Tribal Consultations and Engagement for Tribal Stewardship

Audience(s): Tribes, non-tribal government partners, NGO partners

Tribal Stewardship Policy Priorities: Strengthening Tribal Partnerships; Funding Stewardship; Navigating State Agencies; California History

Objectives: This toolkit entry includes resources to support CNRA staff in implementing the CNRA Tribal Consultation Policy and to support non-governmental entities in conducting respectful and meaningful tribal engagement.

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer consultation meeting with participants seated at a table, speaking into microphones and reviewing documents.

This toolkit entry was developed to support the implementation of California Natural Resources Agency’s Tribal Consultation and Stewardship Policies and Toolkits. The associated tools are intended to increase the capacity of tribes, state agencies, and non-tribal entities to advance tribal stewardship, including tribal access, collaboration, and ancestral land return according to the CNRA Tribal Stewardship Policy. 

This toolkit entry includes resources to support CNRA staff in implementing the CNRA Tribal Consultation Policy and to support non-governmental entities in conducting respectful and meaningful tribal engagement.  

You can review the Tribal Consultation Policy webpage to read the Policy, a guidance document for best practices, and to find resources for building cultural humility. The tools provided on this page were informed by the Tribal Consultation Policy and Tribal Consultation Best Practices that Agency developed in collaboration with California Native American tribes.

As part of this Toolkit entry, Agency hosted a mini-series with two webinars, both of which are linked below. Agency also developed several template-style tools for use by non-tribal governments conducting government-to-government consultations with tribal governments as well as template-style tools for use by non-governmental organizations conducting engagement with tribes. Please utilize and adapt these templates to meet your needs and requirements.

Watch the webinar

Two webinars were provided as part of this mini-series on Tribal Consultations and Engagement. 

  1. Watch Tribal Perspectives on Tribal Consultations
    1. During this webinar, non-tribal governments, NGOs, and other partners in tribal stewardship heard from a panel of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs) about tribal consultation from the tribal perspective. Participants learned about internal tribal consultation processes, timelines, and heard from THPOs about best practices in consultation and engagement.
  2. Watch Tribal Consultations and Engagement for Tribal Stewardship
    1. This webinar provided an overview of the CNRA Tribal Consultation Policy and best practices for non-tribal governments, NGOs, and other partners seeking to consult with or engage tribes in the advancement of tribal stewardship. Agency staff discussed best practices for conducting early, often, and meaningful tribal consultation and engagement and the role of non-tribal partners in advancing tribal stewardship.

Tools

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