Environmental

Topic

Presenter: Name, Title, Organization

8:30 – 9:00 AM

Registration

Roselynn Lwenya, BVR Environmental Resources Director/THPO
Buena Vista Rancheria Cultural Monitors

9:00 – 9:15 AM

Opening Prayer

Sonny Hendricks, Cultural and Historic Preservation Committee Member
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians elder

9:15 – 9:45 AM

Welcome/opening remarks
Overview of Training, Objectives and Participant Introductions

Honorable Rhonda Pope, BVR Tribal Chairwoman
Roselynn Lwenya, BVR Environmental Resources Director/THPO

9:45 -10:45AM

Importance of cultural monitoring:
NAGPRA and the importance of American Indian Cultural Monitoring  

Sonny Hendricks, Cultural and Historic Preservation Committee Member
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians elder

10:45-11:00AM

BREAK

Break for Refreshments (provided)

11:00-12:30 AM

Importance of cultural monitoring: Experience of working as a  cultural monitor: interaction with museums and other Institutions on Repatriation  

Lalo Franco, Cultural Specialist/NAGPRA Coordinator
Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi-Yokut Tribe

12:30 – 1:30 PM

LUNCH

ON YOUR OWN

1:30 – 2:30 PM

Partnerships with Tribes, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Fire Prevention Department, Pacific Regional Office

Soledad Holguin  & Jim Nanamkin
BIA, Fire Prevention Specialists

2:30 – 3:00 PM

BREAK

Break for Refreshments (provided)

3:00 – 4:30 PM

Partnerships with Tribes
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

Gerald Jones,  
Assistant Regional Forester

Time

Topic

Presenter: Name, Title, Organization

8:00 – 8:45 AM

Registration

Roselynn Lwenya, BVR Environmental Resources Director/THPO, Buena Vista Rancheria  Cultural Monitors

8:45 – 9:00 AM

Opening Prayer

Richard Ragudo, BVR Cultural Resource monitor

9:00 – 11:00

Partnerships with Forest Service:
Sites and other cultural and Historic resources
How to identify Historical Archeology
How to complete a site recordation on Forest land

Panel Presentation by
Dirk Charley: Sequoia and Sierra National Forest
Katy Parr: Heritage Program Manager
Eldorado National Forest
Eric Whietman: Amador District Archeologist

11:00- 11:30 AM

BREAK

Break for Refreshments (provided)

11:30-  1:00  

Chemehuevi and their experience: preserving the Culture through Language

Me-Wuk Language and cultural revitalization:

June Leivas:
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe
Culture Center Director

Carlos Geisdorff, EDUCATIONAL and recreational services cultural Coordinator, Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk

1:00 – 2:00 PM

LUNCH

On your own

2:00 – 4:30 PM

Partnership with Universities:
History and Use of Archaeological Collections at the Archaeological Curation Facility, CSUS

Overview of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) from a Collections Perspective

The CSUS NAGPRA Process for Background Research
California State University, Sacramento

Cristi Assad Hunter, M.A., Collections manager

Jacob Fisher Assistant Professor, NAGPRA Director
Department of Anthropology

 
Wendy J. Nelson, Ph.D.
Dr. Nelson is a Senior Researcher with the CSUS Department of Anthropology, Archaeological Curation Facility (ACF). 

Time

Topic

Presenter: Name, Title, Organization

8:00 – 8:45 AM

Registration

Roselynn Lwenya, BVR Environmental Resources Director/THPO

8:45 – 9:00 AM

Opening prayer

Richard Ragudo, BVR Cultural Resource monitor

9:00 – 10:30 AM

Consideration of Cultural Resources Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the

California Environmental Quality Act

Barry Scott, Senior Archeologist,
Cultural Resources Group leader, AECOM

Taryn Nance, CEQA Project Manager, AECOM

10:30 – 11:00 AM

BREAK

Break for Refreshments (provided)

11:00 – 12:30

Case Studies: Field experience of a Cultural Monitor

Rhonda Pope, BVR Tribal Chairwoman, Buena Vista Rancheria Cultural Monitors: Antonio Ruiz Jr; Richard Ragudo; Pete Ramirez; Joseph Byron; George Gurion

12:30 – 1:30 PM

LUNCH

ON YOUR OWN

1:30 – 3:00 PM

The importance of Cultural Monitors
Importance of Tribal Historic Preservation Office  (THPO)
Archeology from the Native American Perspective

Marcos Guerrero, Archeologist
United Auburn Indian Community

UAIC Preservation Committee

3:00-3:15PM

BREAK

 Break for Refreshments (provided)

3:15 – 4:30PM

Partnership with CALTRANS:
Getting to the Decision to Monitor

Tina Biorn, Chief
Native American Cultural Studies Branch
Cultural Studies Office
Division of Environmental Analysis

5:30- 6:30

DINNER

BUENA VISTA RANCHERIA TO PROVIDE

Time

Topic

Presenter: Name, Title, Organization

8:00 – 8:45 AM

Registration

Roselynn Lwenya, BVR Environmental Resources Director/THPO

Buena Vista Rancheria  Cultural Monitors

8:45 – 9:00 AM

Prayer

Richard Ragudo, BVR Cultural Monitor

9:00 – 10:30 AM

The Application of Laser Scanning Technology to the Identification, Documentation, and Preservation of Tribal Heritage

Lisa Westwood, RPA ,
Cultural Resources Manager

Dave Krolick
GIS and Spatial Information Manager; and

Stephen Pappas
Archaeological Field Director,
all of ECORP Consulting, Inc.

10:30 – 11:00 AM

BREAK

Break for refreshments

11:00 – 12:00 NOON

The Application of Laser Scanning Technology to the Identification, Documentation, and Preservation of Tribal Heritage

Lisa Westwood, RPA ,
Cultural Resources Manager

Dave Krolick
GIS and Spatial Information Manager; and

Stephen Pappas
Archaeological Field Director,
all of ECORP Consulting, Inc.

12:00 – 1:30 PM

LUNCH

Lunch on your own

1:30 – 4:00 PM

The Application of Laser Scanning Technology to the Identification, Documentation, and Preservation of Tribal Heritage

Lisa Westwood, RPA ,
Cultural Resources Manager

Dave Krolick
GIS and Spatial Information Manager; and

Stephen Pappas
Archaeological Field Director,
all of ECORP Consulting, Inc.

Time

Topic

Presenter: Name, Title, Organization

8:00 –9:30 AM

Departure from Best Western Inn Jackson, CA

All CMT participants
Buena Vista Rancheria Cultural Monitors

10:00-12:30 AM

Chaw’se Indian Grinding Rock
State Historic Park

All CMT participants
Buena Vista Rancheria Cultural Monitors

12:30- 1:30

LUNCH

All CMT participants

1:30 – 2:00

Training Evaluation
Certificate presentation

All participants
Honorable Rhonda/Roselynn