I.C: Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations

Promote policies that improve the participation of Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations in the national historic preservation program.

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1. Through the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs’ Indian Affairs Executive Working Group, develop and advance policies and directives regarding the participation of Indian tribes that will carry through subsequent administrations. 2. With the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the ACHP’s Native American Advisory Group (NAAG), work with specific federal agencies at the policy level to modify or develop policies that improve their consultation with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. 3. Assist NAAG in working with federal agencies to address the four overall concerns raised in the White House briefing in October 2006: (1) improve agency consultation with Indian tribes; (2) respect for traditional knowledge; (3) recruiting of Native peoples into federal service; and (4) Native peoples’ access to traditional hunting and gathering areas on federal lands. 4. In cooperation with the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), NATHPO, the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET), and other intertribal organizations, develop and distribute resource information for Indian tribes regarding the benefits of historic preservation and potential sources of federal assistance. 5. Develop and adopt an ACHP policy regarding its relationships with Native Hawaiian organizations.

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