This government-to-government consultation between the Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office (DOE /NV) and the Consolidated Group of Tribes and Organizations (CGTO) focused on the interpretation of 10 rock art sites; seven on the Nevada Test Site (NTS), and three on the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office (YMSCO).
The consultation entailed a systematic ethnographic study of petroglyphs, pictographs, and other rock art manipulations. The objective of the project was to gain an understanding of the cultural significance of rock art for contemporary American Indians and its place in their traditional cultural landscapes. Research activities involved visits to rock art sites by tribal elders and tribal cultural experts. During the field visits, Indian consultants responded to standardized interviews and provided observations, comments, and recommendations regarding each of the sites under study.
The project involved 14 American Indian tribes and two Indian organizations that represent Indian people having aboriginal and historic ties to lands currently occupied by the NTS. The study was initiated as part of the overall DOE /NV American Indian Program, which includes a decade of project - specific and general consultation efforts. This study built upon previous efforts and contributed to DOE /NV's understanding of American Indian cultural resources on the NTS.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/272093 |
| Date | 15 January 1999 |
| Creators | Zedeno, M. Nieves, Stoffle, Richard W., Dewey-Hefley, Genevieve, Shaul, David |
| Contributors | Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, The University of Arizona in Tucson |
| Publisher | Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, The University of Arizona in Tucson |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Report |
| Source | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections |
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