The.
The Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Council on Environmental Quality, and the Tennessee Valley Authority entered into a new MOU that creates a framework through which the agencies can protect Tribal and Native Hawaiian sacred sites. The MOU identifies opportunities for considering Tribal and Native Hawaiian sacred sites early in federal decision-making processes that may result in regulatory and policy outcomes; adds a commitment to incorporate Indigenous knowledge when assessing the impacts of federal actions on sacred sites; and, provides clear direction on developing best practices for collaborative stewardship and co-management when working with Tribal Nations and the Native Hawaiian Community. The MOU also requires each agency to hold consultations with Tribal Nations and the Native Hawaiian community when a proposed action may affect a sacred site. The MOU requires the signatories to submit an annual report to the White House Council on Native American Affairs.
Under the original MOU signed in 2012, the following were Regarding Interagency Coordination and Collaboration for the Protection of Indigenous Sacred Sites November 2021
-:
These.
The Department of Defense issues guidance memorandum on Confidentiality of Indian Sacred Sites
The Forest Service also maintains a webpage devoted to the Sacred Sites MOU at: