Resources for Tribal Nations

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Memoranda and Executive Summaries 

• White House Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships  
• Executive Summary: Tribal Comments Received during U.S. Department of the Interior Consultations on the Nov. 5, 2009 Presidential Memorandum  
• Memoranda | Indian Affairs (bia.gov) 

Reports and Studies 

• January 2017 Report: Improving Tribal Consultation and Tribal Involvement in Federal Infrastructure Decisions 

Plans 

• Improving Interior’s Consultation with Tribes: Development of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Plan for Improving Implementation of EO 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments 
• Detailed Plan for Improving Interior’s Implementation of E.O. 13175 

Manuals and Handbooks

• Policy on Consultation with Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations (512 DM 4) 
• Procedures for Consultations with Indian Tribes (512 DM 5) 
• The Indian Affairs Manual (IAM)
• BLM Tribal Relations Manual
• BLM Tribal Relations Handbook

Additional Resources 

• Trace Indian Ancestry
• Tribal Leaders Directory
• Tribal Enrollment Process
• Tribal Liaison Officers and Points of Contact