The National Park Service Awards \$2 Million to

49 Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities

To Preserve Their Unique Cultural Heritage

This spring, the National Park Service awarded nearly \$2 million to 49
Indian tribes, Alaska Native groups, and Native Hawaiian organizations
to assist in preserving and protecting their unique cultural heritage.
Since 1990, this program has awarded a total of just over \$7.3 million.
Each year, federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native groups, and
Native Hawaiian organizations submit competitive grant applications to
support historic preservation projects and promote the continuation of
living cultural traditions.

In 1992 the amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act
established the Washington-based, **Tribal Historic Preservation
Program** of the National Park Service\'s Interagency Resources Division
which administers these funds. The program provides a broad range of
assistance to native peoples efforts nationwide to preserve their unique
cultural heritage.

From the program\'s beginning, native peoples have worked with the
National Park Service to define historic preservation from a tribal
perspective. In September 1990, the Director of the National Park
Service issued the landmark report, [Keepers of the Treasurers:
Protecting Historic Properties and Cultural Traditions on Indian
Lands]{.underline} which describes in the words of Indian peoples, what
they are concerned with protecting. Native language, oral literature and
oral history, plant and animal species important in tradition, and
places\--sacred and historic\--are all part of preservation from a
tribal perspective. This year\'s grant projects reflect this broad range
of needs.

The 1990 report also asserted that Indian tribes must have the
opportunity to participate fully in the national historic preservation
program, but on terms that respect their unique cultural values,
traditions, and sovereignty. Among the report\'s recommendation was one
that stated, \"The National Historic Preservation Act should be amended
to establish a separate title authorizing programs, policies, and
procedures for tribal heritage preservation and for financial support as
part of the annual appropriations process.\"

In 1992, the 102nd Congress heeded that recommendation and amended the
nation\'s cornerstone historic preservation law to include more fully
the historic and cultural preservation needs of Indian tribes, Alaska
Natives, and Native Hawaiian groups under the umbrella of the national
preservation program. While there had always been a tribal presence in
the National Historic Preservation Act since its passage in 1966, the
Congress now focussed more clearly their intent with respect to this
important issue. It was this change to the national preservation law
that established the Service\'s **Tribal Historic Preservation Program**
and authorized the grant program, now in its fifth year.

The projects selected for funding this year by the **Tribal Historic
Preservation Program** are listed below. For further information on this
program contact the National Park Service, Interagency Resources
Division, Preservation Planning Branch at 202-343-9500.

**1.** [Maliseet Archeological Project]{.underline}

Conduct an archeological survey to identify prehistoric and contact
period sites of significance to the Maliseet people, identify native
cemeteries or burials to initiate cooperative protection and
preservation with the land owners or managers, and promote cultural
awareness both within the Houlton Band and throughout the broader
northern Maine community. **Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians**

**2.** [Wampanoag Historic Preservation Plan]{.underline}

Develop and adopt a tribal historic preservation plan and ordinance to
provide comprehensive protection of tribal archeological properties.
Tribal members will attend training in historic preservation provided by
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Smithsonian
Institution. **Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Indians**

**3.** [Training in Tribal Historic Preservation Program
Development]{.underline}

Develop a body of basic historic preservation materials explaining the
roles and responsibilities of State Historic Preservation Offices for
Indian tribes. This will be a joint effort by this American Indian
cultural organization, the National Park Service, and the National
Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. **Keepers of the
Treasures Cultural Council of American Indians, Alaska Natives and
Native Hawaiians**

**4.** [Seesibakwat Minising Cultural Project]{.underline}

Establish a culture camp for youths utilizing the knowledge and wisdom
of Ojibwa tribal elders to convey cultural traditions to the next
generation. Sugar Island, the site selected for the camp, is a
traditional gathering place for the Ojibwa of northern Michigan. **Sault
Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians**

**5.** [Odawa Historic and Cultural Preservation Planning
Project]{.underline}

Develop a comprehensive cultural resources plan and establish a
permanent Cultural Advisory Council of traditional Odawa elders and
interested persons to advise the tribe on cultural preservation.
**Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians**

**6.** [Grand Traverse Band Historic Preservation Program]{.underline}

Collect, catalog, and preserve significant tribal artifacts donated by
tribal members for inclusion in the newly established Museum and
Cultural Learning Center. An exhibition of Native American quill box art
will be developed and housed in the museum. **Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians**

**7.** [Prophetstown: Discovering the Past to Plan for the
Future]{.underline}

Conduct an archeological survey of a 210 acre historic site near the
site of the Battle of Tippecanoe. Two weeks of professional training for
two tribal members in archeological survey techniques and non-invasive
archeological discovery techniques will be provided. **Pokagon
Potawatomi Nation**

**8.** [Oneida Historic Plant Preservation Project]{.underline}

Sponsor twenty students from the Oneida Nation High School in exploring
the traditional uses of plants. With the assistance of Oneida elders and
a botanist from the University of Wisconsin, the students will identify
and document medicine plants and learn their traditional names and their
ceremonial and medicinal uses. **Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin**

**9.** [Sokaogon Chippewa Community Historic Preservation
Project]{.underline}

Support nine meetings of the Sokaogon Chippewa Historic Preservation
Committee which oversees historic preservation issues on Mole Lake
Reservation. One full time staff position to the committee and a
qualified anthropological consultant will be hired to administer and
provide training, conduct survey(s), and report on and recommend
appropriate preservation activities to the Sokaogon Historic
Preservation Committee and the Tribal Council. **Sokaogon Chippewa
Community**

**10.** [Preserving Chippewa Heritage]{.underline}

Support two staff positions to collect artifacts, photographs, and other
information to increase knowledge of the tribe\'s historic and cultural
resources. Two tribal trainees will attend courses in historic
preservation to better equip the Lac du Flambeau Historic Preservation
Office in meeting the tribe\'s cultural heritage needs. **Lac du
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians**

**11.** [Ojibway Cultural Village]{.underline}

Create a \"living history\" interpretive exhibit at the Grand Portage
National Monument. The exhibit will depict the significant contributions
and relationships the Ojibway had with the fur traders at Grand Portage.
This exhibit will be documented to illustrate the tribe\'s role in the
fur trade of the 1700\'s to tribal youths. **Grand Portage Tribal
Council**

**12.** [Mille Lacs Reservation Oral History Project]{.underline}

Interview sixty tribal elders**.** Ojibwe interviews will be translated
into English, indexed, and duplicated. Approximately 600 historical
photographs of tribal members will be indexed and catalogued. The
information will be archived for future generations of band members and
non-band members alike. **Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe**

**13.** [Lower Sioux Cultural Resources Mapping and Information
Project]{.underline}

Complete a comprehensive survey of culturally significant sites on the
reservation utilizing written and oral sources. GIS maps and attribute
tables of the data will be created. Information packets for tribal
property owners will be developed to explain appropriate legal
protection, voluntary protection information, cultural awareness and
sensitivity information, and other appropriate guidance. **Lower Sioux
Indian Community**

**14.** [Turtle Mountain Cultural Traditions and Historic Sites
Preservation Needs Inventory]{.underline}

Conduct a comprehensive survey and inventory of historic sites and
cultural traditions. A comprehensive plan will be produced to assist the
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians preserve and protect their
cultural traditions and historic sites. **Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians**

**15.** [Old Agency Building Preservation Plan - Lakota Archives and
Historical Research Center]{.underline}

Develop a preservation plan for and rehabilitate the Old Agency
Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, so that
the building can house the Lakota Archives and Historical Research
Center. **Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Sinte Gleska University**

**16.** [Iowa Tribe Historic Preservation Office
Development]{.underline}

Prepare a comprehensive historic preservation plan with administrative
procedures detailing identification and documentation of Iowa
cultural/historical properties. The tribe will work with the State
Historic Preservation Offices of Oklahoma and Missouri in identifying
sites of historic significance to it. **Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma**

**17.** [Kaw Nation Museum Project]{.underline}

Develop and implement a collections and inventory plan for the Kaw
Nation Museum. Museum training for the Kaw Museum Board will be provided
to enhance their oversight responsibility. **Kaw Nation of Oklahoma**

**18.** [Sauk Culture and Language Revitalization Project]{.underline}

Conduct a community cultural needs assessment to provide an information
base from which a report of findings and recommendations and a
comprehensive Sac and Fox cultural retention plan will be developed.
**Sac and Fox Nation**

**19.** [Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Historic Preservation
Project]{.underline}

Develop a historic preservation plan in consultation with the State
Historic Preservation Offices of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. The project
incudes a survey of two thousand acres of tribal lands, documentation of
the survey\'s findings, and development of a Geographic Information
System database to maintain and use the survey findings. **Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes**

**20.** [Fort Sill Cultural Needs Assessment]{.underline}

Conduct a cultural needs assessment to prioritize tribal membership
concerns in cultural preservation. A strategic plan to address the
issues identified in the cultural needs assessment will be developed..
**Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma**

**21.** [Tigue Culture Documentation Project]{.underline}

Document, preserve, and convey to the next generation traditional
methods of pottery making, bead and leatherworking, oven construction,
bread baking, weaving, silversmithing, and the manufacturing of drums,
rattles, pipes and other ceremonial materials. **Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo**

**22.** [Zuni Heritage and Historic Preservation Office Implementation
Project]{.underline}

Assess needs of and develop a plan for the Zuni Tribe to assume State
Historic Preservation Office functions on Zuni lands under Section
101(d)(2) of the National Historic Preservation Act, in consultation
with the National Park Service and the New Mexico Office of Cultural
Affairs. **Pueblo of Zuni**

**23.** [White Mountain Apache Tribe Tribal Historic Preservation
Office]{.underline}

Assess and explore the feasibility of the White Mountain Apache assuming
State Historic Preservation Office functions on tribal lands under
section 101(d)(2) of the National Historic Preservation Act in
consultation with the National Park Service and the Arizona SHPO. Based
on findings, the tribe will write a historic preservation ordinance to
be implemented if the tribe assumes SHPO functions. **White Mountain
Apache Tribe**

**24.** [Antelope Mesa Archeological Survey Project]{.underline}

Survey and inventory the Antelope Mesa archeological sites. The data
will be entered into Geographic Information System format and used by
the tribe in the management of archeological sites located on the Hopi
Indian Reservation. **The Hopi Tribe**

**25.** [Southern Paiute Traditional Teachings for Tomorrow\'s
Elders]{.underline}

Conduct a summer Paiute traditional camp for tribal elders to share the
traditions of the Southern Paiutes with tribal youths. Videotaped
sessions of the camp will be made to preserve the knowledge and
teachings of the elders. **Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians**

**26.** [Mohave Mission Church Rehabilitation Project]{.underline}

Rehabilitate the historic Mohave Mission Church, listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, to house displays and the tribal archives
as an extension of the Colorado River Indian Tribes\' Museum .
**Colorado River Indian Tribes**

**27.** [Fort Yuma Historic Rehabilitation]{.underline}

Rehabilitate Building 9, the Superintendent\'s Residence, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places, at Fort Yuma on the Quechan Indian
Reservation. **Quechan Indian Tribe**

**28.** [Shoshone Tribal Historic Preservation Office]{.underline}

Develop and establish a tribal historic preservation office in response
to the 1992 amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act. The
office will play an integral part in assessing the effect of planned
development on significant tribal historic structures and sites. **The
Eastern Shoshone Tribe**

**29.** [Faith Hall Community Center Restoration Project]{.underline}

Hire an architect to perform an architectural assessment and develop a
restoration plan for Faith Hall, a historic building on the Northern
Arapaho reservation, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
**Northern Arapaho Business Council**

**30.** [Chippewa Cree Cultural Recovery Program]{.underline}

Hire a tribal historian to compile Chippewa Cree tribal historical data
from museums, private collections, and other archival entities along the
migratory route of the Chippewa Cree from the Great Lakes to Montana.
**Chippewa Cree Tribe**

**31.** [Kootenai Traditional Plants Preservation Project]{.underline}

Survey and inventory the location of populations of \"tribal plants of
special concern\" to the Kootenai people by a cultural botanist and
tribal elders. Samples of traditional plants will be collected. The
gathering areas will be identified and added to the tribe\'s
Arch-Info/View GIS so they can be considered in future land development
plans. **Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes**

**32.** [Colville Tribal Indian Cultural Camp]{.underline}

Operate two-week long culture camps for the Colville Tribe children: one
for grades K-6 and the other for grades 7-12. The camp will provide a
total of 100 children with an awareness of tribal government, tribal
corporations, and Colville tribal history and traditions. **Colville
Confederated Tribes**

**33.** [Puyallup Tribe of Indians Cultural Needs
Assessment]{.underline}

Perform a comprehensive cultural needs assessment through a survey that
includes a questionnaire, community meetings, interviews with tribal
members, and an analysis of existing cultural materials from tribal
members, archives, and related tribal committees and departments. A
cultural resources report summarizing the findings will be prepared.
**Puyallup Tribe of Indians**

**34.** [The Making of a S\'Klallam Longhouse - Documenting
Architectural Traditions]{.underline}

Produce a broadcast quality video documenting the carving and raising of
a traditional longhouse. Four master craftsmen will carve the
traditional designs on the support beams of the longhouse and the entire
community will hold a traditional celebration of the raising of the
poles. **Port Gamble S\'Klallam Tribe**

**35.** [Makah Cultural and Research Center Archival
Project]{.underline}

Design and develop a computerized database to maintain the Makah
Archives and to make it more accessible to tribal members. A tribal
member will be trained in archival techniques, which include sending the
tribal members to the Smithsonian Institution\'s Archival Techniques
Workshop in Washington, D.C. **Makah Indian Nation**

**36.** [Quileute Cultural Resource Survey, Inventory, and Preservation
Program]{.underline}

Establish a tribal cultural preservation committee, develop a long-range
cultural resource preservation plan, prepare a preservation ordinance,
and train a tribal intern in historic preservation. **Quileute Tribal
Council**

**37.** [Siletz Tribal Historic Photograph Archive Project]{.underline}

Create a tribal photo archive of historically, politically, and socially
significant photographs that document Siletz tribal history from removal
to tribal restoration (1977). A database will be created to catalog the
newly accessioned photos from tribal members, as will a policy for the
use of the archives. **Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon**

**38.** [Coquille Archeological Training]{.underline}

Train ten tribal members in the appropriate methodology and procedures
for conducting archeological literature searches, historic document
research, and basic on-site field investigation techniques. **The
Coquille Indian Tribe**

**39.** [Yurok Tribe Traditional Tobacco Project]{.underline}

Conduct an ethnobotanical study of the traditional use of tobacco by the
Yurok and Karuk Indian Tribes of Northern California. The tribe will
hold a 5 day summer camp on traditional gathering methods and uses,
prepare a map of gathering sites for tribal use, and produce a book of
traditional tobacco stories. **Yurok Tribe**

**40.** [A Culture and History Needs Assessment of the Greenville
Rancheria]{.underline}

Conduct a cultural needs assessment of the Greenville Rancheria to
assist in the development of a five year culture and history plan. The
Greenville Rancheria Culture and History Committee will ensure its
implementation and provide training for part time staff and committee
members in basic historic preservation methods. **Greenville Rancheria**

**41.** [Southeast Alaska Native Place Name Project - Year
II]{.underline}

Document traditional southeast Alaska native place names and their
associated cultural meanings to the Sitka Tribes. High quality place
name maps will be produced and made available with associated
documentation for each community studied based on interviews with native
elders. This second phase of the project will focus on the communities
of Saxman, Ketchikan, Klukwan, and Haines. **Southeast Native
Subsistence Commission and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska**

**42.** [Tlingit Totem Pole Project]{.underline}

Carve a 40 foot totem pole demonstrating traditional Tlingit style and
techniques thereby preserving this important component of Tlingit
culture. The totem pole will be displayed at the Southeast Alaska Indian
Cultural Center in Sitka National Park along with totem poles from other
Sitka area tribes. **Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center and the
Sitka Tribe of Alaska**

**43.** [Preserving a Living Tradition in a Tlingit Haida
Community]{.underline}

Conduct a summer camp to teach the tribal youths in a Tlingit Haida
Community oral traditions of the Raven and Eagle clans. These children
will be asked to retell the stories and sing the songs they learned at
the annual winter potlatch. **Juneau Tlingit & Haida Community Council**

**44.** [Seldovia Village Community Cultural Needs
Assessment]{.underline}

Conduct a community cultural needs assessment that will identify and
accurately assess the critical nature of the cultural issues within the
village. A cultural revitalization program will be developed and
implemented. **Seldovia Village Tribe, IRA**

**45.** [Stevens Village Traditional Arts Project]{.underline}

Prepare video and photographic documentation of the manufacturing of a
traditional chief\'s coat, a working fishwheel, traditional bear spear,
and an under-ice winter muskrat trap. The cultural items, representative
of the traditional subsistence culture of the village, will be displayed
at Steven\'s Village School. **Stevens Village IRA Council**

**46.** [Traditional Lifeways Documentation of the Native Tribe of
Noatak]{.underline}

Document traditional lifeways of the Village of Noatak, including basket
sled building; making rope from braided seal hides; fashioning hunting
equipment, tools, and weapons; flint gathering; and traditional fire
making. Cultural documentation will include story telling, traditional
weather forecasting, and taboos.

**Native Village of Noatak**

**47.** [Kuigpagmiut, Inc. Place Name Project]{.underline}

Document traditional place names and produce a map with the names of
sites in and around the three villages that make up Kuigpagmiut Inc. A
database on every named site, including location, description, social
group affiliation, historic and cultural associations, and informational
sources, will preserve this information for future generations.
**Kuigpagmiut, Inc.**

**48.** [Akutan Aleut Heritage Museum Development Project]{.underline}

Collect artifacts and historic photographs from community members to
preserve and display in the new village museum. A computer database will
maintain a record of the collection. **Akutan Traditional Council**

**49.** [Hawaiian Language Tapes Preservation Project]{.underline}

Duplicate, index, and archive 630 audio tapes of native speaking elders
who convey Hawaiian history, social life, and local traditions. One set
of these tapes will be made available to the public through the
University of Hawai\'i\'s Hale Kuamo\'o Hawaiian Language Center. **The
Hale Kuamo\'o Hawaiian Language Center**