STRATEGY 3.1.1: Treaty & Subsistence Rights

Protect Indian treaty and subsistence rights.

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The Department will assist tribes and Alaska Natives in developing the most effective practices for responsible and successful use of subsistence resources. For the purposes of this measure, subsistence means the gathering and harvest, processing, consumption, and use of all wild resources - birds, mammals, fish, and plants - from all the varied environments found throughout tribal communities. For American Indians and Alaska Natives, subsistence use embodies a culturally significant lifestyle and is an important component of Indian communities. Subsistence resources are important to these economies and for the continuation of traditions and practices that are a part of these diverse cultures. The term "customary and traditional" is included In the Code of Federal Regulations to describe the historic and current use of wildlife and fisheries resources for subsistence by residents of rural communities.

Stakeholder(s):

• Tribes


• Alaska Natives

Indicator(s):

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