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Current Tribal Consultations

Buy Indian Act

The Indian Affairs Office of Acquisition and Property Management (OAPM) will conduct tribal consultation with federally recognized tribes on April 26, 28 and 30, 2010 on draft regulations to implement the Buy Indian Act (25 U.S.C. 47).  The Act provides authority to set aside procurement contracts for qualified Indian-owned businesses.  Click here to download the following documents:

  • The Tribal Leader letter dated March 18, 2010 in .pdf format.
  • The Federal Register notice dated March 26, 2010 announcing the consultation meetings.
  • The draft of regulations to implement the Buy Indian Act.

The deadline for submitting written comments to the Director of the Indian Affairs Office of Acquisition and Property Management is no later than May 15, 2010 by email or postal service.  The email address is:  kathy.daum@bia.gov.  The postal address is:  Kathy N. Daum, Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management-Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2051 Mercator Drive, Reston, Virginia  20191.

Nominations for Tribal Consultation Team

The Department of the Interior is requesting nominations from the federally recognized tribes of tribal officials or delegates from their Bureau of Indian Affairs region for the Department’s Tribal Consultation Team, which will draft the Department’s tribal consultation policy in accordance with its plan of actions to implement the President’s Memorandum of November 5, 2009, and Executive Order 13175.  Click here to download the following documents:

  • The Tribal Leader Letter dated March 22, 2010, in .pdf format.
  • The DOI Plan to Develop a Tribal Consultation and Coordination Policy.
  • The DOI Consultation Team Nomination Form.

The deadline for submitting nominations to the BIA Regional Directors is April 30, 2010.  The nominations should be sent to the BIA Regional Director appropriate to the submitting tribe at his or her Regional Office address.

Development of Department-Wide Tribal Consultation Policy

The Department of the Interior is holding tribal consultation sessions in December 2009 and January 2010 on developing a department-wide tribal consultation policy. For more information, click here to download the following documents:

  • The Dear Tribal Leader letter dated November 23, 2009 in pdf format.
  • The press release dated December 2, 2009 in pdf format.

The deadline for written comments is no later than January 15, 2010 by email or postal service. The email address is tribalconsultation@bia.gov. The postal address is: Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C St., N.W., MS-4141-MIB, Washington, D.C. 20240.

Carcieri v. Salazar

Department of the Interior to Hold Consultation Sessions on Carcieri v. Salazar Decision The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion interpreting a provision of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (“IRA”) that impacts the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Tribes. See. Carceri v. Salazar, 129 S. Ct. 1058; 172 L. Ed. 2d. 791 ___U.S. ___ (February 29, 2009).

In keeping with Interior’s commitment on government-to-government consultation, we invite you to attend one or both of the consultation sessions on the subject.

For more information, click here to download the Dear Tribal Leader Letter in pdf format.

Department of the Interior / Tribal Consultations on Carcieri v. Salazar

Carcieri v. Salazar - Department of the Interior / Tribal Consultation Meetings Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt) - 4 MB
Session Summary - Bloomington, Minnesota - June 29, 2009 (.pdf) - 119 KB
Session Summary - Sacramento, California - July 1, 2009 (.pdf) - 124 KB
Session Transcripts - Arlington, VA – July 8, 2009 (.pdf) - 155 KB

United South and Eastern Tribes

Session Summary - Carcieri v. Salazar United South and Eastern Tribes Strategy Meeting - May 12, 2009 (.pdf) - 56 KB

Letters from Interested Parties

Letter from State Attorney Generals to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs / House Natural Resources Committee -April 24, 2009 (.pdf) - 1128 KB