NATHPO is so excited to share this job opening for a geospatial and general application/database development position to support our Land Area & Name Directory (LAND) Project! The job description is attached and on our Community Job Postings page. Please help us spread the word! We are also proud to announce two brand new projects we are undertaking in…
Read MorePlease see the announcement below from the Department of Interior (DOI). Earlier this week, DOI announced significant milestones and released their second and final report as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. We thank Secretary Haaland, Assistant Secretary Newland, and DOI for their work on this initiative. We cannot adequately express our gratitude for…
Read MoreThe Department seeks to consult with Tribal governments, Alaska Native Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations on key issues for inclusion in the Department’s Indian Boarding School Initiative’s (Initiative) report and to help lay the foundation for future sitework to protect potential burial sites and other sensitive information. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the…
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Draft Regulations On July 9, 2021, the Department invited Tribal leaders and Native Hawaiian Community leaders to consult on a draft proposal of revised NAGPRA regulations. Consultations are scheduled for August 9, 13, and 16 with Indian Tribes and August 17 with Native Hawaiian Community leaders. See Consultations and Listening Sessions Schedule. The Department also provided a summary of previous…
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It’s that time again! Increasing the amount appropriated for THPOs in the Historic Preservation Fund is a primary area of advocacy for NATHPO. And we need you! Here is a letter template you can personalize – one for the House and one for the Senate. Legislators prefer that you send these to your own Representatives and your own Senators. You know…
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On February 9, more than 200 conservation, Indigenous, religious and business groups sent a letter urging President Biden to withdraw the approval of a land exchange that would trade away Oak Flat, an Apache sacred site on the Tonto National Forest in central Arizona, to international mining company Rio Tinto. In the final days of the Trump…
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On February 11, 2021, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) announced that it was terminating consultation on the development of a Section 106 agreement with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in the Resolution Copper Project and Southeast Arizona Land Exchange in Tonto National Forest (TNF), Arizona. Pursuant to its responsibilities under the National Historic…
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Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) announces the action alert for National Register Final Rule, Request Meeting & Consultation. The DOI/NPS Rule that would fundamentally alter the National Register of Historic Places’ process has moved from Proposed to Final and has been sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at…
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Action Alert: Request for Government-to-Government Consultation for FCC’s Twilight Towers Program Comment Request Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) announces the action alert for Request for G2G Consultation for FCC’s Twilight Towers Program Comment Request. SUMMARY On August 24, 2020, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) received a request from…
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The proposed mine would destroy a National Register-Listed Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) sand hundreds of additional tribal cultural resources in the region. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) closed the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on November 7, 2019, and is rushing to finalize the EIS on the Resolution Copper mine by…
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