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National Park Service
45.
Agreements on gathering of traditional plants and minerals: The National Park
Service is preparing to issue a rule to authorize agreements between Park Service and
federally-recognized tribes to permit limited gathering of plants and minerals for traditional
purposes.
46.
Proposed Tribal National Park: The National Park Service is working with the
Oglala Sioux Tribe to develop legislation to establish the first tribal national park in the
South Unit of the Badlands National Park, which is located entirely in the Pine Ridge
Indian Reservation.
47.
National Park Service Management Policies: Management policies and other official
guidelines such as Director’s Order # 53 - Special Park Uses, direct officials to respect the
government-to-government relationship, to provide access to and use of Indian sacred sites,
and to ensure that consultation to ascertain and address the concerns of Indian tribes and
tribal traditional religious practitioners is carried out when actions that may have an effect
on Indian tribes and their cultural traditions are proposed.
48.
National Park Service Shared Beringian Heritage Program: United States and
Russian joint cooperation for the protection of the area’s natural, cultural resources and the
rights of indigenous peoples in both countries. The National Park Service is to consult with
Alaska indigenous peoples regarding initiatives under the program.
Bureau of Land Management
49.
BLM Tribal Consultation Policy: Developed in response to Executive Order 13175
with the purpose to identify the cultural values, the religious beliefs, the traditional
practices, and the legal rights of Native American people which could be affected by BLM
actions on Federal lands.
50.
BLM - 8100 Manual and Handbook: Instructs BLM managers on identification and
management of cultural resources on public lands. Provides for tribal consultation to
identify and manage sacred sites, including providing access to such sites.
51.
BLM/Co-management Agreements: Provides for co-management agreements to
manage areas of significant value to Tribes. These have included co-management
agreement with the Pueblo de Cochiti in New Mexico to manage the Kasha-Katuwe Tent
Rocks National Monument; and a co-management agreement with Taos Pueblo, New
Mexico to jointly manage the “Wild Rivers Section” of the Rio Grande.
52.
BLM Cultural Resources Management program: Provides for repatriation to Native
American peoples of human remains and cultural items held in BLM’s collections and
enhancing management of culturally significant sites on public lands.
Department of Justice
53.
Violence Against Women Federal/Tribal Prosecution Task Force: Composed of
federal and tribal prosecutors that facilitate and coordinate action between the Justice
Department and tribal governments regarding the prosecution of violent crimes against
women in Indian Country including the development of recommendations and resource
materials on prosecutions of these offenses.
54.
Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation: Provides a single streamlined application
process for tribal government-specific grant programmes administered by the Office of
Justice Programs, Community Oriented Policing Services, and the Office on Violence
Against Women.
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