Policies Concerning the Nez Perce The Nez Perce Tribe has become
actively involved with the EPA, DOE, and USDA to create sound
developmental policies that compliment the traditional Nez Perce
way of life with a bit of modern technology. Energy developments
have included solar panel construction as well as bio-diesel
programs in order to create more efficient and less harmful
forms of energy production. Working with the USDA, the Nez Perce
Tribe has been establishing programs that concern waste
management policies and agricultural practices. Arguably the
most profound bilateral action has concerned environmental
protection. Focusing on what matters most, the Nez Perce have
eagerly participated in developing the Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission. In doing so they have been able to keep
track of their most precious resources of all - the water and
salmon. Settlements such as the Nez Perce Water Rights
Settlement have allowed more freedom and jurisdiction over a
territory that once belonged to no single