America's Indians are among the country's finest timberland managers.  Two affiliated organizations, the National Congress of American Indians and the Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest, recently passed resolutions requesting funding from the Obama Administration they hope to use to diversify their sagging timber economies.

When the United States Government signed peace treaties with Indian tribes more than a century ago, it took on trust oblications federal courts have repeatedly upheld.  To read a related opinion piece, click here for "Speeches" and scroll down to Jim Petersen's speech titled "Is It Time To Give Our Federal Forests Back To The Indians?"

Tribal Forestry Resolution #1

Tribal Forestry Resolution #2