BREAKING NEWS! US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FORMALLY PROPOSES RESCINDING APPENDIX C This morning, the US Army Corps of Engineers formally proposed rescinding Appendix C of its regulatory program and instead following the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)’s regulations for implementing the National Historic Preservation Act. You can view the proposal HERE. This would…
Read MoreToday, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Ranking Member on the House Natural Resources Committee, led several other Committee members in letters supporting Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs) to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). These letters come in the wake of powerful testimony on behalf of THPOs from Pala Band of Mission Indians…
Read MoreUPCOMING COMMENT & GRANT DEADLINES Sen. Whitehouse Offshore Wind Bill Comment: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is seeking comment on his draft Create Offshore Leadership and Livelihood Alignment By Operating Responsibly And Together for the Environment (COLLABORATE) Act, an offshore wind bill which creates a new competitive $25 million grant program shared by fishermen, states, Tribal Nations, Tribal organizations, and…
Read MoreMARK YOUR CALENDARS! TRIBES-ONLY NAGPRA REGS WEBINAR ON TUESDAY, FEB. 6 The new NAGPRA regulations are final! How’s it going for you? Do you need help understanding what it all means? We do too! Please join us for a Tribes-only virtual discussion on Tuesday, February 6 at 1:00 pm ET. This webinar is free and…
Read MoreUPDATE: Earlier versions of this email failed to include the attached comment submitted by NATHPO to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act as it pertains to NAGPRA and the below regulations. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW NAGPRA REGULATIONS TAKING EFFECT TODAY Effective today,…
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PRESS RELEASE ORGANIZATION CONTACT Valerie J. Grussing, Ph.D. NATHPO, Executive Director Valerie@nathpo.org 202-628-8476 PRESS CONTACT Julie T. Nelson Julie@nathpo.org 919-602-8157 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Â NATHPO Announces First Annual Sacred Sites Summit Will Be Held Virtually September 22 & 23, 2021 Washington, D.C., September 3, 2021 – National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO), a…
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August 18, 2021 “The diverse experience that Chuck brings to the National Park Service will be an incredible asset as we work to conserve and protect our national parks to make them more accessible for everyone. I look forward to working with him to welcome Americans from every corner of our country into our national…
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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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The Department of the Interior (DOI) has invited Tribal Leaders and Native Hawaiian Community Leaders to consult on a draft proposal of revisions to its Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) regulations (43 C.F.R. 10) prior to publication. DOI has provided a summary of previous tribal consultation in 2011 upon which the draft revisions were based, and now the National NAGPRA Program…
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President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Sara Bronin as Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) chairman. Read the White House announcement. Bronin is a Mexican American architect, attorney, and policymaker specializing in historic preservation, property, land use, and climate change. She is a professor at the Cornell College of Architecture, Art, and Planning and an Associated Faculty…
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