Tribes and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department--Partnerships in Training, Repatriation, and Traditional Plant Gathering.

This article examines the results of over a decade of meaningful consultation between the Tribes in Oregon and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD). The article traces the origins and evolution of the agency's present-day tribal consultation approach. With a thorough look at the archaeology awareness training for state employees, as well as repatriation and use of traditional ecological knowledge, the positive evolution of the culture of one State of Oregon agency is recognized. By examining the agency's interactions with the Tribes, and through conducting recent interviews with tribal leaders and staff, and OPRD management, successful relationships are discovered. This article presents several examples to provide ideas and avenues to improve future tribal consultations, and ways that other agencies in the United States can embrace a better understanding of meaningful consultation with tribal partners by creating collaborative opportunities for the management of natural and cultural resources, which can help heal historical wrongs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]