Tribal Consultation Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas Joint EIS/BLM Resource Management Plan and BIA Integrated Resource Management Plan

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Tribal Consultation Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas Joint EIS/BLM Resource Management Plan and BIA Integrated Resource Management Plan

Consultation with Federally recognized Indian tribes is part of the National Environmental Policy Act process and a requirement of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. During the preparation of this Joint EIS, the BLM and BIA have engaged with the following Federally recognized Indian tribes in the planning area:

• Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of • Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Oklahoma • Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma • Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas • Muscogee (Creek) Nation • Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town • The Osage Nation • Apache Tribe of Oklahoma • Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians • Caddo Nation of Oklahoma • Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma • Cherokee Nation • Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma • Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes • Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma • The Chickasaw Nation • Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma • The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma • Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation • Citizen Potawatomi Nation • Quapaw Tribe of Indians • Comanche Nation • Sac and Fox Nation • Delaware Nation • Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas • Delaware Tribe of Indians and Nebraska • Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma • Seminole Nation of Oklahoma • Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma • Seneca-Cayuga Nation • Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma • Shawnee Tribe • Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska • Thlopthlocco Tribal Town • Kaw Nation • Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma • Kialegee Tribal Town • United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee • Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Indians in Oklahoma • Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo • Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Reservation in Kansas • Wyandotte Nation • Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas • Euchee (Yuchi) Tribe • Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma • Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

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Tribal Consultation to Date

Consultation Invitations: The BLM and BIA contacted Federally recognized Indian tribes in the planning area on two occasions to inform them about the NEPA process and to invite them to consult with the BLM and BIA on the Joint EIS:

• September 25, 2013: Sent initial consultation invitation letters to Federally recognized Indian tribes • March 14, 2014: Sent cooperating agency/entity invitation letters

Tribal Meetings: As a result of the consultation invitation letters, the BLM and BIA held the following government-to- government meetings. During these face-to-face meetings, tribal comments focused on cultural and historic resource values, socioeconomic impacts, and environmental concerns.

• October 28, 2013: Held a meeting in Muskogee, Oklahoma with the Quapaw Nation • October 30, 2013: Held a meeting in Norman, Oklahoma with the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska, Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation, Choctaw Nation, and Delaware Nation • January 7, 2014: Held a meeting with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska • January 14, 2015: Held a Tribal Socioeconomic Workshop in Norman, Oklahoma • January 15, 2015: Held a Tribal Socioeconomic Workshop in Muskogee, Oklahoma • November 29, 2017: Held a meeting in Pawhuska, Oklahoma with the Osage Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Officer • November 2017−to date: Osage Nation has participated in project planning calls with the BLM and BIA

Other Tribal Communications: The BLM and BIA distributed the draft Class I Cultural Survey Report to Federally recognized Indian tribes for comment. One tribe provided comments that centered on the report’s shortcomings when it came to tribal histories, current archaeological research, tribal outreach, and tribal consultation efforts. • May 15, 2016: Sent the draft Class 1 Cultural Survey Report to Federally recognized Indian tribes for comment • July 25, 2016: Sent a follow-up to the draft to tribal leaders

The BLM and BIA will continue to engage Federally recognized Indian tribes throughout the remainder of the EIS process and during implementation of approved plans.