USFWS, Native American Liaison


Endangered Species Act Protections Reinstated for Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Population The U.S. Federal District Court in Missoula, Montana, issued a preliminary injunction on Friday, July 18, 2008, that immediately reinstated the Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains. More Information Gray wolf. Credit: John and Karen Hollingsworth U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Sign Annual Funding Agreement for National Bison Range Complex On June 19, 2008, the Service and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation signed an agreement regarding the National Bison Range Complex, located in Moiese, Montana within the boundaries of the Flathead Indian Reservation. Click here for more information. Signing of the Confedrated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Annual Funding Agreement for National Bison Range Complex. Credit:Tami Heilemann / DOI Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Meeting The Native American Liaisons of the Service joined our Tribal partners in Yakima, Washington for the 2008 National Conference of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS). For more information about the Service's presence at NAFWS, contact us. Secretary Kempthorne Announces Endangered Species Act Protection for Polar Bear Secretary Kempthorne announced May 14, 2008 that the polar bear will be protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as a threatened species due to the threat of decreasing sea ice habitat caused by climate change. Get maps, videos, and more information. Midwest Tribal Aquaculture Network (MTAN) The latest newsletter from MTAN in now available online. Request for Proposals, 2009 Tribal Wildlife Grants On May 1, 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a request for grant proposals for the Tribal Wildlife Grants program. Proposals and grant applications must be postmarked by September 2, 2008. The maximum award for any one project under this program is $200,000. For more information click here. Service Transfers Lead For Truckee River Water Management to Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe The team lead for a federal partnership that manages waters in Stampede Reservoir for two federally listed fish species was transferred today from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (Tribe) in Nevada. Click here to see the news release. 2008 Tribal Wildlife Grants Announced On March 21, 2008, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced more than $6.2 million in grants will go to 38 Native American projects in 18 states to fund a wide range of conservation projects nationwide. To learn more about the projects for FY2009, click here. The 2006 issued report "Tribal Wildlife Grant and Tribal Landowner Incentive Program" is now available online .

Endangered Species Act Protections Reinstated for Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Population

The U.S. Federal District Court in Missoula, Montana, issued a preliminary injunction on Friday, July 18, 2008, that immediately reinstated the Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains.

More Information

Gray wolf. Credit: John and Karen Hollingsworth

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Sign Annual Funding Agreement for National Bison Range Complex

On June 19, 2008, the Service and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation signed an agreement regarding the National Bison Range Complex, located in Moiese, Montana within the boundaries of the Flathead Indian Reservation.

Click here for more information.

Signing of the Confedrated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Annual Funding Agreement for National Bison Range Complex. Credit:Tami Heilemann / DOI

Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Meeting

The Native American Liaisons of the Service joined our Tribal partners in Yakima, Washington for the 2008 National Conference of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS).

For more information about the Service's presence at NAFWS, contact us.

Secretary Kempthorne Announces Endangered Species Act Protection for Polar Bear

Secretary Kempthorne announced May 14, 2008 that the polar bear will be protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as a threatened species due to the threat of decreasing sea ice habitat caused by climate change. Get maps, videos, and more information.

Midwest Tribal Aquaculture Network (MTAN)

The latest newsletter from MTAN in now available online.

Request for Proposals, 2009 Tribal Wildlife Grants

On May 1, 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a request for grant proposals for the Tribal Wildlife Grants program.

Proposals and grant applications must be postmarked by September 2, 2008. The maximum award for any one project under this program is $200,000. For more information click here.

Service Transfers Lead For Truckee River Water Management to Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

The team lead for a federal partnership that manages waters in Stampede Reservoir for two federally listed fish species was transferred today from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (Tribe) in Nevada. Click here to see the news release.

2008 Tribal Wildlife Grants Announced

On March 21, 2008, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced more than $6.2 million in grants will go to 38 Native American projects in 18 states to fund a wide range of conservation projects nationwide.

To learn more about the projects for FY2009, click here.

TWG and TLIP Periodic Report, 2006 Cover

The 2006 issued report "Tribal Wildlife Grant and Tribal Landowner Incentive Program" is now available online .

Working together with Native American Liaisons and officials from among the Federally recognized tribes nationwide, the Office of the Native American Liaison identifies areas where both Federal and tribal conservation efforts can most effectively conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.

The Regional Native American Liaisons and the National Native American Liaison combine their backgrounds in wildlife biology, conservation, and Indian law and policy to achieve the best possible conservation scenario in Indian Country.

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Questions?

Contact the national Native American Liaison, Patrick Durham at 703.358.1728 or find the Regional Contacts for your area of the country.

Tribal Wildlife Grants

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On May 1, 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a request for grant proposals for the 2009 Tribal Wildlife Grants program, which funds projects on a competitive basis that benefit habitat, fish and wildlife, including species that are not hunted or fished.

Proposals and grant applications must be postmarked by September 2, 2008. The maximum award for any one project under this program is $200,000.

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For more information about the Tribal Wildlife Grants program, including an project proposal template, visit www.fws.gov/nativeamerican/grants.html.

Native American Policy

The Native American Policy. of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service articulates the general principles that guide our government-to-government relationships with Indian Tribes in the conservation of fish and wildlife resources. The conservation values and partnerships that we share with Indian Tribes help the Service to accomplish its mission and fulfill our Federal and Departmental trust responsibilities to Native Americans.

For questions about this policy or how we work with our Tribal partners, contact the Regional Native American Liaison for your area of the country.

Last updated: July 29, 2008
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