Friends Of Cedar Mesa

BLM UT CEDAR MESA CULTURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION AND PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP

AWARD PURPOSEIN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BLM, FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA WILL BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDE RESOURCES, ANDEDUCATE VISITORS TO PROTECT THE LAND AND WATER WITHIN BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THE PROJECT ALSOAIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BLM AND TRIBAL NATIONS WHO HAVE ANCESTRAL TIES TO THELANDS WITHIN BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED1. CREATE AND MAINTAIN OF INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED FOR RECREATION, INCLUDING A MAP OF BENM WITHRECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PLACEMENT OF PORTABLE TOILETS IN BENM 2. ENGAGE WITH INDIGENOUS YOUTH IN BUILDING AND MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE IN BENM THROUGH THEANCESTRAL LANDS CONSERVATION CORPS SITE CONSERVATION WORK AT CULTURAL SITES 3. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANNUAL VISIT WITH RESPECT CAMPAIGN TARGETING VISITORS TO THE REGION ANDTEACHING WAYS TO RESPONSIBLY VISIT BENM 4. PROVIDE MONITORING AND INVENTORY OF CULTURAL SITES IN BENM WITH A SITE AMBASSADOR PROGRAMEXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES1. ENGAGE INDIGENOUS YOUTH (I.E. ANCESTRAL LANDS CONSERVATION CORPS) AS THEY BUILD AND MAINTAINRECREATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN BENM. 5 CONSERVATION CREW HITCHES EACH YEAR WILL SUPPORT NEEDEDINFRASTRUCTURE AND OR HARDENING OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES TO ALLOW FOR MORE VISITATION IN BENM2. WORK WITH BLM TO IDENTIFY CULTURAL ADDITIONAL SITES FOR ENHANCED MONITORING AND INVENTORY3. PLACE AND SERVICE 11 PORTABLE TOILETS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF RECREATIONAL VISITORSIN BENM4. BASED ON PREVIOUS FCM WORK WITH THE BLM, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO CREATE, PRINT,AND UPDATE (AS NEEDED) A MAP OF BENM FOR USE BY THE BLM AND REGIONAL VISITORS CENTERS5. PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE VISITATION WITH AN ANNUAL VISIT WITH RESPECT CAMPAIGN, PROVIDING VISITORSWITH VISIT WITH RESPECT TIPS, MESSAGING AND PRINCIPLES FOR EXPLORING THE MONUMENT IN ARESPONSIBLE WAY6. RECRUIT AND TRAIN AMBASSADORS ANNUALLY TO MONITOR AND INVENTORY SELECTED SITES, AND INTERFACEWITH PUBLIC LANDS VISITORS IN A CASUAL AND FRIENDLY FASHION WHILE IMPARTING VALUABLE INFORMATIONABOUT HOW TO VISIT ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL SITES RESPECTFULLY7. USE MONITORING AND INVENTORY DATA TO ENHANCE BLM S UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL SITES CONDITIONSAND VISITATION INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS

THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO ENGAGE TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TRIBES AND PUEBLOS THAT DO NOT HAVE REPRESENTATION ON THE BEARS EARS INTERTRIBAL COALITION WHICH IS THE SAME MAKE UP AS THE TRIBAL COMMISSION ESTABLISHED IN THE MONUMENT PROCLAMATION BUT HAVE A CULTURAL OR HISTORICAL CONNECTION TO THE NATIONAL CONSERVATION LANDS IN AND AROUND BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT THIS WORK WILL INCLUDE MULTIPLE FIELD TRIPS WITH TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES AND BLM STAFF TO VIEW PROJECT BASED WORK, ENGAGE WITH SITES, DISCUSS RESOURCE NEEDS, AND SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON MONUMENT MANAGEMENT FCM WILL WORK WITH THE BLM TO INCLUDE THEM IN MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES TO SELECT THE LOCATIONS, PLAN THE VISITS, DISCUSS CULTURAL SITE PRESERVATION AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT FOR THE SITES, AND SUPPORT A WORKING RELATIONSHIP THAT IMPROVES MANAGEMENT OF THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF NATIONAL CONSERVATION LANDS IN SOUTHEASTERN UTAH

BLM UTAH STATEWIDE SITE STEWARD PROGRAM

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L23AS00153FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: THIS PROJECTS GOAL IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BLM TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ANCESTRAL SITES IN BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. FURTHER, OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT TRIBAL CO-LEADERSHIP TO INFORM MANAGEMENT DECISIONS IN BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. IN BROAD TERMS, OUR RESEARCH OBJECTIVES FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO: 1) WORK CO-CREATIVELY WITH TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES TO PLAN, ORGANIZE AND CONDUCT ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF KEY SITES IN BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, LED BY INDIGENOUS EXPERTS. SCOPE WILL INCLUDE SELECTING PRIORITY SITES AND IDENTIFYING TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES TO PARTICIPATE IN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDIES AT EACH SITE. POTENTIAL SITES COULD INCLUDE: SAND ISLAND UPPER AND LOWER PETROGLYPH PANELS TWIN KIVAS THREE GRAND GULCH CULTURAL SITES - PERFECT KIVA, TURKEY PEN AND JUNCTION SITE, AND EXPANDING TO CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT BLM-MANAGED LANDS BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES COULD INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM HOPI TRIBE, ZUNI PUEBLO, LAGUNA PUEBLO, PUEBLO OF ACOMA, UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE, NAVAJO NATION, UTE INDIAN TRIBE OF THE UINTAH OURAY RESERVATION AND OTHER PUEBLO COMMUNITIES 2) SYNTHESIZE RESULTS INTO ETHNOGRAPHIC REPORTS THAT PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO TRIBAL TRADITIONAL USE AND UNDERSTANDINGS OF SITES IN BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, UTAH. WITH APPROVAL FROM TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES, SECTIONS AND OR PIECES OF THE REPORT WILL BE SHARED WITH BLM AND PARTNERS ONLY AS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE AND USED TO FACILITATE OUTREACH TO TRIBES AND A BROADER PUBLIC AUDIENCE ABOUT THE CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDIED SITES AND 3) CREATE A GUIDELINE DOCUMENT WHICH WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR HOW INDIGENOUS-LED CONSERVATION WORK SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN BEARS EARS, IN ADDITION TO ELEVATING AND PRIORITIZING INDIGENOUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. THE EVOLUTION OF APPROACH WILL PROVIDE A MORE HOLISTIC MODEL FOR INDIGENOUS-LED CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL SITES FROM START TO FINISH, WHICH COULD BE INCORPORATED AND FOLLOWED IN BEARS EARS AND OTHER CULTURAL LANDSCAPES MOVING FORWARD. ADDITIONALLY, BEP WILL PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PROJECT AND PROGRESS TOWARD THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT TO BLM. THE ANNUAL REVIEW WILL DOCUMENT PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING THE OBJECTIVES LISTED ABOVE AND ANY NOTABLE PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. A FINAL REPORT WITH PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS, LESSONS LEARNED, AND KEY ARTIFACTS WILL BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF THE PROJECT.