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Ha`tata (The Backbone of the River): American Indian Ethnographic Studies Regarding the Hoover Dam Bypass Project

This is an American Indian ethnographic study for the Hoover Dam Bypass Project. The study sites included three bypass bridge alternatives, each located within one mile from where United States Highway 93 (U.S. 93), at the time of the study, crossed over the top of Hoover Dam at the Arizona-Nevada state line. Due to growth in population and commerce in the Southwest, the roadway at Hoover Dam has experienced a tremendous increase in traffic over the past 30 years, resulting in increased safety hazards to motorists, pedestrians, and the dam itself.

Federal, state, and local governments have worked to find a solution to the impacts of increased traffic across Hoover Dam. This project was a continuation of EIS efforts that began in 1989. The goal of this project was to evaluate alternative crossings of the Colorado River near Hoover Dam. The goal of this study was to evaluate the potential impacts to American Indian cultural resources related to the three proposed crossing alternatives. This report is an expanded version of the draft produced in 1998. In 2000, funding became available to carry out further ethnographic research and involve Mohave, Hualapai, and Southern Paiute people.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/270990
Date04 March 2013
CreatorsStoffle, Richard W., Zedeno, Maria Nieves,, Eisenberg, Amy, Toupal, Rebecca, Carroll, Alex, Pittaluga, Fabio, Amato, John, Earnest, Trey
ContributorsBureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, University of Arizona
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeReport
SourceUniversity of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections

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