Gasser - Deal with tribes to point out TCP so that they can be avoided, or
dealt with. SHPO does consult, follow wishes. Less than perfect system.
Dongoske - Federal Government responsibility to the tribes (trust). Deal with
them as individual governments.
Brunson - All agencies who sign programmatics must deal.
Gasser -
Canouts - Not clear on how significance determined whether or not listed.
Everyone can comment on new policies and that will come. Policies will change.
Jenkins - TCP what makes for one, significance? What tribal point of view take
precedence over another tribes. Lot of inter-tribal issues have to be worked
out. Hopi asked to evaluate Mt. Graham issue. Visited suspect shrine. After
much consultation, still not sure. Only way to tell is to excavate, and that
not possible because its a shrine. Not enough information to go on. In area of
home land can make these kinds of determinations. So much more difficult
outside of area and at a great distance. Force of law serves as an importance
to spread religion. Mt. Graham highly politicized. Interest groups tried to
drag Hopi in. Stayed out of it. What makes something sacred? Some sites
sacred, but scared to say so. Can’t separate human remains from archaeological
remains. Its all significant as a whole, so how to mitigate! At Roosevelt,
finally had to make a decision to excavate as could not tell from surface. So
Hopi excavated.
Breternitz - View from Contract perspective. Have to have agency deal with
tribe. On occasion company does have to deal/consult with tribe. Hard to do
who to deal with, how far to go. Not comfortable on this topic. Walk a thin
line. Have to deal with locals to do project. Has to put consulting in final
report. Projects get held up because consultations not done. Subsequently will
not get closure and payment on project. Need better contacts.
Anyon - Tribes rather deal with one point of contact for a special area. Feels
agency responsibility to do consultation.
Rosenberg - Projects come up, one person sends out letters to whom may all be
involved. Then could request interest on human remains. Whom to contact?
Contact each tribe? Not necessarily for archaeology projects, but others at
will that tribes would care about.
Jackson - Do have monitors in field to be able to consult with on the spot.
Also have archaeologist present plus tribe. This also happens early.
Pilles - need early on multi-agency involvement.
Jenkins - Not know what groups cover areas. Worked out with ASM that Hopi,
Salt River