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Integrating Tribal Expertise into Processes to Identify, Evaluate, and Record Cultural Resources 16 5.0 RESULTS OF INTERVIEWS A critical element of this study is exploring how the FHWA and state DOTs consider tribal expertise during all steps in the Section 106 process. Another critical element of this study is to document tribal perspectives on how well (or whether)
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Integrating Tribal Expertise into Processes to Identify, Evaluate, and Record Cultural Resources 17 Timing. One state DOT said they have found that when dealing with tribal issues (i.e., presence of TCPs)
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Integrating Tribal Expertise into Processes to Identify, Evaluate, and Record Cultural Resources 18 Most of the respondents noted that sending letters is not an effective approach to engaging tribes about their expertise and knowledge. Telephone discussions may work in some cases.
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Integrating Tribal Expertise into Processes to Identify, Evaluate, and Record Cultural Resources 19 As with the above question, all the state DOTs said these approaches improved relationships and understanding with tribes. As one state DOT noted: Our partnership with regional tribes on cultural resource issues has been tremendous.
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Integrating Tribal Expertise into Processes to Identify, Evaluate, and Record Cultural Resources 20 • Timeliness is an issue in terms of getting survey results and ethnographic studies reports from tribes. Tribes are busy with all sorts of other events and responsibilities, so the DOT needs to consider these timing issues during project scheduling.
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Integrating Tribal Expertise into Processes to Identify, Evaluate, and Record Cultural Resources 21 11. Are tribes provided an opportunity to comment on this feedback information?
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Integrating Tribal Expertise into Processes to Identify, Evaluate, and Record Cultural Resources 22 In addition, the second tribe identified the need to address the issues of personalities. People need to be willing to work with tribes and have productive conversations, including the ability to switch easily between scientific jargon and standard language to build understanding -- not science versus the tribe or science versus religion.
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Integrating Tribal Expertise into Processes to Identify, Evaluate, and Record Cultural Resources 23 The second tribe referred to their answers above. They did note that sometimes identification is the end of consultation; once a resource is identified, that is it and agencies make the decision.
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