Fish and Wildlife Service develops new tribal consultation policy

Thursday, January 15, 2015  

Bison in the National Bison Range in Montana, a refuge located entirely within the boundaries of the Flathead Reservation. Photo from Facebook

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife is updating its tribal consultation policy.

Officials will be holding two webinars next week and a consultation session next month to discuss the changes. The policy articulates the principles of the government-to-government relationship between tribes and the agency.

"We acknowledge and respect the Native American understanding of ecosystems and continue to work to strengthen and advance our mission and our collective, mutual goals to achieve on-the-ground conservation of fish and wildlife resources, the draft policy states.

Two webinars will be held next week to discuss the policy. More information follows:

WHEN: Wednesday: January 21, 2015
TIME: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone
AUDIO LINE: Dial-In Number: 888-889-6556 Passcode: 6703991
WEBEX URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/ Conference number: PW1072456
Passcode: 6703991

WHEN: Thursday: January 22,2015
TIME: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone
AUDIO LINE: Dial-in Number: 888-889-6556 Passcode: 6703991
WEBEX URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/
Conference number: PW1072480
Passcode: 6703991

The consultation session takes place February 6. More information follows:

WHEN: February 06, 2015
TIME: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Mountain Time
AUDIO LINE: Dial-in number: 888-813-8239 Passcode: 3273092
WEBEX: URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/
Conference number: PW9934054
Passcode: 3273092