Trust in the land : new directions in tribal conservation

Middleton, Beth Rose 1979- (Author).

Summary: "This book sets into motion a new wave of ideas concerning land conservation. It will appeal to Native and non-Native individuals and organizations interested in protecting the land as well as serving as a useful tool for environmentalists and government agencies."--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 0816529280
ISBN: 9780816529285 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0816529280 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xxii, 324 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The context of private conservation -- Environmental justice and tribal conservation -- Intertribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council (California) -- Native American land conservancy (California/national) -- The art and science of creating a 501(c)(3) Native American land conservancy / Kurt Russo -- Mitigation of tribal development : Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation (California) -- Senate Bill 18 (Burton) and mitigation of non-tribal development : Morongo band of Mission Indians (California) -- Developing cultural conservation easements : Little Traverse Bay bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan) -- Native nonprofits and petitioning tribes : Tsi-Akim Maidu (California) -- Alaska native lands : Kachemak Heritage Land Trust (Alaska) and Nushagak-Mulchatna Wood-Tikchik Land Trust (Alaska) -- Land purchases and fee-to-trust considerations : Jamestown S'klallam tribe (Washington) -- Land purchases and fee-to-trust considerations : eastern band of Cherokee Indians (North Carolina) -- Watershed protection : Nisqually Indian tribe (Washington) -- Partnerships for native land management : Cache Creek conservancy tending and gathering garden (California) -- Tribal resource conservation districts, the Coarsegold Resource Conservation District, and the Susanville Indian Rancheria (California).