informed people knowledgeable on culture, laws of groups dealing with. Then
within tribe someone who is informed. Confusion whom to contact per area
(tribal). Might be of great tribal interest to prepare list of who to contact.
Jenkins - Whole issue of consultation places a lot onto tribe. Many tribes are
not prepared to handle this not equipped to handle such requests. Taken Hopi 5
years to reach an adequate level to deal with cultural resources and to handle
consultation. Tribes are all at different levels of capabilities. In May
hammered out a NAGPRA document. Can now respond at a faster rate. Hopi, at
least with its Cultural Preservation Office, is capable of handling such
requests. Can act fairly quickly. Who consults on a given project from the
tribal and agencies have to deal with tribes on an individual basis.
Anyon - Zuni has similar problems. Overwhelming amount of paperwork, would
like to see general consultation per tribe per project and agency. Formulated
cultural resource mediator to act as liaison. Think its the tribes idea of
theft claim. Who to contact is one thing, but the area of theft claim is
another thing. Area should be up to the tribes to settle. Geographic/
topographic limits as well as temporal.
Canouts - Asked tribes to set forth what want to speak for. Will come, but
slow.
Gasser - Would like a map of tribal interest. Something to go for!
Brunson - Some tribes claim large areas of the Southwest. All projects have
possibility for burial discovery. Some cases need 5-7 tribal involvement.
Rosenberg - Lot of big projects on Tonto Forest. Will there be a blanket
forest agreement? Pilles - Work with Hopi now, at least through Coconino
Forest.
Rosenberg - Would like to do agreements with tribes. She does not have time,
but it would be great. Should go after it.
Canouts - Not in a linear process. Can go in different ways. Up front planning
is good. (Brunson-How get agencies moving?) Yes hard, but select people with
commitment to get things set up.
Laidlaw - Secretary of the Interior agreement with trust lands to tribes.
Agencies and Tribes develop agreements.
Jenkins - Attempt to put into place memorandum of agreement. Run into
overlapping issues. Burden on tribes. Which act to deal with each project.
Trying ways to better handle this issue. Federal agencies should help to deal
with lands. Have trouble dealing with various degrees of consultation. Try to
work out something on a regional area. Morass of issues, complicated. Do one
at each agency level to help facilitate consultation. Use as a model if