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<br />, <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />U.S_ Department of the Interior <br />Mission Statement <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />As the Nation's principal conservation agency, <br />the Department of the Interior-has responsibility <br />for most of bur national/y~owned public .lands <br />and nfltural resources. This includes fostering <br />. sound use of our land' and water resources;' <br />protecting our fish, wildlife" and biological <br />diversity; preserving' the environmental . and <br />cultural itlaues of' our nation~1 parks and <br />. historical places; and providing for the <br />enjoyment of life through outdoor recreatio!1. <br />The Department' assesses our energy and <br />mineral resources and works to ensure that tHeir' <br />development is in the best interests of aI/our <br />people by encouraging stewardship and citizen <br />participation in their care: The Department also <br />has a major responsibility for American Indian <br />, . <br />reservation communities and for people who live <br />, in island territories under U.S. administration. - <br />