New online collection seeks to foster Native co-stewardship of public lands

Boise State Public Radio News | By Murphy Woodhouse

Published March 29, 2024 at 5:36 PM MDT

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In December, members of several tribal nations conducted a cultural burn on the Sequoia National Forest, an event that was enabled by a co-stewardship agreement.

U.S. federal agencies and sovereign tribal agencies often work together on shared goals like managing wildfire, improving wildlife habitat and other issues. A new repository collects a number of these co-stewardship - or sovereign-to-sovereign - agreements in an effort to help tribes and others better understand their possible uses.

U.S. federal agencies and sovereign tribal agencies often work together on shared goals like managing wildfire, improving wildlife habitat and other issues. A new repository collects a number of these co-stewardship - or sovereign-to-sovereign - agreements in an effort to help tribes and others better understand their possible uses.