Last Updated: June 5, 2024
To promote better understanding about Indigenous sovereignty and the nation-to-nation relationships between the United States and the 574 recognized American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Nations across what is now the U.S., Team AgLearn is providing information and resources below. (Note: many more Nations and Tribes across the U.S. are currently not recognized by the U.S., but they all retain their identity as sovereign nations).
USDA Courses
- Working Effectively with Tribal Governments (Slide Show)
- History of Federal Tribal Relationships Training (Video)
- Tribal Trust Responsibility Training (Video)
- Tribal Sovereignty Training (Video)
- Tribal Consultation Training (Video)
USDA Presentations
- American Indian Influences on American Agriculture (USDA Presentation)
- 2022 USDA Native American Heritage Month Observance Presentation External Link by Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer (Potawotami), MacArthur Fellows “Genius” Awardee and author of Braiding Sweetgrass
Consultation Resources
- Executive Order 13175, Tribal Consultation External Link
- USDA Departmental Regulations
- DR1340-002 External Link USDA Services on Indian Reservations (08/06/91)
- DR1350-002 External Link Tribal Consultation, Coordination, and Collaboration (4/30/24)
- Note: DR1350-002 incorporates and replaces former USDA Departmental Regulations DR1340-007, Policies on American Indians and Alaska Natives (03/14/08), and DR 1350-001, Tribal Consultation (09/11/08)
Federal Resources on Significant Tribal Policies
- Executive Order 14112 Supporting Tribal Self-Determination External Link
- Department of Interior (DOI)-USDA-Commerce Joint Secretarial Order 3403 on Tribal Homelands External Link
- Interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Treaty Rights External Link
- Interagency MOU on Sacred Sites External Link
- Interagency MOU on Native Languages External Link
- Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Memo on Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge External Link
Frequently Needed Federal Resources
- Tribal Leaders Directory, Bureau of Indian Affairs External Link
- List of Federally Recognized Tribes, Bureau of Indian Affairs External Link
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-454) External Link
- The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe.
Available eBooks and Audiobooks
- eBook: Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World External Link
- eBook: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants External Link
- eBook: Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance, Second Edition External Link
- Audiobook: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: Revisioning American History External Link
- Audiobook: Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization External Link