Law Policy and Justice, Natural Resources, Traditional Foods and Materials
Summary
On November 9th, 2011, frustrated community members from the Orleans area gathered in protest of new regulations for permits to harvest Matsutake (tanoak) mushrooms on National Forest lands.
The purpose of this Protocol is to preserve the Karuk Tribe’s (“Tribe”) ability to protect the intellectual property rights of present and future generations of the Karuk People and to recognize the inherent tribal sovereignty.
A set of guiding principles that can govern future research and other collaborative projects with the Tribe to ensure protection of intellectual and cultural property and recognize tribal sovereignty.
The Karuk Tribe will proactively work to affect policy, such that negative impacts of U.S. laws on indigenous knowledge systems are recognized and ended.
