The following information provides guidance to selected parties who need to consult with American Indian tribes. While the Texas Historical Commission provides these guidelines to help facilitate consultations, responsibility for consultation rests on federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as other organizations with consultation requirements.
Related Websites
Federal Agencies
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- USDA Policy Documents
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Rural Development
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
- U.S. Department of Energy (DoE)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DoI)
- National Parks Service (NPS)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT)
Other Websites
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO
- Council of Texas Archeologists Guidelines for Professional Archeological Work
- Handbook of Federal Indian Law
- National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO)
- National Congress of American Indians
- National Register Bulletin 38, Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties
- U.S. Code, Title 25 "Indians"
Additional Resources
If you need additional assistance with the consultation process or determining with which tribes you need to consult, contact the following for more information.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Southern Plains Regional Office
Dan Deerinwater, Regional Director
WCD Office Complex
P.O. Box 368
Anadarko, OK 73005
Phone: 405.247.6673
Fax: 405.247.5611
Texas Historical Commission
Archeology Division
P.O. Box 12276
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512.463.6096
Fax: 512.463.8927