Alaska Native Affairs

Tribal Wildlife Grants

• Tribal Wildife Grant Program
• Alaska USFWS Tribal Wildlife Grant Fact Sheet
  for more information, contact Crystal Leonetti,
  Alaska Native Affairs Specialist at 907-786-3868
  crystal_leonetti@fws.gov

Policies and Government-to-Government Relations

• Department of Interior Tribal Consultation Policy
• DOI Policy Press Release
• Secretarial Order regarding new DOI Policy
• The Native American Policy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Executive Order 13175 - Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
• DOI-Alaska Government-to-Government Policy
• Secretarial Order 3225 – Endangered Species Act and Subsistence Uses in Alaska (Supplement to Secretaries Order 3206)
• Bureau of Indian Affairs Federally Recognized Tribes List 2010
• DOI Policy on Consultation with ANCSA Corporations

Alaska Native Relations

• Working Effectively with Alaska Native Tribes and Organizations Desk Guide for USFWS
• Traditional Ecological Knowledge
• Alaska Native Relations Training for USFWS
• Alaska Natives and Conservation Planning
  A Recipe for Participation. USFWS Alaska's Jeffrey Brooks, Social Scientist and Melanie Jacobs, Student Intern describe the shortcomings of a bureaucratic process in making connections with Alaska Native People during the conservation planning process; and how to correct and improve those important relationships. This paper is still in draft and the author is very interested in your feedback. You may contact Crystal Leonetti at 907-786-3868 or Jeffrey Brooks directly at 907-786-3839 to provide your feedback on this discussion paper.
• Presentation of "Alaska Natives and Conservaiton Planning"
  Alaska Natives and Conservation Planning: A Recipe for Participation. This power point presentation was given by Brooks and Jacobs at the October, 2010 Wildlife Society Conference in Snowbird, Utah.
• "Working with Tribes in the Midwest Region to Fulfill our Federal Trust Responsibilities" - This 42 minute video discusses the trust responsibility that exists between the Federal Government, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Native Americans. Click here to view the video. If you have feedback on this video or are interested in seeing one produced for Alaska, please email Crystal at crystal_leonetti@fws.gov.
• Visiting and Listening: Meaningful Participation for Alaska Native Peoples in Conservation Projects

Links to other USFWS Programs

• National Native American Liaison
• Office of Subsistence Management
• Marine Mammal Management Program
• Migratory Bird Management Program
• Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council
• Fisheries and Ecological Services
• Law Enforcement
• National Wildlife Refuge System
• Science Applications

Contact Information

Crystal Leonetti 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503 crystal_leonetti@fws.gov 907-786-3868 phone 907-786-3495 fax

Larry Bell 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503 larry bell@fws.gov 907-786-3309 phone 907-786-3495 fax

Last updated: August 16, 2012

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