Collaboration & Public Involvement - Tribal Relations
At the historic White House Tribal Nations Conference, President Obama signed a Memorandum on Tribal Consultation, pronouncing tribal consultation "a critical ingredient of a sound and productive Federal-tribal relationship." In keeping with this directive, and with our agency’s policies, we invited Tribes to participate in the collaborative process for the development of a new National Forest…
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Remembering Robert Tippeconnie
Robert Tippeconnie was charged with developing tribal relations protocols at the national level. He laid the groundwork for the the tribal relations program we know today. (Photo courtesy Betty Tippeconnie)
“Kay-ta-nada koopahda” generally translates to “Never give up” and references determination,…
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House hearing: Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act
On May 21, Associate Deputy Chief Beattra Wilson, State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs on the Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act. The text of the bill may be read here. The hearing may be watched below.
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Planting the seed
A tribal elder with the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana gathers a bundle of longleaf pine in the Kisatchie National Forest. According to the tribal elder, when selecting needles, it is good to gauge when selecting needles that exceeds the tips of your fingers to the crook of your elbow. (USDA Forest Service photo by Stacy Blomquist)
When Elliott Abbey…
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Healing the land
Sand Point borders inland wetlands that have been used for hundreds of years by the Ojibwe people to cultivate wild rice, known as Manoomin, which roughly translates to “the good berry” or “the good seed.” Wild rice is part of the reason why Native American Tribes settled in this region, however, the cultivation and consumption of this culturally…
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Indian Youth Service Corp making a difference in Oregon
Inter-tribal crew members in Lomakatsi’s Tribal Youth Ecological Forestry Training Program conduct ecological thinning within the Ashland Forest Resiliency Stewardship Project, near Ashland, Oregon. (USDA Forest Service video by Preston Keres) At sunrise in the beautiful lands of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in Ashland, Oregon, a group of tribal youth gather to begin a busy day…