Consultation and Consent

USET SPF maintains that the United States must work to reform the Tribal consultation process as conducted by agencies across the federal government. There must be a reconciliation to provide certainty, consistency, and accountability in Tribal consultation. The federal government must work to standardize and provide a uniform foundation to its Tribal Consultation methods. It is time for a Tribal Nation-defined consultation model, with dual consent as the basis for strong and respectful diplomatic relations between two equally sovereign nations. In the short term, we must move beyond the requirement for Tribal consultation via Executive Order to a strengthened model achieved via statute. In the long term, we must return to the achievement of Tribal Nation consent for federal action as a recognition of sovereign equality and as set out by the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Testimony

2021

• Testimony of United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund For the Record of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing, “A call to action: Native communities’ priorities in focus for the 117th Congress” - March 24, 2021

2020

• Testimony of Chief Kirk Francis, President United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs For the Oversight Hearing, “From Languages to Homelands: Advancing Tribal Self-Governance and Cultural Sovereignty for Future Generations.” - December 9, 2020

Comments

2022

• USET SPF Comments re: H.R. 3587, the Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes (RESPECT) Act - March 11, 2022
• USET SPF Comments to NOAA re: Tribal Consultation Handbook and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Guidance Policies and Procedures - February 24, 2022

2021

• USET SPF Comments re: Proposed Revisions to DOI Tribal Consultation Policy - December 17, 2021
• USET SPF Comments on CDC Tribal Consultation Policy - September 7, 2021
• USET SPF Comments to NIH on Consultation - August 31, 2021
• USET SPF Comments to EEOC on Draft Tribal Consultation Process - June 28, 2021
• USET SPF Comments to IHS on Consultation - June 15, 2021
• USET SPF Comments to DHS on Tribal Consultation – May 25, 2021
• USET SPF Comments to EDA re: Consultation and Tribal For-Profit Grant Eligibility – April 28, 2021
• USET SPF Comments: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Creation of the Office of Public Participation - April 23, 2021
• USET SPF Comments to DOL on Tribal Consultation - April 21, 2021
• USET SPF Comments to Treasury, VA, SBA, and SSA re: Tribal Consultation – April 15, 2021
• USET SPF Comments to the Department of State re: Tribal Consultation – April 15, 2021
• USET SPF Comments to OMB on Consultation – April 9, 2021
• USET SPF Comments re: HUD Consultation on Consultation - April 5, 2021
• USET SPF Comments re: DOT Consultation on Consultation  - March 31, 2021
• USET SPF Comments on EPA Consultation on Tribal Consultation - March 31, 2021
• USET SPF Comments to HHS Consultation Policy - March 26, 2021
• USET SPF Comments re: Treasury CRF Tribal Allocation  - March 24, 2021
• USET SPF Comments to USDA on Tribal Consultation - March 22, 20221
• USET SPF Comments on DOI Consultation  - March 19, 2021
• USET SPF Comments re: DoD Consultation Plan of Action - March 8, 2021

Letters

2022

• National and Regional Tribal Partner Organizations Letter to the House Natural Resources Committee Regarding the RESPECT Act - H.R. 3587 - September 2, 2022
• USET SPF Letter to Secretary Haaland re: Support for Secretary's Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) Applicants and Views on Selection Criteria and Agenda - May 2, 2022
  • USET SPF Priority Issue Areas for Incoming DOI Secretary's Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) - May 2022

2021

• USET SPF Impact Week Follow-up Letter for Chair Schatz - July 12, 2021
• USET SPF Letter to Secretary Haaland re WHCNAA - May 27, 2021

Joint Letters

2022

• National and Regional Tribal Partner Organizations Letter to the House Natural Resources Committee Regarding the RESPECT Act - H.R. 3587 - December 7, 2022

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