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Vision for the Future
Photo: Tribal representatives working with Forest Service
personnel regarding forest health issues on traditional tribal
lands now managed by the Forest Service.
We
envision a future where the Forest Service
and Indian Tribes work collaboratively through government-to-government
relationships to manage the resources entrusted to their care
~ a future where the Forest Service has the organizational
structure, skills, and policies to redeem our responsibilities
in this partnership.
We
must manage National Forest System lands
and resources entrusted to our care for the benefit of the
American public, while respecting the special trust relationship
of the United States towards Indian Tribes. Our challenge
is to meet obligations required by legal authority, while
conserving ecosystem values and providing natural resource
benefits, and to fulfill our part of the Federal government’s
legal and ethical responsibilities to Indian Tribes.
To
learn more about the Goals and Objectives of the Forest Service
Tribal Relations Program, click
here.
Mission
The
Tribal Relations Program will ensure indigenous perspectives
are an integral part of maintaining and restoring healthy lands
for future generations.
The
term "Indian Tribe" or Tribe shall mean any Indian
Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, community or other organized group
(including Alaska Natives) within the United States that the
Secretary of the Interior has identified on the most current
list of Tribes maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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