Topic Presenters
Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review, Meeting Format
Stephanie Lucero, Center for Collaborative Policy (CCP)
Sonia Tamez, Intertribal Timber Council, TFPA advisory (ITC)
Get Acquainted with TFPA: “Collaborating on Forest Landscape Management through TFPA
Sonia Tamez, ITC
TFPA Workshops: What they are and how to be involved
Stephanie Lucero, CCP
Closing Remarks and TFPA Resources Stephanie Lucero Sonia Tamez
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Agenda
THE TRIBAL FOREST PROTECTION ACT: COLLABORATION BETWEEN
THE FOREST SERVICE AND TRIBES
THE 2016 WEBINAR SERIES POWERPOINT
Objectives
Gain an understanding of the Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA) and its role in landscape scale restoration for the benefit of Tribes, the Forest Service (FS) and the public.
Assess interest in participating in and hosting future TFPA workshop.
Prepare to draft TFPA proposals and implementation plans in the upcoming TFPA workshop.
Note: We are focusing on the FS in the webinar and workshops.5
The History of TFPA: The West Was On Fire
Taos Photo 2003 by Ignacio Peralta, Photo courtesy of the Forest Service
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In 2002, the Rodeo‐Chediski Fire in Arizona burned 276,000 acres of the Fort Apache Reservation in east‐central Arizona.
TFPA History
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In 2003, twenty reservations were on fire, 11 of them during the Fire Siege of southern California.
Of those 11 reservations, 8 were completely burned by the Siege which scorched over 742,000 acres in all jurisdictions and was pronounced as the worst disaster in state history.
Lives were lost, and hundreds of tribal members were forced out of their homes for months.
The Fire Siege of 2003
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Tribes went to Senator Feinstein and Representative Richard Pombo in California for legislation that would increase protection of tribal lands and resources throughout the United States.
TFPA History
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The Tule River Tribal Council’s testimony for the TFPA stated:
“Every year we pray we are not the victims of catastrophic stand replacing fire, such as the devastation in Southern California.” The ITC’s testimony:
“applauds and strongly supports the Tribal Forest Protection Act.” It is “…a good opportunity to build partnerships that can produce results on the ground where they count.” The Intertribal Timber Council testimony for the TFPA. The TFPA passed in 2004 with bilateral support.
TFPA History
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Key Terms
“Tribes”‐ refer to those tribal governments recognized by the federal government.
“Trust Responsibility”‐ the federal government has a legal responsibility to protect the interests and rights of Tribes and their members.
“Land in trust”‐ the US holds the legal title and the Tribe or individual Indian person holds the beneficial interest.
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The TFPA authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to give special consideration to tribally‐proposed projects on FS or Bureau of Land Management administered lands.
TFPA Background
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Emphasizes the government‐to‐government relationship between the federal government and Tribes.
Sets forth the goal for protection of trust lands.
Acknowledges Tribes’ historic and cultural interests.
Recognizes tribal relevant knowledge and skills.
See the TFPA handout for specifics and details.
TFPA Basics
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To qualify, the land (either tribal or allotted):
Must be in trust or restricted status and
Must be forested or have a grass, brush, or other similar vegetation, or
Formerly had a forest cover or vegetative cover that is capable of restoration.
TFPA Basics
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The Tribe must propose a specific project to take place on FS administered land which:
Borders or is adjacent to Indian trust land and
Poses a fire, insect infestation, disease, and/or other threat to the Indian forest land or rangeland or a tribal community; or
Is in need of land restoration.
TFPA Basics
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The FS administered area for the TFPA proposal:
Should present or involve a risk to a feature or circumstance unique to the proposing Tribe (e.g., a risk to treaty rights; or biological, archaeological, historical, or cultural features), and
Should not be subject to some other conflicting agreement or contract.
TFPA Basics
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The FS may respond to tribal proposals within 120 days.
While TFPA provides a lot of discretion to the agency, Executive Orders, agency policy and many protocol agreements encourage timely responses.
Collaboration prior to the submission of a formal proposal contributes to success.
TFPA Basics
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The FS can enter into an agreement or contract in response to the proposal with agency appropriated funds and/or other appropriate sources of funding.
Third parties may be involved in funding and doing the work on the ground.
TFPA Basics
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For contracts, the FS can use “best value” and give special consideration to tribally‐related factors such as, but not limited to:
The status of the Indian Tribe;
The trust status of the Tribe’s land;
The cultural, traditional, and historical affiliation of the Tribe with the land subject to the proposal.
TFPA Basics
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Tribes and the FS Share Lands and Issues
Tribes and FS share nearly 3,000 miles of border and hundreds of thousands of acres of watersheds.
Decreased active management of federal lands has contributed to insect outbreaks and catastrophic fires that cross boundaries.
Climate change may bring more extreme events.
We must work together to meet these challenges.
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Tribes and the FS Share Landscapes and Related Issues
Texas
Utah
Montana
California
Arizona
Nevada
Idaho
Oregon
Iowa
Colorado
Kansas
Wyoming
New Mexico
Ohio
Illinois
Nebraska
Minnesota
Missouri
Florida
Georgia
Oklahoma
Alabama
South Dakota
Washington
Arkansas
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Maine
Virginia
New York
Indiana
Louisiana
Michigan
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
South Carolina
West Virginia
Vermont
Maryland
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Delaware
Rhode Island
Gila NF
Tonto NF
Boise NF
Superior NF
Kootenai NF
Bridger-Teton NF
Flathead NF
Ouachita NF
Inyo NF
Lolo NF
Modoc NF
San Juan NF
Shoshone NF
Payette NF
Shasta Trinity NF
Gallatin NF
Ottawa NFNez Perce NF
Coconino NF
Sierra NF
Salmon-Challis NFMalheur NFDeschutes NF
Lassen NF
Plumas NF
Klamath NF
Willamette NF
Bitterroot NF
Tahoe NF
Rio Grande NF
Clearwater NF
Pike-San Isabel NF
Sawtooth NF
Chippewa NF
White River NF
Ashley NF
Los Padres NF
Okanogan NF
Black Hills NF
Bighorn NF
Siskiyou NF
Mt. Hood NF
Umpqua NF
Uinta NF
Humboldt-Toiyabe NF
Nebraska NF
Daniel Boone NF
Dixie NF
Stanislaus NF
Carson NF
Colville NF
Sequoia NF
Medicine Bow-Routt NF
Wallowa-Whitman NF
Santa Fe NF
Cibola NF
Huron Manistee NF
Umatilla NF
Wasatch-Cache NF
Eldorado NF
Kaibab NF
Hiawatha NF
Allegheny NF
Natl Forests In North Carolina
Manti-Lasal NF
Ozark-St Francis NF
Custer NF
Lincoln NF
Mark Twain NF
Angeles NF
Olympic NF
Wayne NF
Fremont-Winema NFs
Caribou-Targhee NF
Monongahela NF
Okanogan-Wenatchee NFs
Apache-Sitgreaves NFs
Idaho Panhandle NF
Six Rivers NF
Dakota Prairie Grasslands
Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Gifford Pinchot NF
Mendocino NF
Prescott NF
Arapaho and Roosevelt NFs
Ochoco NF
Cherokee NF
George Washington & Jefferson NF
Fishlake NF
Helena NF
Siuslaw NF
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs
Lewis And Clark NF
Hoosier NF
Chattahoochee-Oconee NFs
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF
Chequamegon / Nicolet NF
Shawnee NF
White Mountain NF
San Bernardino NF
Rogue River NF
Natl Forests In Florida
Natl Forests In Texas
Natll Forests In Mississippi
Coronado NF
Cleveland NF
Kisatchie NF
Natl Forests in Alabama
Green Mountain And Finger Lakes NFs
Francis Marion and Sumter NFs
Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit
Land Between the Lakes NRA
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Columbia River Gorge NSA
Navajo Reservation
Crow Reservation
Pine Ridge Reservation
Tohono O'odham Nation
Cheyenne River Reservation
Wind River Reservation
Fort Peck Reservation
Hopi Reservation
Standing Rock Reservation
San Carlos Reservation
Osage Reservation
Blackfeet Reservation
Fort Apache Reservation
Colville Reservation
Yakama Reservation
Rosebud Reservation
Southern Ute Reservation
Flathead Reservation
Hualapai Reservation
Fort Berthold Reservation
White Earth Reservation
Nez Perce Reservation
Red Lake Reservation
Jicarilla Apache Reservation
Leech Lake Reservation
Laguna Pueblo
Lake Traverse (Sisseton) Reservation
Fort Hall Reservation
Fort Belknap Reservation
Warm Springs Reservation
Zuni Reservation
Ute Mountain Reservation
Yankton Reservation
Uintah and Ouray Reservation
Pyramid Lake Reservation
Gila River Reservation
Acoma Pueblo Isleta Pueblo
Mescalero Apache Reservation
Umatilla Reservation
Northern Cheyenne Reservation
Walker River Reservation
Coeur D'Alene Reservation
Duck Valley Reservation
Crow Creek Reservation
Navajo Reservation (Ramah)
Colorado River Reservation
Lower Brule Reservation
Quinault Reservation
Menominee Reservation
Spirit Lake Sioux Reservation
Omaha Reservation
Havasupai Reservation
Zia Pueblo
Spokane Reservation
Isabella Reservation
Taos Pueblo
Kaibab Reservation
Santee Reservation
Bad River Reservation
Goshute Reservation
Rocky Boy's Reservation
Winnebago Reservation
Hoopa Reservation
Santa Ana Pueblo
Fond du Lac Reservation
Cochiti Pueblo
L'Anse Reservation
Miccosukee Reservation
Oneida Reservation
Acoma Pueblo - Red Lake Purchase
Bois Forte (Nett Lake) Reservation
San Xavier Reservation
Yurok Reservation
Jemez PuebloSanto Domingo Pueblo
Lac du Flambeau Reservation
Moapa River Reservation
San Felipe Pueblo
Red Lake Trust Land
Santa Clara Pueblo
Navajo Reservation (Canoncito)
Tule River Reservation
Salt River Reservation
Potawatomi (Kansas) Reservation
Big Cypress Reservation
Navajo Reservation (Alamo)
Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation
Grand Portage Reservation
Brighton Reservation
Round Valley Reservation
Turtle Mountain Reservation
Sandia Pueblo
Fort Yuma (Quechan) Reservation
Allegany Reservation
Makah Reservation
Stockbridge Munsee Reservation
Nambe PuebloSan Ildefonso Pueblo
Shivwitz Reservation
Cherokee Reservation
Morongo Reservation
Picuris Pueblo
Tulalip Reservation
Fort McDermitt Reservation
Penobscot Reservation
Tesuque Pueblo
San Juan Pueblo
Los Coyotes Reservation
Fort McDowell Reservation
Cattaraugus Reservation
Cahuilla Reservation
Puyallup Reservation
Fort Mojave Reservation
Skull Valley Reservation
Campo Reservation
XL Ranch
Pala Reservation
South Fork Band
Passamaquoddy Tribe (Indian Township)
Maricopa (Ak-Chin) Reservation
Red Cliff Reservation
Bois Forte (Deer Creek) Reservation
Chemehuevi Reservation
Lummi Reservation
Kickapoo Reservation (Kansas)
Choctaw Reservation
Capitan Grande Reservation
Iowa Reservation
Summit Lake Reservation
Gila Bend Reservation
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation
Fallon Reservation
Santa Rosa Reservation
Red Lake Ceded Lands
Grand Ronde Reservation
Santa Ysabel Reservation
Ho-Chunk Nation
Tonawanda Reservation
Swinomish Reservation
Sac and Fox (KS-NE) Reservation
Tuscarora Reservation
Barona Reservation
Onondaga Reservation
Lovelock Indian Colony
Soboba Reservation
Nisqually Reservation
Cuyapaipe Reservation
Skokomish Reservation
Las Vegas Colony
Mesa Grande Reservat ion
Kalispel Reservation
Torres-Martinez Reservation
Chehalis Reservation
Pechanga Reservation
Cocopah Reservation
Port Madison Reservation
Agua Caliente Reservation
Manzanita Reservation
Duckwater Reservation
Fort Bidwell Reservation
Alabama and Coushatta Reservation
Washoe Ranches
Cedar City Reservat ion
Reno-Sparks Colony
Yerington Colony
Sac and Fox (Iowa) Reservation
Mole Lake Reservation
Yomba Reservation
Forest County Potawatomi Reservation
Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California
L'Anse (Ontonagon) Reservation
Burns Paiute Reservation
Elko Band
Lower Sioux Reservation
Muckleshoot Reservation
Yavapai Reservation
Mille Lacs Reservation
Bishop Colony
Kootenai Reservation
Squaxin Island Reservation
Flandreau Reservation
Port Gamble Reservation
Coquille Tribe of Oregon
The Dalles UnitBay Mills Reservation
Hannahville Community
Quileute Reservation
St. Croix Reservation
Narragansett Reservation
Cabazon Reservation
Pascua Yaqui Reservation
Odgers Ranch
Catawba Reservation
Shoalwater Reservation
Upper Sioux Community
Siletz Reservation
Sycuan Reservation
Kanosh Reservation
Koosharem Reservation
Hoh Reservation
Cortina Indian Rancheria
Immokalee Reservation
Makah Reservation (Ozette)
Oil Springs Reservation
Bois Forte (Vermillion Lake) Reservation
Quartz Valley Rancheria
Ruby Valley Colony
Coushatta Reservation
Karuk Tribe
Nooksack Reservation
Rumsey Rancheria
Klamath Reservation
Camp Verde Reservation
Upper Lake Rancheria
Prairie Island Community
Hollywood (Dania) Reservation
Burney Tract
Bat tle Mount ain Band
Winnemucca Colony
Jackson Rancheria
Tuolumne Rancheria
Cow Creek Reservation
Sault Ste. Marie Reservation
Big Pine Reservation
Colusa Rancheria
Chitimacha Reservation
Stewart Community
Lower Elwha Reservation
Big Sandy Rancheria
Fort Independence Reservation
Resighini Rancheria
Sherwood Valley Rancheria
Lone Pine Reservation
Laytonville Rancheria
Ely Colony
Woodfords Community
Robinson Rancheria
Santa Rosa Rancheria
Manchester - Point Arena Rancheria
Mohegan Indian Tribe of Connecticut
Redwood Valley Rancheria
Shakopee Community
Shingle Springs Rancheria
Wells Colony
Smith River Rancheria
Benton Paiute Rancheria
Big Valley Rancheria
Northwestern Shoshoni Reservation
Table Mountain Rancheria
Middletown Rancheria
Susanville Rancheria
Tunica-Biloxi Reservation
Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation
Poarch Creek Reservation
Grand Traverse Reservation
Santa Ynez Reservation
Elk Valley Rancheria
Huron Potawatomi Reservation
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan
Northfork Rancheria
Greenville Rancheria
Table Bluff Rancheria
Cold Springs Rancheria
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe (Texas)
Roaring Creek Rancheria
Tonto Apache Reservation
Trinidad Reservation
Upper Skagit Reservation
Indian Peaks Reservation
Mooretown Rancheria
Montgomery Creek Rancheria
Fort Pierce Reservation
Bridgeport Colony
Big Bend Rancheria
Dresslerville Colony
Tampa Reservation
Passamaquoddy Tribe (Pleasant Point)
Lookout Rancheria
Berry Creek Rancheria
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
Stewarts Point Rancheria
Redding Rancheria
Blue Lake Rancheria
Oneida Reservation (New York)
Lac Vieux Desert Reservation
Sauk-Suiattle Reservation
Alturas Rancheria
Rohnerville Rancheria
Jamestown Reservation
Jamul Indian Village
Big Lagoon Rancheria
Coconut Creek Reservation
Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation
Little Traverse Bay Bands Reservation
Fort Sill Apache
Snoqualmie Tribe
Graton Rancheria
Wyandotte Nation
Lower Lake Rancheria
Jena Band of Choctaw
Kaw Nation, Oklahoma
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
Houlton Band of Maliseet
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
Likely Rancheria
Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Citizen Potawatomi Trust LandCaddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington
Ponca Tribe Indians of Oklahoma
Pawnee Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma
Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
Cheyenne-Arapahoe Tribes of Oklahoma
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Otoe- Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians of Maine
Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana
Kialegee Tribal Town of the Creek Indian Nation of Oklahoma
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town of the Creek Nation of Oklahom
Match-E-Be-Nash-She- Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Mich
Sheep Ranch Rancheria
Indian and Forest Service Lands
Alaska
Tongass NF
Chugach NF
Annette Island Reserve
Eek
Elim
Knik
Atka
Eyak
Ekuk
SitkaKake
Unga
Ruby
Craig
Tetlin
Teller
Minto
EagleAkiak
Kiana
Anvik
Aniak
Kotlik
Nome
Circle
Telida
Wales
Huslia
Kaltag
AlatnaKoyuk
Bethel
Nulato
Kobuk
Karluk
Togiak
Ekwok
Lesnoi
Nikolai
Ig iugig
Egegik
Inupiat
Tazlina
Noatak
Beaver
Chilkat
Galena
Akhiok
Chitina
Kipnuk
Akutan
Tatitlek
Tyonek
Tanana
Ambler
Iliamna
Venetie
Newtok
Chevak
Yakutat
Naknek
Kasaan
Nenana
Paimiut
Council
Hughes
Gakona
Selawik
Chignik
Deering
Golovin
Noorvik
Nuiqsut
Hoonah
Takotna
Angoon
Kivalina
Kalskag
NikolskiUgashik
Kanatak
Gambell
Douglas
Chilkoot
Afognak
Grayling
Marshall
Rampart
Klawock
Tununak
Seldovia
Cantwell
KenaitzeCuryung
Ninilchik
Kasigluk
Kaguyak
Kaktovik
Stebbins
Diomede
Dot Lake
Chenega
Platinum
Wrangell
Solomon
Levelock
Unalaska
Alakanuk
Belkofski
Kotzebue
Buckland
Point Lay
Perryville
Northway
Red Devil
Inqurmuit
Aleknagik Koliganek
Savoonga
Kokhanok
Evansville
Tanacross
Pedro Bay
Nondalton
Nightmute
Chefornak
Unalakleet
Shaktoolik
Napaimute
Andreafski
False Pass
Fort Yukon
Healy Lake
Old Harbor
Point Hope
Chalkyitsik
Kwinhagak
Holy Cross
Wainwright
Chickaloon
King Island
Larsen Bay
Shishmaref
Stony River
Birch Creek
Port Heiden
Kongiganak
Chistochina
Mary's Igloo
Lime Village
Pilot Station
Georgetown
Arctic Village
Mentasta Lake
Pauloff Harbor
Nelson Lagoon
Stevens Village
Anaktuvuk Pass
Manley Hot Springs
Atqasuk (Atkasook)
Pribilof Islands Aleut Community of St. Paul
Pribilof Islands Aleut Community of St. George
0 150 300 450 60075 Miles
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Forest Service
Alaskan Native Village0 170 340 510 68085 Miles
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TFPA is an important and flexible tool forTribes and the Forest Service to reducecurrent and future threats and to sustainhealthy, resilient landscapes as the followingexamples illustrate.
TFPA Is Flexible
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The Parry Pinyon Pine Protection Project between two Tribes, the Ramona and Santa Rosa Bands of Cahuilla Indians, and the San Bernardino National Forest in southern California: treating and protecting 100 + acres of culturally important stands of pinyon through volunteer efforts.
TFPA Success Stories
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Perry Pinyon Pine Protection Project
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Cahuilla-Apache young people on the Ramona Reservation Courtesy of Daniel McCarthy.2013
The Los Burros TFPA Project, between the White Mountain Apache Tribe and the Apache‐SitgreavesNational Forest in east central Arizona utilized a Participating Agreement and special funds.
TFPA was flexible enough so that tribal employees were trained and employed under the agreement.
Tribal members assisted in the preparation of 5,800 acres and thinned and treated fuels on a total of 1,580 acres.
TFPA Success Stories
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WMAT & FS Collaborating on the Los Burros Project
From L to R, Mark Goklish, WMAT, Amy McCabe Forest Service, Fred Cosay WMAT Photo Courtesy WMAT. Photo courtesy of the WMAT.
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Collaboration
As these TFPA examples demonstrate, there are mutual benefits when Tribes and the Forest Service work across boundaries to reduce the threat of risks to trust lands.
TFPA implementation supports the Forest Service emphasis on “all lands, all hands” and partnerships for healthy, resilient forest landscape management.
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This PowerPoint Presentation and related handouts are designed to compliment training on the Tribal Forest Protection Act. They are not intended to stand alone or provide legal advice.
THE WEBINAR SERIES POWERPOINT