Sources of Guidance for Government-to-Government Consultations with Indian Tribes
Agency / Title / Year / address / AuthorEPA / Guide on Consultation and Collaboration with Indian Tribal Governments and the Public Participation of Indigenous Groups and Tribal Members in Environmental Decision-making / 2000 / / National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Indigenous Peoples Subcommittee, a Federal Advisory Committee to the U.S. EPA
DOE / Working With Tribal Indian Nations / 2000 / / Creighton & Creighton,
Inc.
ACHP / Consulting with Indian Tribes in the Section 106 Review Process: A Handbook / 2012 / / ACHP
National Academy / Experience Among Tribal, Local, State, and Federal Governments / 2001 / / Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
BIA / Bureau of Indian Affairs Government-to-Government Consultation Policy / 2000 / / BIA
NPS / NR Bulletin 38: Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties / 1998 / King and Parker
FERC / Order #635: Policy Statement on Consultation with Indian Tribes in Commission Proceedings / 2003 /
NATHPO / Tribal Consultation Best Practices in Historic Preservation / 2005 /
DOD / American Indian and Alaska Native Policy / 1998 /
DOJ / Department of Justice Policy on Indian Sovereignty and Government-to-Government Relations with Indian Tribes / 1995 / / Janet Reno
FWS and NMFS* / Endangered Species Consultation Handbook / 1998 /
NPS, BLM,USFS, / NPS, BLM, USFS, and possibly FWS don’t have stand alone consultation documents, but incorporate consultation guidance into their manuals. /
*National Marine Fisheries Service
Consultation Requirements:
NHPA National Historic Preservation Act / 1966 /
36 CFR Part 800 / 1986/
2004 /
NEPA /
EO 12898- Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations /
EO13007 Indian Sacred Sites / 1996 /
AIRFA / 1978 /
NAGPRA / 1990 /
ARPA / 1979 /
E.O. 13084. Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments / 1998 /
E.O. 13175 Consultation with Indian Tribal Governments / 2000 /