Ethnographic Overview and Assessment of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Project ID: P19AC00962
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: Portland State University
Fiscal Year: 2019
Initial Funding: $49,000
Total Funding: $88,999
Project Type: Research
Project Disciplines: Cultural
National Park: Crater Lake National Park
Principal Investigator: Deur, Doug
Agreement Technical Representative: Stefanic, Todd
Abstract: This project will advance the public understanding of the historic and contemporary activities and concerns of traditionally associated Native American tribal groups related to CRMO. The project will document the qualities and attributes of the tribal history and the cultural landscapes of CRMO and provide important information for development of educational products for the public and park visitors, and encourage tribal participation in collaborative research and resource management. This project supports a larger, ongoing effort to build and sustain the lines of communications among NPS managers and members of park-associated Native communities. This project also provides research opportunities to graduate students at PSU.
A. Overview
Investigators from PSU and NPS staff will collaborate to accomplish the following specific objectives:
This project will be conducted in phases. It is anticipated there will be four interrelated phases, some of which may run concurrently. The current agreement funds Phase I only, but may be modified to add future phases, subject to the availability of funding and satisfactory progress of project work.
The objectives of Phase I are to:
• Conduct tribal consultation and research into the existing ethnographic and ethnohistoric information on the American Indian populations who have inhabited or made direct or indirect use of CRMO lands and adjacent lands and waters.
• Produce a Work Plan and research strategy memo to identify archives and other sources that will be consulted as part of the project research.
• Create an Ethnographic Database to capture and organize all documented references to Native American associations with CRMO.
• Produce a digital project archive and delivering at least one public presentation of findings