tamanowas rock: managing a traditional cultural...
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Tamanowas Rock: Managing a Traditional Cultural Property
or a look at what happened yesterday
8th Annual Cultural Resource Protection Summit
Presented By
Gideon Cauffman, MS
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe: An Introduction
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe: An Introduction
Land Consolidation Area
Tamanowas Rock: An Introduction
“Heart of the Dragon”
Tamanowas Rock: An Introduction
Tamanowas “Spirit Power” in Chinook Jargon
Chemakum suicide jump to avoid Haida capture
Black Face Fraternal Society (S’Klallam)
Red Face Fraternal Society (Lummi)
Nosquiklos the Dragon and Quarlos the Warrior
Tsunami safe route
Tamanowas Rock: An Introduction
burdens left in caves
1996 Clear-cutting and development proposed
Port Gamble S’Klallam brought this to the attention of Jamestown
2005Threated to be developed into 3 lots
Saving the Rock
Saving the Rock
Supporters
Washington State ParksBullit Foundation Jefferson Land TrustNorthwest Watershed Institute Local Citizens
$480,000 low interest interim financing
$120,000 low interest financing
$40,000 fundraiser auction
Volunteer hours and staff time+
Total Cost: $620,000
Project Area Phase I
Project Area Phase II
Wetlands
Streams
2010- Tribe Acquires Sanctuary
45JE87FY 2012 National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund Grant to Indian Tribes,
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organization
Determination of Eligibility for Inclusion to the National Register (Criteria D) 1977
Criteria A? “A property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history.”
Criteria B? “Property is associated with the lives of persons significant to the past”
NPS GrantUpdate the Archaeological Site Inventory Form
Draft a Nomination for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places
Develop a brochure that explains the importance of “T. Rock” (Betty Oppenheimer, Publications Specialist)
Tribal Intern
The Road to a National Register Nomination
Updating the Site Inventory Form
The NominationHistoric FunctionsSOCIAL/Fraternal organization meeting site SUBSISTANCE/ animal facility RELIGION/ceremonial siteDOMESTIC/camp DEFENSE/ fortification
Current FunctionsRECREATION AND CULTURE/outdoor recreationRELIGION/ceremonial siteSUBSISTENCE/processing LANDSCAPE/ conservation area
Current Function
Current FunctionJefferson Land Trust maintains a conservation easement
The Nomination
• DAHP (Michael Houser and Stephanie Kramer) Review• “Use the Mount Saint Helens NR as a template” (Cowlitz)• It is a process and plan trips to Olympia
So,
Yesterday?
Impacts to the Site
1962
Impacts to the site
Total Assessed Damage: $5,966.34
July 2014
Tim Rybka, Northwest Indian Court System Prosecutor
Zero Conviction, Zero Restitution
PT Leader, July 20, 2014
Zero Conviction, Zero Restitution
• A suspect was arrested on a weapons charge (County Court)• Suspect “lawyered up”• “Not that I think that it was anything malicious .”
(Peninsula Daily News, August 2, 2014)
Impacts to the site
New Age Religion
Management1. The site is a Traditional Cultural Property2. It is also a sanctuary to be enjoyed by the public
Clean-up
Peninsula Daily News September 18, 2014
Elephant Snot
Non-toxic
Ingredients are a trade secret Impact to substrate are unknown
But…same problems
February 2015
Management for the next 7 Generations
• More Signage • JST Enforcement • Jefferson County Enforcement • Get a conviction/arrest• Game camera(s)• Continue monitoring
