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Your Presenters Stephanie Lucero and Sonia Tamez 1 2 Agenda Topic Presenters Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review, Stephanie Lucero, Center for Meeting Format Collaborative Policy (CCP) Sonia Tamez, Intertribal Timber Council, TFPA advisory (ITC) Get Acquainted with TFPA: “Collaborating on Sonia Tamez, ITC Forest Landscape Management through TFPA TFPA Workshops: What they are and how to be Stephanie Lucero, CCP involved Closing Remarks and TFPA Resources Stephanie Lucero Sonia Tamez 3 THE 2016 WEBINAR SERIES POWERPOINT THE TRIBAL FOREST PROTECTION ACT: COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE FOREST SERVICE AND TRIBES 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 6 TFPA History In 2002, the Rodeo‐Chediski Fire in Arizona burned 276,000 acres of the Fort Apache Reservation in east‐central Arizona. 7 TFPA History Photo courtesy of Forest Service 8 The Fire Siege of 2003 In 2003, twenty reservations were on fire, 11 of them during the Fire Siege of southern California. Of those 11 reservations, 8were 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. 9 The Fire Siege of 2003 10 TFPA History 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. 11 TFPA History 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. 12 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. 13 TFPA Background 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. 14 TFPA Basics 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. 15 TFPA Basics 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. 16 TFPA Basics 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. 17 TFPA Basics 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. 18 TFPA Basics 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. 19 20 TFPA Basics 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. 21 TFPA Basics 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. 22 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. 23 Tribes and the FS Share Landscapes and Related Issues Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians of Maine Nooksack Reservation Lummi Reservation Makah Reservation Makah Reservati on (Ozette) Upper Skagit Reservation Swinomish Reservation Houlton Band of Maliseet Okanogan NF Quil eute Reservati on Lower Elwha Reservation Hoh Reservation Jamestown Reservation Sauk-Suiattle Reservation Tulali p Reservatio n Indian and Forest Service Lands Port Gamble Reservation Colville NF Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF Kootenai Reservation Quinault Reservation Port Madison Reservation Ol ym pic NF Passamaquoddy Tribe (Indian Township) Colville Reservation Kootenai NF Passamaquoddy Tribe (Pleasant Point) Sno qualmie Trib e Skokomish Reservation Kalispel Reservation Maine Squ axin Island Reservation Blackfeet Reservation Puyallup Reservation Okanogan -Wenatchee NFs Red Lake Trust Land Mu ck le shoo t Res e rva t ion Spokane Reservation Shoalwater Reservation Nisqually Reservation Chehalis Reservation Washington Penobscot Reservation Idaho Panhandle NF Turtle Mountain Reservation Flathead NF Rocky Boy's Reservation Red Lake Ceded Lands Fort Belknap Reservation Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington Coeur D'Alene Reservation Fort Peck Reservation Grand Portage Reservation Flathead Reservation Gifford Pinchot NF Bois Forte (Nett Lake) Reservation Sup eri or NF Red Lake Reservation Yakama Reservation Bois Forte (Ver million Lake) Reservation Bois Forte (Deer Creek) Reservation Spirit Lake Sioux Reservatio n Lolo NF Fort Berthold Reservation St. Regis Mohawk Reservation White Mountain NF Columbia River Gorge NSA Leech Lake Reservation Grand Ronde Reservation The Dalles Unit Clearwater NF Chippewa NF Sault Ste. Mar ie Reservation Nez Perce Reservation Helena NF L'A nse (Ontonagon) Reservation Bay Mills Reservation Lewis And Clark NF Montana North Dakota L'Anse Reser vation Mt. Hood NF Umatilla NF White Earth Reser vation Red Cliff Reservation Vermont Siletz Reservation New Hampshire Umatilla Reservation Dakota Prairie Grasslands Fond du Lac Reservation Bad River Reservation Warm Springs Reservation Hiawatha NF Bitterroot NF Ottawa NF Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF Siuslaw NF Nez Perce NF Lac V ieu x Deser t Reservation Wa l lowa -Wh itma n NF Hannahville Community Minnesota Lac d u Flambeau Reservati on Chequamegon / Nicolet NF Mille Lacs Reservation Littl e Tr aver se Bay Ban ds Reser vation Green Mountain And Finger Lakes NFs Payette NF Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation Willamette NF Ochoco NF Fore st County Po ta wa to mi Res er va tion Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation Mole Lake Reservation Deschutes NF Grand Traver se Reservation Salmon-Challis NF Standing Rock Reservation Ma lhe ur NF St. Croix Reservation Massachusetts Gallatin NF Northern Cheyenne Reservation Lake Traverse (Sisseton) Reservation Huron Manistee NF Oneida Reservation (New York) Oregon Custer NF Crow Reservation New York Menominee Reservation Coquille Tribe of Oregon Umpqua NF Onondaga Reservation Stockbridge Munsee Reservation Cow Creek Reservation Rhode Island Idaho Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Tuscaro ra Reservation Tonawanda Reservation Burns Paiute Reservation Cheyenne River Reservation Oneida Reservation Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan Boise NF Narragansett Reservation Siskiyou NF Wisconsin Rogue River NF Shakopee Community Connecticut Mohegan Indian Tribe of Connecticut Upper Sioux Community Prairie Island Community Klamath Reservation Sawtooth NF Frem ont-Wi nem a NFs Bighorn NF Isabella Reservation Lower Sioux Reservation Smith River Rancheria Michigan Cattaraugus Reservation Elk Valley Rancheria South Dakota Shoshone NF Oil Springs Reservation Karuk Tribe Caribou-Targhee NF Six Rivers NF Crow Creek Reservation Fl andr eau Reservati on Allegany Reservation Resigh ini Rancheria Black Hills NF Lower Brule Reservation Klam ath NF Q uar tz Valley Rancheria Yurok Reservation Big Lagoon Rancheria Trinidad Reser vation Fort Hall Reser vation Medicine Bow-Routt NF Fort Bidwell Reservation Bridger-Teton NF Hoopa Reservation Wind River Reservation Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of