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
- 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
- CA Gambling Control Commission
- 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
Judicial Branch Tribal Webpages
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)
- BIA Western Region (some of CA Tribes served within this region)
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
- US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
- 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




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