Tribal and ANCSA Corporation Consultation with the Federal Subsistence Board

*If you would like to receive emails about future and past Tribal Government-to-Government or ANCSA Corporation Consultation opportunities, contact Orville Lind at orville_lind@ios.doi.gov or (907) 786-3953 or (800) 478-1456.
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Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation Opportunities | Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Consultation Opportunities |
Joint Tribal and ANCSA Corporation Consultation May 15, 2025 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hybrid: In person at Hydaburg and teleconference The topics of consultation are Wildlife Special Actions requests WSA25-01, WSA25-02, and WSA25-03. All three are centered around Federal subsistence deer hunting in Unit 2 for the 2025-26 regulatory year. WSA25-01 requests that the Board close Federal public lands in Unit 2 to deer hunting by non-federally qualified users for the 2025/2026 regulatory year. WSA25-02 requests that the Board eliminate the doe hunt in Unit 2 for the 2025/2026 regulatory year if the final rule establishing Ketchikan as a rural community publishes before the end of the Unit 2 deer season. WSA25-03 requests that the Board determine, which communities of federally qualified subsistence users should be permitted to harvest deer on Federal public lands in Unit 2 for the 2025/2026 regulatory year.
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August 12 and 14, 2025 times to be determined; Topics of Consultation: Wildlife Proposals and Closure Reviews
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Orville Lind, Native Liaison, at the Office of Subsistence Management at 1 (800) 478-1456 or (907) 786-3953. |
Government to Government Consultation Opportunities (more information coming soon)
POLICY
- Federal Subsistence Board Policy on Consultation with Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Corporations
- Federal Subsistence Board Government‐to‐Government Tribal Consultation Policy
- Implementation Guidelines for the Federal Subsistence Board Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation Policy
- Department of the Interior Tribal Consultation webpage
- Department of the Interior Tribal Policy on Consultation with Indian Tribes: The Secretary of the Interior Order No. 3317
- Department of the Interior Policy on Consultation with Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Corporations (512 DM 6)