[OR_Archaeology] PSU First Thursday Lecture Series

[John Pouley]

Hello All--
You are invited to attend our Archaeology First Thursday event this
coming
Thursday, Nov 1, 4:00 pm, Cramer 41 (PSU Campus), to hear

Eirik Thorsgard (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the
Confederated
Tribes of the Grand Ronde) present,

Traditional Cultural Properties and Sacred Sites"


Important places for indigenous people exist throughout the landscape. 
The
definition and meaning of these places varies greatly among indigenous
groups. These important places have come to be referred to as
Traditional
Cultural Properties (TCP).  Federal legislation and heritage management
has
struggled in defining, documenting, and delineating important places
to
indigenous people. One of the most successful tools created for the
identification of TCP’ is Bulletin 38. This guideline has assisted in
the
identification, documentation, and protection of vitally important
cultural
landscapes for indigenous people.



Federal legislation including the National Environmental Protection
Act
(NEPA), the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) as well as
others
require that project proponents identify, document, avoid and when
necessary mitigate for Cultural Resource impacts, such as impacts to
TCP’s.
Federal legislation also requires that project proponents consult with
federally recognized tribes. Understanding TCP’s and how to engage
local
Tribes is intrinsically necessary to ensure that projects fulfill
their
legal obligations while being completed on time and on budget.


*Eirik Thorsgard* is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde
Community of Oregon and a direct descendant of the people at
Willamette
Falls.  He works in the Tribe’s Cultural Resources Department as the
Cultural Protection Coordinator and Tribal Historic Preservation
Officer.
He received his Masters Degree in anthropology from Oregon State
University
and is a PhD candidate at Flinders University in Adelaide, South
Australia.  He regularly participates in cultural events, and is an
active
participant in national and international archaeology conferences.  He
is
the proud father of four children, and the husband of Misty Thorsgard.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

*Also,* the Columbia-Willamette Chapter of Sigma Xi is hosting a
speaker on
PSU campus this Tuesday, October 30 that you'll want to try to attend.
Dr.
Dennis Jenkins (University of Oregon) will be giving an overview about
his
work at Paisley Caves, one of the best documented pre-Clovis sites in
the
Americas, located in eastern Oregon.  The presentation is free and open
to
the public.   Smith Center 294, 7:30, Tue, Oct 30.  For additional
info:
http://sxcwc.ece.pdx.edu/ext/ 

Looking forward to seeing you later in the week.

-- 
Virginia L. Butler
Department of Anthropology
Portland State University
Portland, OR 97207
503.725.3303
virginia at pdx.edu 
http://web.pdx.edu/~virginia/ 


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