Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Interior Sign Memorandum to Collaborate to Protect Indian Sacred Sites
Four cabinet-level departments joined the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation December 6, 2012, in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve the protection of Indian sacred sites. The MOU also calls for improving tribal access to the sites. It was signed by cabinet secretaries from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy and Interior. It was also signed by the chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Details at:
http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/tribalrelations/documents/sacredsites/SacredSitesMOU_Dec2012.pdf
Additionally, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a Sacred Sited report on December 6, 2012, calling for USDA and the U.S. Forest Service to work more closely with tribal governments in the protection, respectful interpretation and appropriate access to Indian sacred sites.
The Report is available for review or collaborative discussion at
http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/tribalrelations/documents/sacredsites/SacredSitesFinalReportDec2012.pdf
http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/tribalrelations/documents/sacredsites/SacredSitesQAs.pdf
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Consider how your tribe and/or tribes with which you're connected can take advantage of this policy
http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/tribalrelations/documents/sacredsites/SacredSitesQAs.pdf
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Consider how your tribe and/or tribes with which you're connected can take advantage of this policy