Overview
Look beyond current standards for identification of cultural resources for the purposes of compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and determination of historic properties. Examine how the methodology may be enhanced to produce a better analysis, both in the field and on paper. Understand ways to expand documentation efforts to include a greater variety of input, perspectives, and interpretation. Address who the experts and decisionmakers are and how to resolve cultural biases relative to identification.
Agenda
Requirements of identification for Section 106
- What are cultural resources? What are historic properties?
- Determination of eligibility
- National Park Service bulletins and white papers
- Yes, no, and needs more information
- Non-eligible resources
Standard current methodology by property type
- Seeking information: How do we do it?
- Producing a better analysis in the field and on paper
- Documentation—greater variety of input, perspectives, interpretation
Who are the experts and decision makers?
- Specific professional training: archaeology, architecture, ethnography, history, etc.
- Cultural heritage: tribes, communities, neighborhoods
- Traditional cultural practitioners
- Community residents
Addressing cultural biases
- Professional opinions
- State and federal experts
- Community residents, leaders
- Traditionalists
Practicalities of proposed projects and methodology
- Boundaries for historic properties
- Limitations of project designs and redesign for avoidance, protection, preservation
- Recommendations for coordination and integration of diverse sources of information
Training Curriculum
75-minute, on-demand eLearning
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1
Welcome Letter
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NPI Welcome Letter
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Videos
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Section 106: Resource Identification Chapter One, Identification Composition
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Section 106: Resource Identification Chapter Two, Identifying Historic Properties
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Section 106: Resource Identification Chapter Three, Cultural Heritage
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Section 106: Resource Identification Chapter Four, Effective Resolutions
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Download Course Slides
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Section 106: Resource Identification (slide deck)
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Download Video Transcript
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Section 106: Resource Identification (transcript)
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Course Evaluation
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NPI Evaluation
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Faculty
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Faculty
Claudia Nissley
Full Bio/CV
Participants
This course is suitable for
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Officials and community leaders, archaeologists, architectural historians, cultural and natural resource managers
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Landscape and preservation architects, planners, and project managers with SHPOs, THPOs,
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Tribes, government agencies, and contractors involved in compliance requirements
Immediate Access
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$100.00
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