Publications and Reports

View U.S. Forest Service Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) reports and publications, as well as other published resources.

Publications

• American Indians and Alaska Natives: A Guide to USDA Programs (February 2007) (PDF, 347 KB)
• Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western Fire Science (PDF, 329 KB) - Research Overview By: Blake Jackson (7/30/2010)
• Forest Service National Resource Guide to American Indian and Alaska Native Relations

Reports

• Northwest Forest Plan - Effectiveness of the Federal-Tribal Relationship
  • Briefing Paper: Effectiveness of the Federal-Tribal Relationships (2pgs) (PDF, 96 KB)
  • Report: Northwest Forest Plan The First 15 Years (1994-2008): Effectiveness of the Federal-Tribal Relationships (PDF, 1.8 MB)
• USDA Forest Service ARRA Funding - Indian Country Impacts (Revised September 2, 2009) (PDF, 252 KB)
• FY2009 Office of Tribal Relations Accomplishment Report (PDF, 408 KB)
• Executive Summary USDA Forest Service Tribal Relations Program Implementation Team Report (March 2005) (PDF, 232 KB)
• Indian Forest Management Assessment Team (IFMAT) I Report: An Assessment of Indian Forests and Forest Management in the United States (November 1993) (PDF, 16.2 MB) - First 10 year periodic assessment of Indian forestland completed in 1993.
• Indian Forest Management Assessment Team (IFMAT) II Report: An Assessment of Indian Forests and Forest Management in the United States (December 2003) (PDF, 16.0 MB) - Second 10 year periodic assessment of Indian forest lands completed in 2003.