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The National Park Service (NPS), a bureau with the Department of the Interior (DOI), has an Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA) based in Washington, DC, led by the NPS Assistant Director, Native American Affairs Liaison. Email us for more information and questions about the ONAA.

There are also contacts in the NPS’s regional offices throughout the country. See the map below to find which NPS regional office to contact.

Map of the National Park Service's Unified Regions; detailed alt text is on the webpage next to the image

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National and Regional Contacts

Region Contact / Email Position Title
National Park Service (NPS)
Washington Area Servicing Office (WASO)

NPS-WASO
Office of Native American Affairs
1849 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
202-354-2126
Alisha Hall Deegan
Acting Assistant Director Native American Affairs Liaison
WASO Office of Native American Affairs Lisa Frost Acting Senior Tribal Relations Specialist
WASO Office of Native American Affairs Alisha Hall Deegan Tribal Relations Specialist
WASO Office of Native American Affairs Vacant Program Analyst
WASO Office of Native American Affairs Vacant Management Analyst
Region 1 National Capital Area (National Capital Region)
(includes District of Columbia and neighboring areas in Maryland and Virginia)
Noel Lopez Acting Regional Tribal Liaison
Region 1: North Atlantic - Appalachian (NorthEast Region)
(includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia)
Eric Chiasson Regional Tribal Liaison
Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (SouthEast Region)
(includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and US Virgin Islands)
Amanda Griffis Acting Regional Tribal Relations Liaison
Region 3, 4, and 5: Great Lakes, Mississippi Basin, and Missouri Basin (MidWest Region)
(includes Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin)
Kathy Boden Regional Tribal Relations Program Coordinator
Region 6, 7, and 8: Arkansas - Rio Grande - Texas - Gulf, Upper Colorado Basin, and Lower Colorado Basin (InterMountain Region)
(includes Arizona, southern California, Colorado, southern Nevada, New Mexico, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming)
Vacant Regional Tribal Liaison
Regions 9, 10, and 12: Columbia - Northwest and Great Basin (Pacific West Region)
(includes northern California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington)
Jason Lyon Regional Cultural Anthropologist/Tribal Liaison
Region 11: Alaska Region
(includes Alaska)
Justin Junge Alaska Native Tribal Affairs Representative
Region 12: Pacific Islands (Pacific West Region)
(includes American Samoa, Guam, and Hawaii)
Vacant Manager

Last updated: July 10, 2025