Tribal Consultation Program Renewal: An Example from the Air National Guard

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Crucial Issues in United States Department of Defense Cultural Resources Management " session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

To enhance the Air National Guard’s (ANG) Tribal consultation program, the ANG Readiness Center (ANGRC) partnered with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise (TNTCX) to support its complex mission of fulfilling its Federal Trust Responsibility while maintaining the air defense of the United States and ensuring ANG combat readiness. With installations across the United States and numerous flight patterns, the ANG commands a large footprint that overlaps areas of historic, cultural, and environmental interest to many Federally Recognized Tribes. The TNTCX is a nationwide center with a mission to provide a means of improving USACE’s—and other federal agencies’—effectiveness in delivering federal programs and products to Tribal Nations while upholding the tenets of Federal Trust Responsibility and Tribal sovereignty. This presentation summarizes the first year and half of this multiyear effort through a nationwide strategic engagement plan, which was developed at the outset. Forthcoming efforts rely on TNTCX proficiencies in consultation format, consultation training at the regional and national levels, and technological tools developed by the TNTCX. The resulting program emphasizes collaboration with Tribes across the ANG’s area of responsibility, thus building trust and relationships between the ANG and its Tribal partners.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Crucial Issues in United States Department of Defense Cultural Resources Management   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37415.0