Projects
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Browns Canyon National Monument
President Obama designated the 21,589-acre Browns Canyon National Monument on February 19, 2015. The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service jointly manage the Monument. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), through the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA), manages river-based recreation on the Arkansas River through Browns Canyon.
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This project focuses on working with Tribal members to identify important cultural resources in Browns Canyon National Monument, including identifying plant and animal kin.
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The Colorado State Historical Fund has awarded funding to support Tribal interns who will engage in ethnographic and archaeological fieldwork, a river trip, and public outreach on and off the reservation. These internships will foster intergenerational learning and anthropological skills training to encourage Indigenous students to pursue a career in the cultural/natural resources field.
Monticello Field Office
The Monticello Field Office administers nearly 1.8 million surface acres of land. Of that land, 1.3 million acres make up Bears Ears National Monument. These heritage lands contain landscapes ranging from the winding waters of the San Juan River to the deep gorges of Cedar Mesa and the sheer, dramatic cliffs of Indian Creek.
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The goal of this study is to inform the Monticello Field Office officials of how Native American tribes are connected to southeast Utah and how they have utilized the range of natural resources and plant/animal kin found within this complex landscape.
Moab Field Office
Located in the heart of the Colorado Plateau, the Moab Field Office encompasses 1.8 million acres of stunningly scenic canyon country. Carved by the Colorado and Green Rivers, Moab’s public lands include a vast variety of arches, natural bridges, mesas, and spires.
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This study is a Native American cultural landscape ethnographic study of the lands around the town of Moab, Utah and in between Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, including lands to the north such as the Book Cliffs. For this project, HLC intends to bring out traditionally associated tribes to a range of places throughout the field office and interview tribal representatives regarding cultural history meaning, traditional/current use, and management recommendations.
