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forestry and fire programs. Directly after completing the field site visit the team participated in a focus group and NTFP input which was well attended with representatives from different tribal departments and programs within the Tribes as well as tribal members at large. The IFMAT IV team participants on the Colville Reservation site visit included John Sessions, Tim Vredenburg, Michael Dockry, George Smith, John Bailey, Vincent Corrao, Adrian Leighton, and IFMAT students Chase Christopherson and Hannah Funke. Nez Perce Tribe The IFMAT IV Nez Perce Tribe visit consisted of a virtual meeting on June 16 followed by an on- site visit on June 24 and a Focus Group meeting conducted on July 14th. The team participants on the Nez Perce Tribe site visit included John Sessions, Tim Vredenburg, Michael Dockry, George Smith, Vincent Corrao, Adrian Leighton, Serra Hoagland and IFMAT student Chase Christopherson. The focus meeting and NTFP input was held at the Clearwater River Casino and Adrian Leighton, Vincent Corrao and Student Participant Austin Durglo conducted the focus group session. July 2021 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation The IFMAT Yakama Nation visit consisted of a virtual meeting on July 15 followed by an on-site visit on July 19-20. The Yakama Nation IFMAT on-site visit was well attended by staff in the forestry and fire programs. The team spent ½ day with Yakama Forest Products and Cultural staff on Monday July 19 and then participated in a full field day on Tuesday, July 20. Directly after completing the Yakama Forest Products meeting on Monday the team participated in a focus group which was well attended with representatives from different tribal departments and programs within the Tribes as well as tribal members at large. The team participants on the Yakama Nation site visit included John Sessions, Tim Vredenburg, Mark Rasmussen, Mark Corrao, George Smith, Vincent Corrao, Adrian Leighton, and IFMAT student Austin Durglo. Spokane Tribe of Indians The IFMAT Spokane Tribe visit consisted of a virtual meeting on July 13 followed by an on-site visit on July 21-22. The Spokane Tribe IFMAT on-site visit was well attended by staff in the forestry program.
IFMAT IV Core team in June 2020 started with developing the overall implementation and methodology for data collection for sampling tribes throughout the 12 BIA regions including Alaska. From June 2020 through June 2021 the Core Team reviewed the major and minor timberland resource categories nationwide for identifying the sample process for the tribes to be selected. The Team also worked with ITC to send 45 letters inviting tribes to participate. The team also reviewed the IFMAT questions used in the prior IFMAT assessments as well as the Tribal and BIA questionnaires. A work plan for the team was developed and included developing an IFMAT IV Site Visit Handbook to assist the tribes in preparing for the assessments. Twelve Technical Specialist were identified nationwide to assist the core team in the assessment. Early in the process the team interviewed native students to participate on the IFMAT IV team and 5 students were selected. The team started the assessment by interviewing the BIA National and Regional offices in May of 2020 and continued through May 2021. Due to COVID restrictions, reservation on site visits were postponed and Zoom calls were implemented to begin a dialog with the tribes in preparation for a site visit. Each tribe was encouraged to have a Zoom virtual meeting to review a series of questions that support the information and data necessary for the team to collect for each of the tasks mandated by NIFRMA and ITC. The site visits included interviews with tribal members on the importance of the forest and included interviews on non-timber forest resources with cultural staff and elders. Site visits included field tours to observe management practices on each reservation. Forty-one tribes participated in the assessment and onsite visits were conducted on 37 reservations. In June 2021 the IFMAT IV team was able to begin on site in person visits working with each tribe’s COVID policies. On site visits continued through 2022 completing the last on-site visit in October 2022. June 2021 Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation The IFMAT Colville visit consisted of a virtual meeting on June 10 followed by an on-site visit on June 21-22. The virtual meeting reviewed a series of questions that support the information and data necessary for the team to collect for each of the tasks mandated by NIFRMA and ITC. The Colville IFMAT on-site visit was well attended by staff in the
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