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Cherokee Nation shifts Wildland Fire program to Natural Resources; seed bank will use random draw to expand access
Summary
Secretary of Natural Resources Christine Justice told the Cherokee Nation Council that the Nation—s Wildland Fire program transferred from Career Services to the Natural Resources department effective Jan. 1 and that the program is prepared to assist a wildfire response in Los Angeles County if deployed through the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Secretary of Natural Resources Christine Justice told the Cherokee Nation Council that the Nation—s Wildland Fire program transferred from Career Services to the Natural Resources department effective Jan. 1 and that the program is prepared to assist a wildfire response in Los Angeles County if deployed through the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Justice said the Nation had informed the Bureau of Indian Affairs that it was "ready and willing and able to assist" and noted the scope of potential need: "there are about 28,000 Cherokee citizens in L. A. County, that potentially, you know, could be impacted by this fire." The deployment mechanism through the BIA means the Nation cannot…
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