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Yakutat
Native Association/Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
Yakutat Historic Preservation Planning Project
$ 50,000
Establish a broadly-based planning group to prepare a historic
preservation plan and appropriate ordinance for adoption by the tribe and by the local
government. Develop a data base and bibliography of materials relevant to local historic
and cultural resources, as well as cultural items potentially available for repatriation.
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Gana-a' Yoo,
Limited
Graveyard Preservation Project
$ 40,000
Develop a protection and preservation plan based on traditional burial
practices for the Koyukon graveyards in the villages of Galena, Kaltag, Koyukuk, and
Nulato. Survey and record four graveyards. Conduct and record interviews with Elders to
prepare life histories of those who are buried in the graveyards.
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Tununak IRA
Council
Tununak Yuuyaraq Preservation Project
$ 24,300
Conduct two weekend traditional gatherings designed to bring
tradition-bearers together with younger tribal members in structured cultural activities
to ensure the timely transfer of cultural, intellectual, and experiential knowledge to the
next generation of Yup'ik. The activities will be recorded to create an archive of
traditional knowledge.
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Qagan
Tayagungin Tribe
Aleut Culture Education and Documentation Project
$ 44,600
Conduct two two-week education classes on basket weaving, hat making, and
language. The classes will educate the people of Qagan Tayagungin Tribe concerning Aleut
cultural traditions that are in danger of being lost. The classes will be videotaped.
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Kawerak, Inc.
Eskimo Heritage Stories Project
$ 49,600
Create seven sets of reading textbooks for elementary school students
based on traditional stories of Elders from the Bering Strait region. Topics include
traditional spirituality, subsistence hunting and fishing methods, folklore about the
region, human-animal interaction, and other aspects of Eskimo culture.
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Native
Village of Mekoryuk, Indian Reorganization
Act Council
Nunivak Place Name Project (Phase II)
$ 50,000
Continue a multi-phased project to develop culturally relevant,
linguistically, historically, and geographically accurate maps and publications relative
to the ethnogeography of Nunivak Island. This phase will focus on reviewing and editing
previously collected information, conducting additional interviews with Elders, and
transcribing interview tapes.
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Southeast
Alaska Native Subsistence Commission and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska
Southeast Alaska Native Place Name Project
$ 50,000
Document Southeast Alaska Native place names and their associated cultural
meanings. Produce and make available high quality place name maps with associated
documentation for each community studied. Accumulate the necessary information through
examination of existing literature and through interviews with Native experts. This first
phase of the project will focus on the communities of Angoon, Hoonah, Kake, Yakutat,
Craig, and Klawock.
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Native
Village of Fort Yukon I.R.A.
Gwitchyaa Gwich'in Oral History Project
$ 35,000
Conduct oral history interviews with about 45 Gwich'in Elders residing in
Fort Yukon. Catalogue new and existing oral histories of Fort Yukon. Establish a Gwich'in
Oral History Library within the Dinjii Zhuu Enjit Museum and provice for archival storage
of all materials.
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Kodiak
Tribal Council
Curriculum Development Project for the Sugtestun Language
$ 26,000
Improve and expand the Sugtestun language curriculum by revising and
consolidating the existing introductory lessons. Develop a new level of intermediate
lessons, and prepare language videos for both the introductory and the intermediate
levels.
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Bering
Straits Foundation
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Implementation and
Training Program
$ 49,400
Establish the position of Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act Coordinator at the Bering Straits Foundation and provide appropriate
training to the first incumbent of that position. Eight Native groups so far have
appointed the Bering Straits Foundation as the consulting party on their behalf to fulfill
the pertinent requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
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| ARIZONA |
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Navajo
Nation Archaeology Department
Navajo Nation Archeology Student Recruitment
$ 18,400
Establish a program to recruit and train Navajo and other American Indian
college students for professional careers in anthropology and archeology.
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Gila
River Indian Community
Gila River Indian Community Cultural Resources Program
$ 46,500
Establish and provide training for a cultural resources standing committee
composed of tribal council members and elders. The committee will develop a five-year plan
for a cultural resources program, along with policies and procedures to guide tribal
consultations with federal agencies and museums pursuant to the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act and to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act.
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Cocopah
Indian Tribe
Cocopah Tribal Oral History Project
$ 47,000
Develop a systematic program for recording the oral history of the people
of the three Cocopah Reservations. This project will produce 100 hours of recording that
will become the foundation of the tribe's oral history collection. The project will also
use the interview material to develop themes for educational exhibits on Cocopah history
and culture.
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| CALIFORNIA |
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Timbisha
Shoshone Tribe
Timbisha Shoshone Preservation Plan
$ 38,000
Develop a preservation plan focused on traditional cultural properties in
the tribal homeland centered in and around Death Valley National Monument. The plan will
include policies for tribal consultation with Monument staff and with other state and
federal agencies. The project includes extensive documentation of ten significant
traditional cultural properties.
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Barona
Indian School/Barona Band of Mission Indians
Barona Indian School Kumeyaay Cultural Education Program
$ 48,000
Provide a comprehensive cultural heritage program for children and adults.
The project will increase the educational materials at Barona Indian School. The project
will include workshops/demonstrations on tribal cultural and social activities,
interactive programs with local museums, and field trips to historic sites.
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Campo
Band of Mission Indians
Kumeyaay Language and Oral History Project
$ 32,000
Document Kumeyaay culture by training tribal youths in ethnographic
techniques to interview tribal elders. The interviews will be videotaped for future use in
exhibits and educational presentations. The project also includes creation of a 1,000 word
dictionary and a 500 word/phrase lexicon of the Kumeyaay language.
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Coyote
Valley Band of Pomo Indians
Intertribal Master-Apprentice Language Learning Program
$ 50,000
Continue existing program to preserve the indigenous languages of
California by providing intensive instruction to ten young adults from ten different
tribes. Instruction is built on a sixteen-week period in the summer when ten
Master/Apprentice teams spend twenty hours a week speaking their respective languages in a
variety of contexts.
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| CONNECTICUT |
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Mashantucket
Pequot Tribal Nation
Monhantick Fort Project
$ 36,000
Conduct a program of archeological investigations and ethnohistorical
research to obtain the information necessary to develop detailed plans and specifications
for the restoration and interpretation of Monhantick Fort. In the late 17th and early 18th
centuries the fort was a fortified Mashantucket Pequot village that was a center of
ritual, domestic and military activity.
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| MAINE |
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Penobscot
Indian Nation
Penobscot: The People and Their River
$ 49,500
Produce a 30-minute videotape and user's guide to demonstrate the physical
and spiritual connection between the Penobscot people and the Penobscot River. The film
will educate tribal members and the general public as to how changes from pollution and
development threaten that relationship.
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| MICHIGAN |
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Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
Saginaw Chippewa Cultural Needs Assessment
$ 49,200
Conduct a cultural needs assessment that will result in planning documents
and policies to guide the tribe in responding to the requirements of the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Establish an Office of Cultural Affairs to be
responsible for on-going communication with museums and other tribes.
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| MONTANA |
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Northern
Cheyenne Cultural Commission
Cultural Assessment of the Chalk Buttes Area of Montana
$ 50,000
Create a cultural assessment of the Chalk Buttes area using information
gathered from interviews with elders, archeological survey data, and a traditional plant
inventory. The project -- a joint venture of the Northern Cheyenne, the Fort Peck Sioux,
and the Custer National Forest -- centers on a week-long camp in the Chalk Buttes Country.
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Confederated
Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Salish Language Revitalization Project
$ 44,000
Provide a two-week Salish language camp for approximately 100
participants, followed by an additional two weeks of advanced, more intensive study for
fourteen carefully chosen "language trainees," who will work in a mentor-student
environment with seven Salish language instructors.
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Fort Belknap
College
Assiniboine Language Project
$ 50,000
Develop an orthography for writing Assiniboine and produce a basic
Assiniboine- English/English-Assiniboine vocabulary for use in the classroom. This project
forms the basis for developing curriculum materials for a two-year course of study of the
Assiniboine language.
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| NEBRASKA |
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Ponca
Tribe of Nebraska
Old Ponca Agency Building Preservation
$ 20,000
Replace the badly deteriorated and leaking roof of the old Ponca Agency
Building, so that the building can be returned to use as a center for traditional tribal
activities, tribal offices, display of tribal artifacts, and a library.
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| NEW
MEXICO |
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Jicarilla
Apache Department of Education/Jicarilla Apache Tribe
Jicarilla Apache Cultural Needs Assessment
$ 49,900
Establish a basis for future tribal cultural preservation activities by
conducting a cultural needs assessment. The assessment will identify tribal members who
speak their native language, traditional and modern cultural arts, and cultural
environmental resources within tribal boundaries. The assessment will determine what
tribal members know about their culture and what individual tradition bearers are willing
to share with the whole tribe.
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Pueblo of Zia
Zia Cultural Heritage Program
$ 50,000
Document and preserve Zia culture by developing both popular and technical
materials on the Zia language. Establish an on-going tribal preservation office, conduct
and record structured interviews with older tribal members. Produce a representative
listing of local plants and animals with their cultural and medicinal uses. List and map
places significant in Zia history and culture, and create a bibliography of materials on
the Zia Pueblo.
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Mescalero
Apache Tribe
Oral Traditions of the Mescalero Apache Tribe
$ 50,000
Document the oral traditions of the Apache peoples of the Mescalero
Reservation. The project will include making audio recordings of Apache legends and
stories, as told by storytellers from the three bands of Apaches living at Mescalero: the
Mescalero, the Chiricahua, and the Lipan.
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Pueblo of Zuni
Zuni Tribal Archives Project
$ 49,500
Develop and implement operating plans and procedures for the Zuni Tribal
Archives consistent with accepted professional standards and sensitive to Zuni culture.
The project will improve accessibility of the Archives' voluminous materials and will
enhance the curatorial skills of the Archives staff. A broader goal of the project is to
increase the awareness among Zunis of the importance of the Archives in preserving tribal
culture.
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Pueblo of
Pojoaque
Preservation of Kiva at Pojoaque Pueblo
$ 48,000
Plaster the interior and exterior walls of the kiva, restore the mud
floor, and install a radiant heating system. Construct a building adjacent to the kiva to
house a rest room and a boiler for the heating system. The kiva functions as a center for
resurgence of Pojoaque culture and traditions.
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Wyandotte
Tribe of Oklahoma
Survey of Tribal Artifacts in Private Collections and Museums
$ 33,000
Create an inventory of tribal artifacts held in ten private collections
and in three museums. Provide technical assistance to private owners on proper care of
artifacts. Identify additional individuals outside Oklahoma whose collections should be
recorded in the future.
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Muscogee
(Creek) Nation
Muscogee (Creek) Language and Culture Curriculum Development
$ 47,000
Develop a series of three sequential curriculum packages for teaching the
Creek language and establish a tribal program for certifying Creek language instructors.
The curriculum materials will be developed for use in both community and public school
programs.
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Ponca
Tribe of Oklahoma
Ponca Language Preservation Program
$ 50,000
Develop a twelve-month pilot program for teaching the Ponca language. The
program will include course design, an extensive training manual, and a scripted videotape
using speakers fluent in the Ponca language to demonstrate proper pronunciation. The pilot
program will then be tested on ten youths and ten adults.
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Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma
Choctaw Nation Capitol Building Rehabilitation
$ 39,000
Conduct a general rehabilitation of the Choctaw Nation Capitol Building
that currently houses the Choctaw Nation Museum and the Choctaw Nation Judicial System.
Work items include replacement of built-in gutters, refinishing floors, foundation
stabilization, installation of modern heating and air conditioning, construction of two
rest rooms, upgraded lighting, and installation of storm windows. The building is listed
on the National Register of Historic Places.
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| OREGON |
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Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians
Siletz Cultural Preservation Project
$ 49,200
Complete establishment of a computerized data base that lists and
describes the significance of tribal sacred sites and that identifies museums and private
collections known to include Siletz cultural resources. Complete establishment of
procedures for responding to requests for the possible impacts of proposed development on
cultural resources. Develop a tribal ordinance, policies, and procedures for carrying out
the tribe's responsibilities pursuant to Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act.
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Crow Creek
Sioux Tribe
Crow Creek Tribal Historic Preservation Project
$ 49,600
Conduct a survey of archeological sites on reservation land managed by the
Army Corps of Engineers. Prepare a preservation plan that sets out tribal objectives for
the preservation of cultural, spiritual, and historic sites. Develop appropriate tribal
ordinances to implement the plan, and provide the plan to the Corps for incorporation into
its master plan.
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| WASHINGTON |
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Shoalwater
Bay Indian Tribe
Shoalwater Bay Historic Preservation Planning Project
$ 28,000
Prepare a preservation plan to guide tribal policy. Receive training in
local, state, and federal preservation laws. Develop tribal code amendments that will
improve preservation of resources. Improve the tribe's capacity to manage artifacts and
remains returned to it pursuant to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act.
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Jamestown
S'Kallam Tribe
Community Cultural Needs and Resources Assessment
$ 31,300
Prepare an assessment of the community's cultural needs and of the
resources available to meet those needs. Identify any additional resources necessary to
meet the needs. Define specific strategies for incorporating cultural values in existing
tribal programs and services.
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Colville
Confederated Tribes
Colville Tribal Indian Culture Camp
$ 49,500
Operate two one-week Culture Camps for Colville Tribe children, one for
grades K-6 and one for grades 7-12. The camps will provide a total of 100 children with an
awareness of tribal government, tribal corporations, and Colville tribal history and
tradition. The tribe will also seek to provide campers with academic credit through the
surrounding schools.
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The Tulalip
Tribes
Tulalip Language Curriculum Development
$ 50,000
Expand and improve the teaching of the Snohomish dialect of Lushootseed.
Develop elementary school grammar and vocabulary lessons. Recruit and train six elementary
school teachers. Develop college-level instruction and recruit twenty students. Prepare a
booklet of sample speeches for use in addressing the tribal longhouse.
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Lower
Elwha Klallam Tribe
Lower Elwha S'Kallam Language Preservation Project
$ 50,000
Continue efforts to preserve the Klallam language by developing a written
body of Klallam literature based on transcribed interviews with tribal elders, conducting
college-level classes in the Klallam language, and sending four people to an annual
language preservation training conference.
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Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation
Sahaptin Curriculum Development Project
$ 50,000
Produce a Sahaptin-English/English-Sahaptin dictionary with at least 3,600
initial entries. The dictionary will be distributed to students and teachers participating
in Sahaptin language programs. Publication format will allow for continuing work on
additions and revisions to the dictionary.
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| WISCONSIN |
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Oneida
Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
Oneida Language Preservation Project
$ 18,500
Compile a computerized database of the Oneida language that includes
spellings, pronunciations, and definitions. Make the database available for use in the
Oneida Tribal School system and in the five other school districts that have Oneida
students. Use the database to publish a complete Oneida Language Dictionary.
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| NATIONAL |
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Keepers
of the Treasures--Cultural Council of American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native
Hawaiians, Inc.
Keepers of the Treasures--Cultural Council of American Indians, Alaska
Natives and Native Hawaiians
$ 45,000
Support the activities of the Keepers of the Treasures--Cultural Council
of American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, a national tribal organization
formed to protect the historic properties and cultural traditions of American Indians,
Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. |
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