As Tribal Nations confront mounting threats to sacred places, burial sites, and traditional cultural landscapes, some of the most powerful—and underutilized—tools in a Tribal government’s toolkit involve the use of Tribal law to assert jurisdiction, enforce cultural protections, and secure funding for preservation work. 

We are proud to offer a free webinar on how Tribes can use legal and cultural tools to protect sacred places and assert sovereignty. This webinar will explore how Tribal governments can continue using their inherent sovereignty to develop and enforce legal protections for sacred and cultural places, including through cultural resource codes, enforcement regimes, civil recovery systems, and direct negotiations with project developers. 

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Me1ZJ9lDQ4qDfwS3y8WBzw#/registration

We’ll cover how to: 
- Design Tribal natural and cultural resource codes with enforceable remedies
- Negotiate leases and rights-of-way that include accountability mechanisms
- Recover trespass damages under Tribal and federal law
- Assess and value natural and cultural resource damage after unauthorized disturbance

If you know of people in Tribal Nation THPOs, legal offices, natural resources departments, or cultural programs who might benefit from seeing this presentation, please encourage them to register and forward this email! A flyer for the webinar is available here. And please feel free to send in questions in advance or bring them to the webinar!

October 21, 2025 | 3–5pm EDT (12–2pm PDT)