Management

Establishment of the National Monument

Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument was established by presidential proclamation on December 9, 2024. The national historical significance of the site of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School was already recognized as a national historic landmark through the National Historic Landmark Program administered by the National Park Service.

Tribal Consultation and Collaboration

The Department of the Interior and National Park Service have implemented new policies and procedures that reinforce the federal government’s responsibility to ensure regular and meaningful consultation with tribes. Since 2021, increasing actions have enabled Tribes and Indigenous communities to manage their resources and lands, pursue opportunities based on their own strategies and priorities, and self-govern through their own independent judgment and Indigenous values. Approximately a third of the country’s 430+ national parks have co-stewardship agreements with affiliated tribes.

The Department of the Interior, of which the National Park Service is a bureau, launched the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative in June of 2021. The initiative is a comprehensive effort to recognize the troubled legacy of federal Indian boarding school policies with the goal of addressing their intergenerational impact and to shed light on the traumas of the past.

Park Planning and Management

Development of this new park will be informed by a comprehensive planning process that will involve affiliated Tribal Nations, the US Army, local communities, other key stakeholders, and the general public. The goal through collaboration is to provide a thoughtful, thorough, and representative history related to Carlisle Indian Boarding School and the larger movement that it was part of in our nation’s history. The National Park Service will work with the US Army, affiliated Tribal Nations, and the local communities on management and visitor experiences.