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Question 7: How do you ensure that your actions satisfy the federal government's trust 

 obligations to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest? 



Answer: BPA consults with and enters into agreements with Indian Tribes as well as 



other entities on many matters, including the development of and 

 implementation of measures to protect fish and wildlife adversely affected 

 by Federal hydroelectric projects. Principal fish and wildlife agreements 

 with Indian Tribes as parties include hatchery operation agreements 1, the 

 Washington Wildlife Mitigation Agreement^ the Dworshak Wildlife 

 Mitigation Agreement^, the Fish Spill Memorandum of Agreement^, 

 additional contracts to implement particular measures benefiting fish and 

 wildlife, and anthropological studies at selected Native American historical 

 sites. For more information on contracts with Indian Tribes to implement 

 particular fish and wildlife measures, see Table A. 



These efforts support the U.S. Department of Energy's Indian Policy, 

 which has the purpose of facilitating a govemment-to-govemment 

 relationship with Indian Tribes and ensuring consideration of tribal 

 concerns prior to making decisions and taking actions BPA's fish and 

 wildlife measures improve conditions for many species and benefit Indian 

 Tribes and others in the Pacific Northwest. 



'The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CCT), Spokane Tribe of Indians, and the 

 Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) are parties to these 

 agreements. 



2The CCT, CTUIR, and the Yakima Indian Nation (YIN) are parties to this agreement. 



3 The Nez Perce Tribe is a party to this agreement 



"♦The CCT, CTUIR, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, and Nez Perce Tribe 

 are parties to this Agreement. 



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