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Native Americans & NPS Management Policies

Management Policies: The Guide to Managing the National Park System, Aug. 31, 2006 is "the basic policy document of the National Park Service." Rather than have a separately stated policy relating to the concerns specific to American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, the National Park Service Management Policies address these concerns throughout this one primary policy document.

In its printed form, the National Park Service Management Policies 2006 is 180 pages long, with 10 chapters, three appendices, a glossary, and the index. Chapters cover 1) the park idea, park resources and values, relationship with American Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiians; 2) park system planning; 3) land protection; 4) natural resource management; 5) cultural resource management; 6) wilderness preservation and management; 7) interpretation and education; 8) use of the parks -- visitor, recreation, back country, fishing, hunting, law enforcement, use by American Indians and other traditionally associated groups; 9) park facilities -- planning, accessibility, maintenance, waste management, roads, trails, visitor centers, commemorative plaques; 10) commercial visitor services, concessions.

Links
NPS Management Policies 2006 from NPS website [complete document]

Documents
NPS Management Policies 2006 & Native Americans (doc)
Description: Short version -- contains 6 key sections from the Policies [8 pages]

Native Americans and NPS Management Policies (doc)
Description: Long version -- contains most sections likely to be of interest to Native Americans [53 pages]