Tribal Cultural Resource Management

The Full Circle to Stewardship

By (author) Darby C. Stapp, Michael S. Burney Foreword by Van Jeff Pelt Other Robert Whitlam

Publication date:

23 October 2002

Length of book:

208 pages

Publisher

AltaMira Press

ISBN-13: 9780759101043

The entrance of Native Americans into the world of cultural resource management is forcing a change in the traditional paradigms that have guided archaeologists, anthropologists, and other CRM professionals. This book examines these developments from tribal perspectives, and articulates native views on the identification of cultural resources, how they should be handled and by whom, and what their meaning is in contemporary life.

Sponsored by the Heritage Resources Management Program, University of Nevada, Reno

Part 1 Foreword by Jeff Van Pelt
Part 2 Preface
Part 3 Part One: Tracing the Roots of Tribal Cultural Resource Management
Chapter 4 Chapter 1: Defining Tribal Cultural Resource Management
Chapter 5 Chapter 2: The Early Years: Archaeology and American Indians - 1492 to 1960
Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Archaeology, Anthropology and American Indians - 1960 to 1980
Chapter 7 Chapter 4: Archaeology, Anthropology and American Indians - the 1980s and 1990s
Chapter 8 Chapter 5: Case Study: The Cultural Resource Protection Program of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Part 9 Part Two: Implementing a Tribal Cultural Resource Management Agenda
Chapter 10 Chapter 6: Developing a Tribal Cultural Resource Protection Program
Chapter 11 Chapter 7: Consultation: The Cornerstone of Tribal Cultural Resource Management
Chapter 12 Chapter 8: Cultural Landscapes and the Challenge of Protection
Chapter 13 Chapter 9: Promoting a Cultural Resource Stewardship Agenda to Address Tribal Interests and Expectations
Part 14 Part Three: The Future of Cultural Resource Management
Chapter 15 Chapter 10: The Fruits of Synergy
Part 16 Afterword by Robert Whitlam

This book may be one of the most important books ever published on the subject of tribal cultural resources management. Friends like Darby and Michael have assisted us in coming back full-circle to place (sacred sites), to our original responsibilities to take care of the land and our cultural resources. For me, coming full-circle means coming together with the ones who were here before, to be one with the spirit, and the mind. For Indian people, this work feeds the spiritual part of the body. We understand the knowledge of our past generations, and through those who were here before we know our purpose. Our purpose is to make decisions that will bring us (all of us) better water, air, and a better way of life. This book will surely be a guide for cultural resources managers and the future of archaeology.