Upcoming Tribal Consultations

The Department of the Interior and Department of Justice, in coordination with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Energy, and Homeland Security, are seeking Tribal and stakeholder input related to the policy directives outlined in Executive Order 14053 - Improving Public Safety and Criminal Justice for Native Americans and Addressing the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous People. Among other goals, the executive order aims to improve federal coordination efforts to prevent and respond to violence against Native Americans and support Tribal governments and other non­-federal law enforcement efforts in this endeavor.

We are seeking input from Tribal leaders regarding implementation of interagency strategies and policy directives, with a focus on how agencies can promote cross-agency coordination to serve Tribal communities

You can find more details and the schedules for the March 9, 10, and 11 consultations in the February 7 letter to Tribal Leaders.

On November 19, 2021, Secretary of the Interior Haaland signed Secretary’s Order 3404, declaring sq___ a derogatory term and establishing the Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force (Task Force). This new Task Force will review and select replacement names for 665 geographic features with the term sq___ to submit to the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) for action.  

To inform the Task Force’s recommendations to the BGN, the Department will host virtual consultation sessions scheduled by time zone. Tribal representatives are encouraged to provide comments on the current list of candidate replacement names and to provide your recommendations for candidate names to be considered along with the initial list. 

You can find the schedules for the March 21, 22 and 23 consultations in the so3404-dear-tribal-leader-letter.pdfso3404-dear-tribal-leader-letter.pdfso3404-dear-tribal-leader-letter.pdfFeb. 22 letter to Tribal leaders. To attend these consultations, you must register in Zoom.

The list of candidate replacement names is available on the USGS website. 

Under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 and the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010, federal agencies are required to release a strategic plan one year after a presidential inauguration and annually track the agency’s performance in implementing the plan. The Department of the Interior (Department) is planning to release its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2026 Strategic Plan in the spring of 2022. The Department held a series of consultations in October and November 2021 to gain input on the upcoming strategic plan. During the consultations, many participants expressed an interest in not just the strategic plan, but also in developing the performance goals and performance measures that will be used to track the Department’s progress in achieving the goals set forth in the strategic plan.

Between March 31 and April 7, 2022, the Department will host a series of consultations sessions to give Tribal leaders opportunity to provide input on the development of the performance goals and measures that support the FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. The Department will use this input to inform how we refine current measures or develop new measures over the next year.

To receive input from Tribal leaders, the Department is hosting virtual sessions scheduled by time zone. Tribal representatives may refer to the consultation invitation letter for additional information. 

The Department is hosting these sessions on: