Additional Resources

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.

Tribal Consultation Related Websites

Federal Agencies

The White House

• Presidential Memorandum on Uniformed Standards for Tribal Consultation (2022)
• Best Practices for Identifying and Protecting Tribal Treaty and Reserved Rights (2022)
• Guidance on Indigenous Knowledge (2022)
• Tribal Nations Summit Progress Report 2022
• The White House Memorandum on Tribal Consultation 2021
• Executive Orders

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• American Indian Tribal Portal
• Consultation and Coordination

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Office of Native Affairs and Policy

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Tribal Affairs

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

• Tribal Relations
• Policy Statement on Consultation with Indian Tribes (2019)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• USDA Tribal Policy Documents
  • Office of Tribal Relations
  • Tribal Consultations
  • Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs
  • Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Partnerships with Tribal Nations
  • American Indians and Alaska Natives Policy (Title 410, Part 405)
  • Indigenous Stewardship Methods and NRCS Conservation Practices
• Rural Development
  • Tribal Relations
  • Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
  • Tribal Outreach

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

• Native American Affairs
  • Training
  • Policy, Law, and Regulations
  • DoD Plan of Action to Implement the Polices and Directives of E.O. 13175
  • Consultation Resources
  • Programs and Collaboration Opportunities
  • Native Americans in the Military
• U.S. Air Force Interactions with Federally Recognized Tribes
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Nations

U.S. Department of Energy (DoE)

• Strengthening Tribal Consultation and Engagement with Tribal Leaders
• American Indian Tribal Government Interactions and Policy (DOE Order 144.1: 2009)
• Office of Indian Energy
• Environmental Management Tribal Programs in Indian Country

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• HUD Tribal Consultation
• Tribal Consultation Policy (2016)
• Tribal Directory Assessment Tool (TDAT)

U.S. Department of the Interior (DoI)

• Tribal Consultation
• Indian Affairs
• Detail Plan to Improve Interior's Implementation of E.O. 13175

• Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Office of Federal Acknowledgement
  • Federally Recognized Tribes by state
  • Tribal Leaders Directory
• Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Land Records
  • Tribal Consultation
• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
  • Tribal Engagement
• Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Cultural and Paleontological Resources
  • Cultural Resources Policies
  • USBR NAGPRA
• National Parks Service (NPS)
  • Office of Native American Affairs
  • Tribal Plant Gathering in National Parks Tribal Consultation
    • National NAGPRA Program website
    • Best practices for Tribal consultation (NATHPO)
    • Section 1.11 (Relationship with American Indian Tribes) of Management Policies 2006
  • Historic Preservation Homepage
  • Tribal Historic Preservation Program
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • National Native American Programs
  • Native American Liaisons

U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT)

• Tribal Consultation Plan
• Tribal Transportation
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
  • Tribal Consultation
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • Tribal Consultation Policy and Procedures
• Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Tribal News Outlets

Indianz.com News

Indian Country Today

Native America Calling

Native News Online

Native Public Media

Turtle Talk

Other Websites

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

• ACHP Preservation Policy
• Indian Tribes & Native Hawaiian Organizations Overview
• Office of Tribal and Indigenous Peoples
• Indigenous Knowledge
• Training and Guidance
  • e-Learning
    • Early Coordination with Indian Tribes for Infrastructure Projects (Free)
• Consulting with Indian Tribes in the Section 106 Review Process (2021)
• Early Coordination with Indian Tribes During Pre-Application Processes (2019)
• Policy Statement Regarding Burial Sites, Human Remains, and Funerary Objects (2023)

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"

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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
Robert (Gabe) Morgan, Deputy Regional Director - Trust Services
Terry Bruner, Deputy Regional Director - Indian Services
WCD Office Complex
P.O. Box 368
(Physical: 1 Mile North on Hwy 281)
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