United States.
Fulfilling trust and treaty obligations, enhancing co-stewardship of the nation’s forests and grasslands, and advancing tribal relations within the Forest Service are all part of strengthening relationships between Indian Tribes and the USDA Forest Service.
Pacific Northwest Region Tribal Relations