Tribal Cultural and Religious Site Access in National Parks

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-07-29 — Chiricahua National Park Act: cross-connection with chiricahua-national-park-act: Chiricahua bill is a unit-specific application of the broader framework for tribal cultural and religious site access in national parks, including temporary closure authority for customary uses. (novelty: 2)
2026-02-03 — Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026: cross-connection with indian-boarding-school-truth-healing-commission: Commission recommendations on grave protections and repatriation intersect with tribal access to cultural and religious sites on federal lands, including boarding-school burial locations. (novelty: 3)
2026-03-17 — Chiricahua National Park Act: Chiricahua National Park Act redesignates Chiricahua National Monument (Arizona) as a National Park and directs the National Park Service to protect tribal traditional cultural and religious sites within the park, authorizing temporary public closures to accommodate tribal customary uses. (novelty: 2)