Associated Tribal Nations

Silver Horn (Kiowa) created drawings on ledger notebook paper during the late 1800s-early 1900s that depicted Kiowa life. This drawing illustrates a Kiowa man in traditional regalia standing next to a lodge holding a shield and war bonnet.

Painting, Silver Horn (Kiowa), 1877-1885, watercolor, pencil and ink on paper, 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. Photo by Addison Doty. Cat. No. SAR.1990-19-3a, courtesy of the School for Advanced Research

Associated Tribes of Capulin Volcano National Monument

“This area of NE New Mexico has been on the SE edge of the Pawnee cultural landscape for thousands of years. Not only does this area hold several roads connecting our core homelands to the native communities in New Mexico, but the area was also important in several ceremonies. Our Bear Doctors came to this area to hunt grizzlies for their claws and hides which were used in ceremonies and in making ceremonial bear claw necklaces. Pictographs in the vicinity of Capulin Volcano depict Pawnee hunters using atlatls against grizzlies and can be relatively dated to around 1400 years ago. Other sites in the area feature Pawnee constellations, ceramics, and the remnants of Pawnee corn.” ---Matt Reed, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

Tribal Partners of Capulin Volcano National Monument:

· Apache Tribe of Oklahoma

· Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes (Oklahoma)

· Comanche Nation, Oklahoma

· Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma

· Hopi Tribe of Arizona

· Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico

· Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma

· Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico

· Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah

· Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

· Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana

· Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

· Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico

· Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico

· San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona

· Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado

· Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona

· Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Colorado

· White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona

· Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of Oklahoma

 

Micaceous ceramics by Jicarilla Apache artist, Dina Velarde, during a cultural demonstration in the visitor center. Two ceramic bowls created with traditional designs and a pair of ceramic made moccasins are displayed on a table.

Photo: D.Henry/NPS

Tribal Trust Responsibilities

To honor our legal trust responsibilities with tribal nations, Capulin Volcano National Monument consults with and co-stewards the site with 20 federally recognized tribal partners.

These tribes have longstanding cultural, historical, religious, and spiritual connections to these parklands prior to establishment of Capulin Volcano National Monument. Each sovereign nation has their own unique culture and language.

Commitment to Respecting Tribal Sovereignty and Meaningful Consultation

We respect Tribal sovereignty and are committed to meaningful consultations seeking common agreement, appropriate treatment, and respect for Tribal interests in all undertakings that may affect traditional, cultural, and spiritual resources of park-associated Tribes.

Access and Traditional Use of Ancestral Lands

We are committed to supporting access to cultural sites, ethnographic resources, and traditionally harvested resources for traditional and religious purposes by park-associated Tribes and Tribal members. We are committed to creating formal agreements, partnerships, and programming with mutual benefit to Tribes and the public that foster education, ethnographic study, and Traditional Use of Ancestral Lands by park-associated Tribes and Tribal members.

Cultural Activities in the Park

As a unit of the national park system, all are welcome to enjoy and recreate respectfully within Capulin volcano National Monument. We are committed, through tribal trust responsibilities with park-associated Tribes, that tribal members and communities are provided an opportunity to participate in organized group events involving resources of significance in Ancestral Lands. Depending on the nature of the activity and location, expressed support from a park-associated Tribal Nation may be required.We are committed to ensuring Tribal Nations are provided an opportunity to have an active role in ownership and distribution of cultural knowledge to the public at large. Tribal sacred ceremonies and gatherings involving religious, private, or family knowledge, or activities protected under the American Indian Religious Freedom Act or other federal Indian laws shall be respected.

Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation

Our Park Tribal Liaison Program supports Government-to-Government consultation with tribal partners of Capulin Volcano NAtional Monument. As a federal agency trustee under the Department of the Interior, the National Park Service adheres to United States Treaty obligations with federally recognized tribes whose ancestral usual and accustomed territories fall within present-day park lands. Our program engages Tribal partners in regulatory compliance with the federal laws, federal Indian laws, and other United States federal statutes, Executive Orders, and policies related to historic properties of religious and cultural significance, and practices to Native American tribes:

• Archeological Resources Protection Act

• American Indian Religious Freedom Act National Historic Preservation Act

• Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638

• National Environmental Policy Act

• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

• Executive Order 13175 on the Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments

• Executive Order 13007, on Indian Sacred Sites

• Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Interagency Coordination and Collaboration for the Protection of Tribal Treaty Rights and Reserved Rights

• Best Practices for Identifying and Protecting Tribal Treaty Rights, Reserved Rights, and other Similar Rights in Federal Regulatory Actions and Federal Decision-Making

• Gathering of Certain Plants or Plant Parts by Federally Recognized Indian Tribes for Traditional Purposes

• Director's Order #71C: Consultation with Indian and Alaska Native Tribes

• Office of Native American Affairs (US National Park Service)

For questions about our Tribal consultation program, please contact us.

How to contact us:

Tribal Liaison Program
High Plains Group of Parks
Amache National Historic Site | Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site | Capulin Volcano National Monument | Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
35110 State Highway 194
La Junta, CO 81050
Phone: [phone]
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