About Tribal Relations

• WS Leads Animal Health and Career Outreach Presentation to Navajo Technical University Students
  On January 31st, 2025, WS staff led an outreach presentation to students enrolled at Navajo Technical University at Crownpoint, New Mexico. The presentation delivered a better understanding of WS, livestock predation, disease threats, crop losses, property damage, careers, and internships. The students were engaged and asked great questions throughout the presentation. Our objective was to share the exciting and important work we do, encourage students to apply to the Native American Serving Institutions Internship, and to inspire students to pursue a career with WS. 
• With the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, we cohosted the first Tribal Emergency Preparedness and Response Training on Stillaguamish lands in Washington State in April 2022. The training covered Federal incident emergency response and support functions, current plant pests and animal disease threats and surveillance activities, funding opportunities, and other topics important to Tribes.
• At the 2022 Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Annual National Conference, we hosted a Tribal Biologist Workshop for Disease Detection and Surveillance. Held at the Miccosukee Tribe, in Miami, FL, participants learned how to test waterfowl for highly pathogenic avian influenza, collect samples from deer to test for SARS-CoV-2, and collect material from feral swine to test for swine diseases.
• In June 2021, we offered a virtual training on Federal Indian Trust Responsibility, the most important principle of the Government's relationship with American Indian Tribes. View the Zoom recording from this training.

There are many organizations that serve the needs and interests of Indian Country. Explore here:

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
• American Indian Higher Education Consortium
• American Indian Science and Engineering Society
• Indian Nations Conservation Alliance
• Intertribal Agriculture Council
• Intertribal Nursery Council
• Intertribal Timber Council
• National Congress of American Indians
• Native American Fish and Wildlife Society
• Southwest Indian Agricultural Association
• United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.
• Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council

Visit these resources for more information on Government services and assistance for Tribes.

• USDA's Office of Tribal Relations
• U.S. Department of the Interior: Indian Affairs Office of the Special Trustee and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
• U.S. Census Bureau: Native American Population Statistics