Ethnographic Overview and Traditional Associations Study of Channel Islands National Park and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Project ID: P19AC01240

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: Portland State University

Fiscal Year: 2019

Initial Funding: $67,060

Total Funding: $178,313

Project Type: Research

Project Disciplines: Cultural

National Park: Channel Islands NP

Principal Investigator: Deur, Doug

Agreement Technical Representative: Kirn, Laura

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 CHIS and SAMO. The project will document the qualities and attributes of the tribal history and the cultural
landscapes of CHIS and SAMO, 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 will provide important information for development of educational products for the public and park visitors concerning the cultural landscapes of CHIS and SAMO. This project also provides research opportunities to graduate students at PSU.

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 CHIS and SAMO 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 CHIS and SAMO.
• Produce a digital project archive and deliver at least one public presentation of findings.