Answered>Order 4921

The TFPA complements the HFRA legislation in that it provides a mechanism for reducing wildre risk and improving forest health across jurisdictional boundaries. Use best-value basis. Give specic consideration to tribally related factors in the tribal proposal, including: Status of an Indian tribe as Indian tribe; Trust status of rangeland or forest land of Indian tribe; Cultural, traditional, and historical afliation of tribe with land subject to the proposal; Treaty rights or other reserved rights of Indian tribe subject to the proposal; Indigenous knowledge and skills of members of Indian tribe; Focus on landscapelevel management in the proposal, including watersheds and vegetation types; Working relationships between Indian tribe and federal agencies in coordinating activities affecting land subject to the proposal; and Access by member of Indian tribe to land subject to the proposal. How does stewardship contracting affect tribes?