All-tribal work crew takes many steps toward improved tribal relations
COLORADO — A proverb attributed to the philosopher Lao Tzu famously states that "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." On the Grand Mesa, Uncompahagre and Gunnison National Forests, six people helped the forests take that first step toward enhancing, expanding and improving relationships with American Indian Tribes and tribal members.In the summer of 2024, working with the Rio…
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Blessing of Mount Democrat
Tribal representatives from the Rocky Mountain Region pose after a tribal blessing of Mount Democrat on Aug. 21, 2024. Members of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Northern Arapaho Tribe, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Comanche Nation, Kiowa Tribe, and Cheyenne and Arapaho…
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The Sho-Pai wood bank crew is just getting warmed up
Bordering southern Idaho, in Owyhee, Nevada, winter temperatures can dip below zero degrees on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. For Shoshone-Paiute Tribal members, burning wood to heat their homes has been a way of life for generations.“We’re remote. We’re on the last mile of the power grid so it’s very important that we have alternate sources of heat, and there are a lot of homes in the…
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Update your lexicon: Indigenous Knowledge replaces Native Knowledge
Indigenous Knowledge is an important element of land management planning. Thora Padilla, president of the Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico, invites federal employees to discuss forest thinning on an area of the reservation. (U.S. Forest Service photo by Preston Keres)
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The…
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Working with Tribes to sustain a cherished plant
A canebrake. River cane still grows along rivers and streams, where it protects water quality. However, the vast canebrakes that once flourished in southern flood plains have been destroyed. (Courtesy photo by Roger Cain)
River cane might be unfamiliar to some, but for many Indigenous people, it is part of…
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Tribal Relations
Office of Tribal Relations Director Reed Robinson and Chief Tom Schultz at the dedication of the Hall of Nations at the Yates Building in Washington, D.C., Nov. 25, 2025. (Forest Service photo by Preston Keres)