Pacific Southwest Region
1323 Club Drive
Vallejo, CA 94592
707.562.8737
TTY: 707.562.9240
FAX: 707.562.9130

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Regional Tribal Relations Program

Native American and Forest Ranger walking in tall grass.

Tony Romero and Pete Crowheart

Welcome to the Region Five, Tribal Relations Program website. The Forest Service recognizes American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians as people with distinct cultures and traditional values. Indigenous people live in every state and often near Forest Service administered lands.

American Indians and Alaskan Natives have a unique legal and political relationship with the government of the United States. This relationship is defined by history, treaties, statutes, executive orders, policies, court decisions, and the US Constitution. Forest Service policy in general states that the Forest Service will:

  • Maintain a governmental relationship with federally recognized tribal governments;
  • Implement our programs and activities honoring tribal rights and fulfill legally mandated trust responsibilities;
  • Administer programs and activities to address and be sensitive to traditional relations beliefs and practices; and
  • Provide research, transfer of technology, and technical assistance to Tribes.