Part 1, (14:02 minutes): [exit notice]

• As Indian Tribes relinquished their land, this resulted in the creation of treaties between the Tribes and the U.S. Government.  As a result, a “Trust Responsibility” was developed
• Requirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to interact with Tribes in good faith by:
• Follow through on commitments
• Consulting with Tribes
• Implementing Tribal-specific components of statutes and executive orders
• Assisting Tribes to meet priorities
  
  

Part 2, (12:35 minutes): [exit notice]

• Tribal Self Determination and sovereignty
• Government to government relationships
• Tribal consultation requirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Reach out to assist Tribes in your area of responsibility
• Collaborate on projects of mutual interest
• Keep Tribes in mind when making decisions
• Support Tribal natural resource management capacity and priorities
  
  

Part 3, (16:0 minutes): [exit notice]

• Traditional Ecological Knowledge
• Tribal consultation will always require understanding each Tribes specific resource needs
• Tribal subsistence and sport harvest is not always undertaken with the same management concerns
• To help build Tribal capacity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service needs to:
• Provide technical assistance
• Provide training in resource management techniques and law enforcement
• Provide funding support as available
• Significance of the concept “Species of Concern” in Tribal culture
• Subsistence hunting, fishing and gathering