Traditional Cultural Practices in America’s Last Frontier: Conceptualizing Traditional Cultural Properties in Alaska
Author(s): Dawn Ramsey Ford; Owen Ford
Year: 2018
Summary
Within the boundaries of the United States’ largest state, 44 million acres of land are owned by Native corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately one in seven people (15.2% in 2016) in the state of Alaska are Native Alaskan or American Indian. With a significant amount of the Native population managing and utilizing lands their families have occupied for multiple generations, how is the concept of Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) currently being addressed? How do TCP designations, or lack thereof, affect these resources that may be impacted by proposed projects in the state? The following poster addresses some challenges with TCP designations in Alaska and how the resources are considered during Section 106 compliance activities.
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Traditional Cultural Practices in America’s Last Frontier: Conceptualizing Traditional Cultural Properties in Alaska. Dawn Ramsey Ford, Owen Ford. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 442712)
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Abstract Id(s): 22267