A/HRC/36/46/Add.1 careers. Tribal colleges across the country are vital centres of cultural identification and many include language nest programmes that provide children with language and cultural immersion opportunities. Their indigenous identity thus becomes a strong foundation for generations to come. 82. A crucial aspect of self-determined development is the ability to build tribal capacity to manage lands, territories and resources. Tribal colleges provide individuals with the resources to gain technical skills in fields such as environmental sciences and to ensure access by indigenous youth to education and careers while maintaining indigenous values at the forefront. The Special Rapporteur notes that if one can change the landscape of education and increase cultural learning, it would go far in improving tribal communities. Government support toward these valuable resources needs to be ensured. VII. Conclusion and recommendations A. Conclusion 83. The issues surrounding energy development in the United States of America underscore the need for reconciliation between the federal Government and indigenous peoples. Tribal leaders and representatives indicate that they are interested in engaging in a programme of reconciliation to remedy the harms they have faced and to improve the government-to-government relationship moving forward. Such a programme would acknowledge the historical wrongs inflicted upon the indigenous peoples of the United States and confront systemic barriers that prevent the full realization of indigenous peoples’ rights. 84. Encouraging steps are being taken by federal agencies to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in consultation policies. For example, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation issued guidance to federal agencies on how to incorporate the principles set forth in the Declaration when carrying out the Section 106 review under the National Historic Preservation Act, including developing working knowledge of the Declaration and its articles, reviewing and updating agency policies to reflect the principles contained in Declaration and considering the Declaration as a policy reference in the Section 106 process and beyond. 85. However, despite the recommendations made by the previous Special Rapporteur following his visit to the United States in 2012, 34 significant work still needs to be done to implement policies and initiatives to further the rights of indigenous peoples in that country. Many of the recommendations made by the previous Special Rapporteur, especially those dealing with the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination and consultation on matters that directly concern them have yet to be realized. B. Recommendations Federal law and policy 86. The federal Government should: (a) Adopt policies to acknowledge and encourage the adherence of its treaty obligations and establish a national body for oversight of international treaty obligations with full and effective participation of indigenous peoples on issues relevant to them; (b) Bring policies in line with, and ensure that, human pronouncements made at the federal level are implemented at the local level; 34 rights A/HRC/21/47/Add.1. 17