Holistic Conservation and Cultural Triage: American Indian Perspectives on Cultural Resources

The National Environmental Policy Act and other laws require American Indian cultural resource studies as part of the environmental impact assessment of development projects. Indian people make two general types of responses: holistic conservation ("this land is mine, go away") and cultura...

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Published in:Human organization 1990-07, Vol.49 (2), p.91-99
Main Authors: STOFFLE, RICHARD W., EVANS, MICHAEL J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
America
American Indians
Amerindians
Conservation
Cultural Identity
Cultural resources
Culture
Economic changes and development
Economics
Energy resources
Environmental Attitudes
Environmental conservation
Environmental policy
Environmental Protection
Ethnic groups
Ethnology
Indian culture
Indigenous Populations
Legislation
Morphological source materials
National Environmental Policy Act
Native Americans
Native North Americans
Natural resources
Natural resources conservation
Social research
Social Response
Traditional Societies
Triage
Tribal governments
Tribal land
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Summary:The National Environmental Policy Act and other laws require American Indian cultural resource studies as part of the environmental impact assessment of development projects. Indian people make two general types of responses: holistic conservation ("this land is mine, go away") and cultural triage ("if you go ahead with the project then these are the cultural resources that require most protection"). The analysis is based on 11 cultural resource projects. The major findings are that (1) more policy impacts can be achieved by having both types of responses, (2) the research methods can influence whether or not both types of responses will be provided by Indian people, and (3) Indian people experience emotional and social risks when they engage in cultural triage.
ISSN:0018-7259
1938-3525
DOI:10.17730/humo.49.2.c075081023612766