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Tribal leaders ask Appropriations for forest management parity and firefighter pay equity
Summary
Tribal representatives urged the House Appropriations subcommittee to close long‑running funding gaps for tribal forest management and to ensure wildland firefighter pay parity for tribal firefighters.
Tribal officials and timber managers told the Appropriations subcommittee that federal underfunding of Indian forest management has produced foregone revenue, lost jobs and weakened capacity to respond to wildfire.
Cody Desalta, president of the Intertribal Timber Council and executive director of a tribal natural resources program, cited the 2023 Indian Forest Management Assessment Team (IFMAT) report. "BIA funding in real terms has declined 21% over the…
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