Indian Policies

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Executive Orders

Executive orders are official documents through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government. The Executive Orders listed below may be of interest to tribal governments. For a more in-depth listing of Executive Orders, please visit the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) site.

Executive Order 13175 - Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments (November 2000) (PDF) (4 pp, 144K)
- Statement on Signing the Executive Order 13175, (PDF) (1 pg, 180K)

Executive Order 13007 on Sacred Sites (May 1996), (PDF) (2 pp, 87K)

Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice (February 1994)

EPA Policies

The 1984 EPA Indian Policy outlines nine principles to guide the Agency in dealing with tribal governments and in responding to the problems of environmental management in Indian country in order to protect human health and the environment. Subsequently, this policy has been formally reaffirmed by each EPA Administrator.

The 1984 EPA Indian Policy (PDF) (4 pp, 213K)

EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes (PDF) (10 pp, 213K)

Administrator Jackson Reaffirmation of the EPA Indian Policy 2009 (PDF) (1 pp, 1.39MB)

Administrator Johnson Reaffirmation EPA Indian Policy 2005 (PDF) (4 pp, 527K)

Administrator Leavitt Reaffirmation EPA Indian Policy 2004 (PDF) (5 pp, 107K)

Administrator Whitman Reaffirmation of the EPA Indian Policy 2001 (PDF) (5 pp, 286K)

EPA Region 4 Policy and Practice for Environmental Protection in Indian Country 2001

EPA Region 8 Policy for Environmental Protection in Indian Country 1996

Presidential Documents

Here you can find the Presidential documents reaffirming the government-to-government relationship between the federal government and tribal governments.

President Barack Obama's 2009 Indian Policy, (PDF) (2 pp, 23K, About PDF)

President George W. Bush's 2004 Indian Policy, (PDF) (1 pp, 126K, About PDF)

President William Clinton's 1994 Indian Policy, (PDF) (2 pp, 23K, About PDF)

President George H.W. Bush's 1991 Indian Policy, (PDF) (1 pg, 13K, About PDF)

President Ronald Reagan's 1983 Indian Policy, (PDF) (4 pp, 55K, About PDF)

President Richard Nixon's 1970 Indian Policy, (PDF) (2 pp, 25K, About PDF)

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