FPI VIDEO COURSE on NATIVE AMERICAN CONSULTATION

FPI VIDEO HOME-STUDY COURSE:
The Law, Cultural Heritage,
and
Consultation with Native Americans

It is the responsibility of all Federal agencies to consult with Native Americans on issues of cultural heritage that may affect them.  This site provides information that Federal Preservation Officers identified as necessary for carrying out their legal responsibilities.

To use this series of video lectures to best advantage as a home-study course, begin each video and drag the video player image to one side of the screen.  While each person is speaking, click on their names in sequence below.  On the pages for each individual speaker are their series of supporting PowerPoint presentations and WORD documents that are intended to illustrate their talk, and provide written information.  If you listen to the video, but have difficulty reading the names of the speakers because of its resolution, the names below are in the order of the presentation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE

Pre-Lesson: CLICK HERE to go to a page with information about the Consultation process in general.

0.1. Introductions:

LESSON #1: CLICK HERE to download and start video (35MG)

1.1. Introductions: Neal McCaleb | Constance Ramirez | Judge Gloria Kindig
1.3. The Government to Government Relationship: James Pace

LESSON #2: CLICK HERE to download and start video (41MG)

2.1. Trust Assets & Trust Responsibilities: Edith Blackwell
2.2. Requirements in Heritage Laws for Consultation: Sherry Hutt
2.3. Compliance Case Studies: Caroline Blanco

Lesson #3: CLICK HERE to download and start video (43MG)

3.1. Enforcement Cases: Joseph Heath & Christopher Amato
3.2. International Indigenous Rights, Cultural Preservation & Language Retention: Michelle Brown-Yazzie
3.3. Managed Interactive Discussion: John Zavitz (Moderator) | Joseph Heath | Caroline Blanco | Edith Blackwell

Lesson #4: CLICK HERE to download and start video (41MG)

4.1. Procedures in Compliance Cases: Caroline Blanco
4.2. Procedures in Enforcement Cases: Joseph Heath & Christopher Amato

Lesson #5: CLICK HERE to download and start video (40MG)

4.3. Case Resolution & Fashioning Remedies: Wayne Dance
4.4. Managed Interactive Discussion: John Zavitz (Moderator) | Judge Gloria Kindig | Michelle Brown-Yazzie

A cooperative project among:

  • Department of Justice, Executive Office for United States Attorneys,
    Office of Legal Education
  • Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Federal Preservation Institute
  • Department of the Interior, Office of American Indian Trust
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native American Programs
  • Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Department of Social Sciences