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Indian Youth Service Corps

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The Indian Youth Service Corps provides you paid experience and meaningful education, employment, and training opportunities through conservation projects on public and Indian lands – placing you on a path to a Federal career. EligibilityYou must be between the ages of 16 and 30, or up to 35 years old if you are a veteran.Indian youth receive preference.BenefitsReceive hands-on…
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Firewood banks expand access to affordable home heating for tribes

Snow covered firewood cut and stacked against the side of an old wood structure
An estimated 2.3 million American homes rely on firewood for home heating. Like many energy sources, the cost of firewood has increased in recent years. (© Viktor Pravdica - stock.adobe.com). In many parts of the U.S., the months of January and February bring striking winter scenes of…
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Tribal Relations - Contacts

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Washington OfficeReed RobinsonDirectorreed.robinson@usda.gov202-384-2558 Pamela WilliamsAdministrative Assistantpamela.williams3@usda.gov202-740-3592Alicia Bell-SheeterAssistant Directoralicia.bellsheeter@usda.gov202-306-6008Travis StoneAssistant Directortravis.stone@usda.gov202-734-0681Tasha CaldwellAssistant Directortasha.caldwell@usda.govHeath BaileyTribal Relations Specialistrobert.h.…
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Strengthening Tribal Consultation and Nation-to-Nation Relationships

Effective beginning 5/20/2025

This website, and all linked websites under the control of the agency is under review and content may change.

The United States and Tribal Nations are creating a more realistic and progressive relationship that honors and respects Tribal sovereignty. This action plan details how the Forest Service will fulfill the Federal trust responsibility we have with Indigenous people, co-managing their ancestral homelands to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of forests and grasslands for present and future generations.

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Catching poachers and zapping fish

Wildlife biologist and education coordinator Ashley Mueller celebrates with the 2022 Native American Fish and Wildlife Society National Summer Youth Practicum completion of the Colorado State University ropes course.
Wildlife biologist and education coordinator Ashley Mueller (green hat, big smile) celebrates with the 2022 Native American Fish and Wildlife Society National Summer Youth Practicum completion of the Colorado State University ropes course, where they built comradery, trust and confidence in themselves and their peers. (Photo courtesy of Native American Fish and Wildlife Society) On a July…
#Tribes, #TribalYouth, #Careers, #Colorado, #Trout, #AlaskanNatives, #Rivers, #NativeAmericans, #NaturalResources, #Fish