Yes, there are best practices out there, everywhere. For instance, in our community we don't have a written rule saying that this is your land, that you're allotted this land. Most of our land is held in custom. People respect that. They don't make big homes, big yards. They're very mindful of the little land base we have. For instance, in my community we occupy only 13% of our whole 8,600 acres. The rest of it is practically unusable.
The way I get around to managing these lands is by asking my colleagues throughout the country how they go about setting these rules.