(4) Aboriginal lands are traditional homelands of indigenous people. (3) Ceded lands with reserved rights refer to areas ceded by tribes to the United States by treaty but for which tribes have retained rights (specified within the treaty) for their members to hunt, fish, and/or gather other resources on them. (2) Ceded lands refer to lands located within a tribe’s aboriginal territory (prior to establishment of any federally established reservation, pueblo, or rancheria) or lands that were located within the former boundaries of a reservation that were “ceded” or relinquished by the tribe to the United States, usually by treaty. A tribe may also own land in fee simple where it does not have the same jurisdictional power that it does on its tribal trust lands, nor does the sale or alienation of these fee lands necessitate the federal oversight required with tribal trust lands. In some cases a tribe may have trust lands that are located outside the exterior boundaries of its reservation, pueblo, or rancheria. Tribal trust lands are predominantly, though not solely, termed reservations but may also be called pueblos or rancherias, based on the unique history of each tribe. These lands are subject to federal oversight for sale or leasing. Government (the trustee) on behalf of a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(1) Tribal trust lands are lands held in trust by the U.S. Federal lands mean any land or interests in land owned by the United States, including leasehold interests held by the United States, except for tribal trust lands. Congress has required that federal agencies consult with ANCSA Corporations in the same manner as government-to-government consultations with Indian tribes.Ĭ. ANCSA Corporations are not federally recognized tribal entities but are landholding corporations. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Corporation (also known as an Alaska Native Corporation) means any Alaska Native Village Corporation, Urban Corporation, or Regional Corporation as defined in, or established pursuant to, the ANCSA (42 U.S.C. It is only to federally recognized tribes that USGS has a trust responsibility and these are the only tribal political entities with whom the DOI requires its Bureaus and boards to consult with on a formal government-to-government basis if a planned federal action could affect tribal lands and resources, both natural and cultural.ī. The BIA list may expand over time because other, non-federally-recognized tribes may become so designated based on a successful federal acknowledgement process or congressional action. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) maintains and publishes the official list of all federally recognized tribes under that Act. Tribe or Indian tribe means an Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe pursuant to the federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. Geological Survey (USGS) requirements and responsibilities regarding compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, Executive and Secretarial Orders and Memoranda, and Department of the Interior (DOI) policies relevant to the relationships between the USGS and American Indian tribes, Alaska Native tribes, and Alaska Native Corporations.Ī. This SM chapter clarifies and describes U.S.
TRIBES 2 YUBYUB MANUAL
Instruction: This replaces Survey Manual (SM) chapter 500.4 – Policy on Employee Responsibility Towards American Indians and Alaska Natives, dated Augand SM 500.6 - American Indian and Alaska Native Sacred Sites, dated June 20, 1997.ġ. OPR: Office of Science Quality and Integrity
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