United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Region 601 Riverfront Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68102-4226 Midwest Regional Office, National Park Service And Missouri National Recreational River Letter of Research Interest (LOI) Title: Missouri National Recreational River American Indian Traditional Cultural Property Survey and Inventory The Midwest Region Cultural Anthropology program is interested in conducting a survey and inventory of potential American Indian Traditional Cultural Properties (TCPs) for Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR) in South Dakota and Nebraska. The program acting on behalf of MNRR is seeking a partner to aid in identifying and understanding potential TCPs located on land encompassed within the boundaries of the park. The study will evaluate whether locations and places within the park meet the definition of a Traditional Cultural Property as outlined in NPS Bulletin #38, and if any of these places further meets the criteria for inclusion on the National Register as a TCP. The partner will be tasked with completing an ethnographic study that will inventory and document any potential TCPs. This project is a comprehensive evaluation based on ethnographic interviews of associated tribal members from the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, and the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. The project will include completion of draft National Register of Historic Places nominations for each potential TCP identified. The study shall conform to professional and scholarly standards regarding methodology of anthropological research and writing. Stylistic and bibliographical standards shall conform to the current requirements of the journal and the current American Anthropologist, Chicago Manual of Style. Missouri National Recreational River preserves and protects 98 miles of the natural Missouri River on the border of South Dakota and Nebraska. The park is comprised of two districts: the 59-Mile District includes 59 miles of free-flowing river from Gavins Point Dam to Ponca State Park and the 39-Mile District includes 39 miles of natural river from Fort Randall Dam to Running Water, South Dakota. The 39-Mile District also includes 20 miles of the Niobrara River and 8 miles of Verdigre Creek. Nature of Work Required The Midwest Regional Cultural Anthropology Program envisions the project will: provide a meaningful exchange of knowledge between culturally associated American Indian tribes and the park about culturally important places located within the park; will identify where the potential TCPs are located (within the park’s legislated boundary on federal land);
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Region 601 Riverfront Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68102-4226 Midwest Regional Office, National Park Service And Missouri National Recreational River Letter of Research Interest (LOI) Title: Missouri National Recreational River American Indian Traditional Cultural Property Survey and Inventory The Midwest Region Cultural Anthropology program is interested in conducting a survey and inventory of potential American Indian Traditional Cultural Properties (TCPs) for Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR) in South Dakota and Nebraska. The program acting on behalf of MNRR is seeking a partner to aid in identifying and understanding potential TCPs located on land encompassed within the boundaries of the park. The study will evaluate whether locations and places within the park meet the definition of a Traditional Cultural Property as outlined in NPS Bulletin #38, and if any of these places further meets the criteria for inclusion on the National Register as a TCP. The partner will be tasked with completing an ethnographic study that will inventory and document any potential TCPs. This project is a comprehensive evaluation based on ethnographic interviews of associated tribal members from the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, and the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. The project will include completion of draft National Register of Historic Places nominations for each potential TCP identified. The study shall conform to professional and scholarly standards regarding methodology of anthropological research and writing. Stylistic and bibliographical standards shall conform to the current requirements of the journal American Anthropologist, and the current Chicago Manual of Style. Missouri National Recreational River preserves and protects 98 miles of the natural Missouri River on the border of South Dakota and Nebraska. The park is comprised of two districts: the 59-Mile District includes 59 miles of free-flowing river from Gavins Point Dam to Ponca State Park and the 39-Mile District includes 39 miles of natural river from Fort Randall Dam to Running Water, South Dakota. The 39-Mile District also includes 20 miles of the Niobrara River and 8 miles of Verdigre Creek. Nature of Work Required The Midwest Regional Cultural Anthropology Program envisions the project will: provide a meaningful exchange of knowledge between culturally associated American Indian tribes and the park about culturally important places located within the park; will identify where the potential TCPs are located (within the park’s legislated boundary on federal land);