A/HRC/21/47/Add.1 17. White House Tribal Nations Conferences 2009 – 2011: Over the past three years, the President has hosted three White House Tribal Conferences that brought together Cabinet Secretaries and senior Administration officials with leaders invited from all the federally recognized tribes in order to strengthen the relationship between the United States Government and tribal governments. Issues discussed by representatives from federal agencies and tribal leaders include job creation and tribal economies; promotion of safe and strong tribal communities; protection of natural resources and respect of cultural rights; and social issues including health care, education, housing, and infrastructure. 18. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)/ High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program: Provides funding for enforcement and drug prevention efforts nationwide including Native American projects in Oregon, Arizona, New York and Oklahoma. The ONDCP engaged in a consultation process for the National Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy in five northern states which included federal, state and tribal officials. 19. America’s Great Outdoors and the Call to Action: Presidential initiative that includes the support of tribal historic preservation efforts and tribal cultural traditions. Grants support tribes in fulfilling responsibilities under the National Historic Preservation Act including conducting surveys of historic places, maintaining historic site inventories, nominating properties to the National Register of Historic Places, and reviewing Federal agency undertakings under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. 20. White House Rural Council: Works across federal agencies to address challenges faced by tribal communities in the area of sustainable economic development and to promote economic prosperity in Indian Country. 21. Let’s Move! in Indian Country is a comprehensive initiative dedicated to solving the problem of obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams. . Department of Agriculture 22. USDA Office of Tribal Relations (OTR): Established in 2009 to serve as point of contact between the Department and all federally recognized tribal governments, tribal communities, individual tribal members, as well as state-recognized tribal governments. OTR is responsible for working with all departmental agencies to build a collaborative and integrated approach to issues, programmes and services addressing the needs of American Indians and Alaskan Natives, including Tribal consultation. 23. USDA Action Plan for Tribal Consultation and Collaboration: Outlines actions the Department intends to take to develop consultation processes across all departmental agencies at a regional level regarding their different programmes and services, which would include a reporting, accountability and performance assessment structure for these consultation processes. 24. Sacred Sites Policy Review: Review by the USDA’s Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) and the Forest Service of the effectiveness of existing policies and procedures for the protection of Native American sacred sites on National Forest System Lands, which involved national and regional level listening sessions with tribal governments and traditional cultural practitioners to gather recommendations. A final report with recommendations for needed action at the level of USDA will be developed in consultation with tribal governments and cultural practitioners. 25. USDA Rural Development: Provided for investment in business in Indian Country through multiple programmes that included $7.6 million for their Business & Industry Loan Guarantee programme and $4.2 million in grants to support economic development. The 26