Skip to content

Following NATHPO Testimony, House Members Take Action to Support THPOs

Today, 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 More

Bills Introduced to Elevate the Role of Tribal Nations, Protect Tribal Cultural Sites in Public Land Management

Press Release Media Contact: Lindsay Gressard (202) 225-6065 or (202) 740-4715 mobile Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) yesterday announced the introduction of two House and Senate companion bills to advance Tribal management of public lands and to improve protection of sacred and cultural sites: The Advancing Tribal Parity on Public…

Read More

LAND Approach

Land Area & Name Directory Purpose and Goals Understanding the locations of Tribally important places and resources is essential to their preservation and consideration during emergency response activities and planning for infrastructure, energy, and broadband development – including NHPA Section 106 reviews. This project will create a geospatial platform for information on Tribal cultural resource…

Read More

NATHPO’s First Annual Sacred Sites Summit – Press Release

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: 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 national non-profit…

Read More