Presentations and Recordings
ALPHA (Recording): Alicia Bell-Sheeter, USDA FS, Assistant Director of Co-Stewardship and Programs, Office of Tribal Relations. MbN Class of 2014. Engaging with Native American and Indigenous Communities. Highlighted authorities: Joint SO 3403; EO 13175; EO 14112
BETA (Recording - full session): Elyssa Shalla, NPS, Supervisory Park Ranger (MbN and C2P2 Class of 2023); and Carmen Kraus, Visual Information Specialist, Grand Canyon National Park. Havasupai Gardens (Ha'a Gyoh): Inclusive Interpretation through Tribal Consultation.
GAMMA (Recording): Chris Herman, USDA FS, Tribal Relations Specialist, Chippewa National Forest. MbN Class of 2023.
DELTA (Recording - full session): Benton Keali'i Pang, USFWS, Conservation Partnerships Supervisor, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office. C2P2 Class of 2022. The Weaving of Indigenous Knowledge in the Work We Do. Highlighted authorities: USFWS DO 227; OSTP-CEQ-IK-Guidance
ALPHA, BETA, GAMMA: LaTasha Wauneka-Anderson, USDA FS, Program Specialist, Workforce Development Partnerships Hub, National Patnerships Office. Indian Youth Service Corps.
Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password.
Additional Resources
- Video: DOI Tribal Consultation and Treaty Rights Training trailer
- Video: USFWS NCTC Indigenous Connections Broadcast Series
- Podcast: Traditional/Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, with Frank Lake (thank you Erin G!)
- Resources related to Tribal and Indigenous Data Sovereignty (thank you, Vanessa T!): Data Sovereignty 101, Aspen Institute; Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Data Governance & Sovereignty, Native Americans in Philanthropy; Hopi Opportunity Youth Initiative Data Governance Framework (PDFs)
- Kūlana Noi‘i Community Based Research Practices (PDF)
- Best Practices Guide For Federal Agencies Regarding Tribal and Native Hawaiian Sacred Sites (PDF)
- Secretary Haaland Takes Equity and Inclusion to the Next Level at SXSW (PDF)
- NPS Indigenous Fire Practices Shape Our Land
Federal Agency Offices and Resources:
- BLM Tribal Consultation
- EPA Environmental Protection in Indian Country
- HHS IEA Tribal Affairs
- NOAA Tribal Relations and Resources
- NPS Office of Native American Affairs
- USACE Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise
- USBR Native American Affairs Program
- USDA FS Office of Tribal Relations
- USFWS National Native American Programs
- USGS Office of Tribal Relations
Optional Homework
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Strengthen Active Listening Practices (PDF); Resource: Open-Ended Questions for Reflective Listening (PDF)
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Read Engaging with Tribes and Pueblos (PDF), shared by Everett Herrera of Cochiti Pueblo, MbN Class of 2021.
Instructors: Anne Desmarais and Leigh Goldberg, Academy; and agency guest speakers
