California Working with Tribal Government

State Government

• CA Native American Heritage Commission
• Business Transportation and Housing Agency (BT&H Agency)
  • CA Department of Transportation – Native American Liaison Branch
  • CA Department of Housing and Community Development
• CA Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) – Tribal Program, Tribal Advisory Committee
  • Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
  • State Water Resources Control Board (Waterboards)
  • Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) – National Worker Protection Program
• CA Natural Resources Agency (Resources Agency)
  • Department of Water Resources Agency -Tribal Advisory Committee
  • Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • State Parks and Recreation
    • Tribal Historic Preservation
    • CA Indian Heritage Center
    • State Indian Museum
  • Cal/FED Bay Delta Program
• Health and Human Services Agency
  • CA Department of Social Services – Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
  • CA Department of Health Care Services – Indian Health Program
• CA Emergency Management Agency (Cal/EMA)
• Department of Justice - Attorney General
  • Office of Native American Affairs
  • Tribal Gaming
• CA Gambling Control Commission
  • Tribal Gaming Compacts
  • Tribal Gaming General Information
• Board of Equalization – Sales to American Indians on Tribal Land
• CA State Library – Native American Tribal Libraries

Gubernatorial Executive Orders and State Agency Consultation

Executive Order

• Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Executive Order B-10-11 (2011) – “Every state agency and department…shall encourage communication and consultation with California Indian Tribes”

State Agency Consultation Policies

• Cal/EPA (pdf)
• Resources Agency
• Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency
  • CA Department of Transportation (pdf) – 2001 Tribal Policy
• Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) – 2005 OPR Tribal Consultation Guidelines

Gubernatorial Proclamations

• Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Native American Day, 2011

Judicial Branch Tribal Webpages

• CA Courts
  • Tribal Projects
  • CA Justice System and Tribal Courts Directory
  • Tribal Customary Adoption

Federal Government

• White House - Office of the President
• US Department of the Interior
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
    • BIA Pacific Region (most of CA Tribes served within this region)
      • Northern CA Agency
      • Central CA Agency
      • Southern CA Agency
      • Palm Springs Agency
    • BIA Western Region (some of CA Tribes served within this region)
  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
• US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
  • American Indian Environmental Office
  • Region 9 Tribal Program
• US Department of Health and Human Services – Indian Health Service
• US Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration - Tribal Program

Presidential Executive Orders

• Executive Order 13592 (November 1, 2011) -- Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities
• Executive Order 13175 (2000) – Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments
• Executive Order 13007 (1996) – Indian Sacred Sites

Presidential Proclamations

• President Obama Proclamation Regarding Native American Heritage Month, 2011