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March 10, 2022

US looks to boost cooperation with tribes on land management

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said Tuesday he and other officials are committed to boosting the role Native American tribes can play in managing public lands around the U.S.

He told members of a congressional committee during a virtual hearing that part of the effort includes integrating Indigenous knowledge into management plans and recognizing that federal lands once belonged to the tribes.


 
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