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Research Project: Curation and Research to Safeguard and Expand Collections of Plant and Microbial Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive Information

Location: Agricultural Genetic Resources Preservation Research

Title: USDA announces tribal secure seed storage agreement

Author
item Volk, Gayle
item Tetreault, Hannah
item Harmel, Robert
item YELLOW-LUGER, LISA - US Department Of Agriculture (USDA)
item SCHAD, TAYLOR - US Department Of Agriculture (USDA)

Submitted to: Tribal College Journal
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/13/2025
Publication Date: 8/29/2025
Citation: Volk, G.M., Tetreault, H.M., Harmel, R.D., Yellow-Luger, L., Schad, T. 2025. USDA announces tribal secure seed storage agreement. Tribal College Journal. 37(1). Available: https://tribalcollegejournal.org/usda-announces-tribal-secure-seed-storage-agreement/

Interpretive Summary: Both cultivated and wild plants are key cultural resources in Indigenous communities. These materials have either been cultivated or collected for many generations. Seeds from Tribes and their entities can be made available for current and future generations through the use of a new USDA-ARS Tribal Secure Seed Storage Agreement template which allows for the establishment of seed storage agreements with USDA-ARS. Seeds under these agreements are placed into long-term secure storage at the USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado, a genebank unit within the US National Plant Germplasm System and are made available to the depositor, and nobody else, upon request. The agreement template and associated instructions are available online.

Technical Abstract: Both cultivated and wild plants are key cultural resources in Indigenous communities. These materials have either been cultivated or collected for many generations. Seeds from Tribes and their entities can be made available for current and future generations through the use of a new USDA-ARS Tribal Secure Seed Storage Agreement template which allows for the establishment of seed storage agreements with USDA-ARS. Seeds under these agreements are placed into long-term secure storage at the USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado, a genebank unit within the US National Plant Germplasm System and are made available to the depositor, and nobody else, upon request. The agreement template and associated instructions are available online.