Working with IGA & Executive Orders

Overview & Learning Objectives

Executive Order 13175 obligates federal agencies to consult with tribal governments on policies with tribal implications — machinery that only works for nations that show up prepared. This module covers the consultation process end to end, intergovernmental affairs relationships across agencies, and the policy advocacy playbook for turning consultation windows into outcomes.

• Explain EO 13175 consultation obligations and how agencies implement them
• Map intergovernmental affairs contacts across the federal government
• Prepare and submit effective consultation positions
• Build a standing policy advocacy operation for your nation

Reading Sections

Reading sections for this module are being prepared from the Institute’s book manuscript and will publish here as they are finalized.

Case Studies

Executive Order 13175 (2000)

The order directs every federal agency to establish regular, meaningful consultation with tribal officials on policies with tribal implications and to respect tribal self-government in rulemaking — the legal hook behind every consultation event on the Institute’s Calendar.

Consultation machinery in motion

The 2026 Education, Interior, and Labor consultation on the Indian Education Partnership interagency agreement shows the EO 13175 process working across three agencies at once — and why prepared written positions decide what nations get out of it.