project focus - Seminole Tribe of Florida Tribal Historic Preservation

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A Map of Six STOF Reservations showing THPO Projects Surveyed from 2006-2012
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Tribal Historic Preservation Office 5th Anniversary Annual Report 2011
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Table of Contents
Strategic Plan 2011-2012
2 & 3 | Projects Completed
4 | TOC
Major Goals
5 | Strategic Plan 2011-2012 / THPO Project Clearance Statistics
6 & 7 | 2011 Annual Report THPO Letter
Paul Backhouse, Acting Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
1. Protect Tribal sovereignty
8 | Vision Statement / Mission Statement
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2. Conduct research on history of Seminole culture
9 | Project Focus: Tribal Register David Brownell, Research Assistant
3. Compile and maintain records
10 & 11 | Compliance Review Section Anne Mullins, Compliance Review Supervisor
12 & 13 | Project Focus: Compartment C Build-Out Project of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Anne Mullins, Compliance Review Supervisor
4. Ensure outside agency compliance
5. Preserve the Tribe’s resources and culture
14 | Architectural History Section Carrie Dilley, Architectural Historian
15 | Project Focus: A Visit to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Kate Redente, Collections Manager
6. Promote the values of Tribal historic preservation
16 | Collections Section Kate Redente, Collections Manager
7. Support the development of the Tribe’s infrastructure
17 | Project Focus: Archaeology Day Maureen Mahoney, Tribal Archaeologist
8. Provide administrative structure and oversight
18 | Archaeometry Section Juan Cancel, Chief Data Analyst
19 | Project Focus: Meeting Waxy Hadjo for Breakfast at Billie Swamp Safari
Paul N. Backhouse, Acting Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
9. Financial Sustainability
20 | Project Focus: The THPO/Forestry Collaboration: A Benefit to the Community
Nathan Lawres, Field Assistant
21 | Tribal Archaeology Section (TAS) Maureen Mahoney, Tribal Archaeologist
THPO Project Clearance Statistics
22 | Project Focus: 2011 THPO Outreach Vanessa Poling, Field Technician
23 | Tribal Historic Preservation Office Staff, Office Interns and Research Associates
24 | Conference Presentations
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25 | Panel Discussion and Other Presentations
Average Time to Complete an
On-Reservation Project Request:
2009 = 90 Days
26 | THPO 2011 Year in Review
2010 = 75 Days
27 | Comments and Questions Reply Card
2011 = 35 Days
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2011 Annual report THPO Letter
Paul Backhouse, Ph.D.
Acting Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
December 24th, 2008 | The Red
Barn becomes the first Seminole property to be listed in the
National Register of Historic Places.
2009 | The Fort Shackelford Location Project, a collaborative venture between THPO and Florida
Gulf Coast University, undertakes a
forward-thinking program to train
a new generation of archaeologists
in indigenous archaeology whilst recording an important 3rd Seminole
War Fort on the Big Cypress Reservation.
2009 | THPO recognized with a Special Achievement
Award by major international mapping company ESRI.
2010 | THPO collaborates with experts in the field of archaeology and heritage management to produce the first
comprehensive Research Design for the department.
July 2011 | THPO responds to its 10,000th piece of offreservation correspondence regarding projects that
have the potential to adversely affect Seminole cultural
heritage.
Students at the Fort Shackelford Location Project
On October 4th, 2006 the Seminole Tribe of Florida
Tribal Historic Preservation Office (or THPO) was officially
recognized by the National Park Service. This significant
achievement was the result of four years of hard work
following the original Tribal Resolution (C-185-02)
in July 2002 to appoint a Tribal Historic Preservation
Officer. Viewed in this context there is no doubt that
2011 was a landmark year for the office; reaching the 5th
anniversary since NPS recognition, and about to reach
ten years of Tribal recognition, what had the department
achieved? I would like to take the time in this report
to pause, take stock of the past and celebrate our most
significant achievements, secure in the knowledge that
our best work is still yet to come:
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2006 | The Historic Preservation Program Plan is developed as the departments’ foundational document. Recognized by the National Park Service, this report provides
the legal scope for our program.
The Red Barn
2011 | THPO begins a fee for review service for Cell
Tower requests under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
December 2011 | THPO excavates its 10,000th on-reservation shovel-test and has now surveyed approximately
50% of the Brighton and Big Cypress Reservations.
Where do we go in 2012? There are many challenges that
face the Tribes’ precious cultural heritage, both on and off the
reservation. The staff of the THPO is passionate about our
program and we are continually looking for
opportunities to engage Tribal members.
Identifying career pathways for Tribal Members
to enter the department is one of our key
priorities for our next five year plan. If you are
interested in a career in Historic Preservation
we would love to hear from you.
2006 | The total THPO staff numbers 7 people and completes 25 on-reservation projects.
2007 | THPO becomes the first Tribal department
to adopt an online project review system to facilitate
and streamline the clearance for development of
Tribal member home sites and Tribal government
infrastructure.
the THPO is recognized with a Special Achievement Award in GIS
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Project Focus:
Tribal Register
David Brownell, M.A., Research Assistant
One of the THPO’s most important new projects of 2011 was the creation of the Seminole Tribal Register of
Historic Places, the highest preservation tier of the Seminole Site File. The establishment of the Seminole
Site File, a repository of the Tribe’s archaeological, historical, and cultural sites recorded on Tribal land, was
a huge step towards the permanent preservation of the Tribe’s most important cultural resources. However,
because many Seminole sites do not fall within the strict regulations and guidelines of the National Register of
Historic Places, the THPO realized the need for creating a classification and descriptive system that mirrored
the National Register but was in tune with the specific cultural nature of Seminole sites. Taking these ideas
into account, additional criterion was created including categories for various Seminole Cultural Sites including Familial Camps, Medicinal Plant Gathering Areas, and other non-habitation cultural sites. It is important to
identify these sites that are important to the Seminole Tribe in order to begin the process of protecting them
from development and ensuring the sites remain unchanged for future generations to enjoy.
Aerial View of the THPO and Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Campus
Vision Statement:
To be the leader in Tribal Historic Preservation
Mission Statement:
“Our office seeks to foster the understanding and appreciation
of the Seminole people and their place in humanity’s shared
heritage through investigation, interpretation, preservation
and management of the Tribe’s cultural resources.”
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One example of a site nominated to the Tribal Register is the Billy Bowlegs III Clan Camp located on the Brighton
Reservation. Archaeological examination of this site has revealed multiple components to the site, including
evidence of resource extraction and habitation dating back over 2,000 years. Billy Bowlegs III permanently moved to the hammock
in 1938 with the establishment of the Brighton Reservation and lived there until around
1950. During this period, the camp was
an important focal point for the Seminole
Tribe, with many Tribal members stopping
for a visit on their way through the reservation. Although there are no structures
remaining from the original camp, it was
the site’s importance to Tribal history, and
Billy Bowlegs III’s role as Tribal leader and
advocate for Seminole rights, that demands its preservation.
Billy Bowlegs III in his camp,
Brighton Reservation,
Courtesy of the
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum,
2009.34.465
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Compliance Review Section
Anne Mullins, M.C.R.P., Compliance Review
Supervisor; Elliott York, Data Analyst, and Alison Swing, Data Analyst
The primary mission of the Compliance Review Section
is the application and interpretation of Federal, State,
and Tribal laws in order to ensure the preservation of the
Seminole past and present. The Compliance Review
Section is responsible for the review of federal
undertakings located within the Seminole Tribe of
Florida’s area of interest - the geographic area
considered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida to be
ancestral, aboriginal, or ceded, that comprise the
Southeastern United States, and its six reservations
within the state of Florida. The Compliance Review Section
assists the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer to ensure
compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA), the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), and the
Archaeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA) through
government-to-government consultations. In 2011, some
of the projects and consultations included:
• Georgia Army National Guard Government-to-Government Consultation Meeting
• Everglades Restoration Transition Plan (ERTP)
Programmatic Agreement monthly conference call
regarding the methodology, research design, and
impact to cultural resources
• Three Forks Marsh Conservation Area-USACE and St.
Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD)
• Finalization of Compartment C Storm water
Treatment Areas mitigation with U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers and South Florida Water Management
District (SFWMD)
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The Compliance Section receives and reviews several
thousand project requests and notifications throughout
the year. Over 11,000 off-reservation federal project
cases have been received and entered into the Incoming
Correspondence Tracking Database (ICTD) since its
implementation in 2007. Approximately 1900 cases (See
Page 11) were entered into ICTD this year. There were
200 on-reservation projects (See Page 11) submitted
in 2011. In June 11, Compliance Review successfully
instituted a cell tower review fee through the Tower
Company Notification System (TCNS). As of September 30,
2011, fee collection totaled $32,700 that was returned
to the Tribal general fund.
In 2012, the Compliance Review Section will continue
to seek advanced training for staff in Native American
Cultural Property Laws such as NAGPRA and ARPA.
Emphasis will continue to be placed on the Section
106 consultation process in order to increase the
effectiveness and quality of projects submitted for review,
as well as to address the current issue of the excessive
volume of correspondence received. Implementation of
the new Image Now software will improve how the Section
tracks consultations that are received and reviewed. The
implementation of this software will provide a more
thorough understanding of the undertakings received by
streamlining work flow and improving data retention. A
record retention plan will streamline record storage for
future data recovery. Finally, the formulation of a research
design for the Tribal Historic Preservation Office will
allow the Compliance Review Section to focus on the
immediate geographic areas of interest, thus reducing
the volume of consultation requests received while at the
same time improving the quality of the responses issued.
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Project Focus:
Compartment C Build-Out Project of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Anne Mullins, M.C.R.P., Compliance Review Supervisor
In an effort to increase stormwater treatment capacity for Everglades restoration, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) initiated the construction and operation of stormwater treatment areas (STA) within Compartments B and C. The construction and operation of the STAs required authorization from the United States Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) in compliance with the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and National Historic
Preservation Act.
The South Florida Water Management District was permitted by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to excavate
and relocate Native American items from sites within Compartment C listed and determined eligible for listing on the
National Register of Historic Places under a research permit obtained in 2008. A private consultant was contracted to
perform the required work in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). As a result of
the authorization from the SHPO and the SFWMD, the private consultant excavated and relocated Native American items
to a state owned land parcel. The extensive relocation was completed without proper notification of discovery, consultation and/or knowledge of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. A Memorandum of Agreement was initially prepared between the
USACE, SFWMD, and SHPO. The Seminole Tribe of Florida was not offered the opportunity to participate in the development of these documents.
In 2010, the Seminole Tribe of Florida became aware of the relocation of Native American items and directed the USACE
and SFWMD to return Native American items to their original location within Compartment C. Numerous meetings
were held at Big Cypress Reservation and Seminole Tribe of Florida Headquarters in Hollywood involving the USACE, the
SFWMD, the SHPO, the SFWMD’s Consultant, legal counsel, and the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation in order to
resolve the disposition of Native American items.
The resolution of adverse affects and re-interment of Native American items to Compartment C Build-Out Project was
accomplished through an unprecedented Memorandum of Agreement between all government agencies returning and
protecting the Native American items at their original location. An unexpected additional result was the improvement of
the consultation process and enhancement of relationships between the Tribe and outside agencies involved. From this
point forward there is a clear direction for consultation between governmental agencies regarding compliance with the
Section 106 of the NHPA and the USACE’s trust obligations in future Everglades Restoration projects.
Compartment C Build-Out Project Area
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Architectural History Section
Project Focus:
Carrie Dilley, M.S., Architectural Historian
A Visit to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Kate Redente, M.A., Collections Manager
The Architectural History Section spent 2011 researching, documenting, and recording significant Tribal buildings and structures. Key projects included monitoring the condition of the Red Barn and continuing the study
of chickees including expanding the chickee survey beyond Big Cypress and onto two other reservations—Hollywood and Brighton. In addition to the survey, the Architectural Historian began to look more closely at how
chickees are meeting the needs of the Tribe today and how builders are incorporating the use of different materials and styles into their designs. The chickee project also included a study of the history of these structures
and work on writing the first chapters of the book Changing Chickees: Finding a Place for Traditional Architecture in Contemporary Seminole Society.
The Architectural Historian worked with other sections of the THPO to establish a Tribal Register of Historic
Places to recognize cultural sites, buildings, structures, objects, and archaeological sites of exceptional importance to the Tribe. This process included brainstorming several buildings and structures that will be considered
eligible for listing and creating the nomination packets for two highly significant sites—Red Barn and Council
Oak. The Council Oak Tree symbolizes the Tribe’s growth over the years and reflects the Tribe’s strength and
stability. The Architectural Historian worked closely with an arborist to create a preservation and maintenance
plan for the Council Oak Tree. This plan ensures that the health of the tree is a top concern.
The Council Oak, Hollywood Reservation
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In March, the THPO managerial staff had the opportunity to travel to Cherokee, North Carolina to meet with
the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office (EBCI THPO). The trip allowed staff
to collaborate with another THPO and provided a chance to share ideas, resources, and solutions to common
challenges surrounding the protection of tribal cultural resources. We spent a day shadowing EBCI THPO staff
and were able to take away valuable information on tribal historic preservation. Along with a behind the scenes
visit to the Cherokee Museum, we were also given a special tour of some of the EBCI’s important cultural sites.
One of these sites was the Kituwah Mound, or Mother Town, and is one of the tribe’s earliest settlements.
The trip to Cherokee was also used as a strategic planning retreat. Once a year the different THPO sections
brainstorm and develop new short and long term projects. Several new goals were brought to the table, such
as creating the Seminole Tribal Register of Historic Places, and many of these goals have since been successfully
carried out during the past year.
Our office hopes to continue collaborating with other THPOs in the future, giving us opportunities to expand
our knowledge and resources across Indian Country and providing the Seminole Tribe with up to date technology and information for the protection of their cultural resources.
Kituwah Mound, Cherokee, North Carolina
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Project Focus:
Collections Section
Archaeology Day
Maureen Mahoney, M.A., R.P.A., Tribal Archaeologist
One of the big events that the THPO undertook in 2011 was Archaeology Day. This annual event was a collaborative outreach effort with the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum that focused on introducing elementary school-aged children
to the different roles that people play within the THPO. Specific activities within this event included participating
in a mock chickee survey, recording and measuring artifacts in a mock archaeological lab, learning how to use a
compass, and creating a map of the boardwalk.
The Collections team continued to
preserve and manage the archaeological collections and cultural resource
documentation. 24,000 objects were
added into the permanent collection,
a comparative collection was developed to aid in the identification of
artifacts, and a Bioarchaeologist was
hired to provide expertise on the artifacts both prior to and after they are
recovered from the field and to assist
with on and off reservation compliance projects.
Another activity that the children participated in was a simulated archaeological excavation. For this “site” (entitled Osceola’s Sand Castle), the children excavated soil and screened this soil to find artifacts. Then, just like real
archaeologists the children recorded all provenience information and descriptions of what they found. This task
not only taught the children about what archaeologists do for the THPO, but also emphasized the problem of unrecorded excavated material.
Archaeology Day allowed the THPO to accomplish several goals,
such as collaboration and instruction. Specifically, the event provided a unique opportunity for the THPO and Museum to collaborate on an outreach event that both departments feel is especially important to reach our community objectives. This event
also created an opportunity to instruct and interest children in
the world of historic preservation. For this reason, the THPO
will continue to participate in Archaeology Day in the future.
A student catalog artifacts in the Lab
In addition to the daily tasks and
projects, the Collections staff was involved in several notable achievements. The first was the return of hundreds
of artifacts back to the Seminole Tribe. These artifacts
had originally been recovered in 1998 during a survey of
the Big Cypress Reservation by an outside archaeological firm. After the completion of the survey, the artifacts
were placed with the Museum of HistoryMiami which had
been identified by the archaeological firm as a repository.
However, the objects were never transferred back to the
Seminole Tribe and over the past 13 years the exact location of these artifacts was unknown. After months of research and working closely with the Museum, the location
of the artifacts was identified and the objects were safely
brought back to the THPO curatorial facilities. The artifacts will be cataloged into the collections and will hopefully help foster a better understanding of the Tribe’s past.
Another successful accomplishment was the collaboration between the THPO and Florida Gulf Coast University
in teaching a semester long field laboratory class for undergraduate students. The Collections staff worked oneon-one with students to introduce them to the responsibilities of curating archaeological collections and the basic
foundations of collections management. Students were
also provided opportunities to perform advanced analysis
and research on artifacts from a significant Seminole site
and at the completion of the class, the students created
posters highlighting their research projects and presented
their findings to the community.
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Shell net weight found on the Big Cypress Reservation
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compass
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Project Focus:
Archaeometry Section
Meeting Waxy Hadjo for Breakfast at Billie Swamp Safari
Paul N. Backhouse, Ph.D., Acting Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
Juan Cancel, B.A., Chief Data Analyst
The Archaeometry Section seeks to bring cutting edge science and technology to the overall mission of the THPO
and facilitates the highest standards in both research and
compliance. The Archaeometry Section is now fully staffed
and has a new Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Technician, Moriah Joy. Her main duties include maintaining the mobile GIS in the THPO as well as developing the
field techniques using the latest technology available for
cultural resource management. Archaeometry has maintained the stability of the database server system at the
THPO in order to protect culturally sensitive data and
maximize data functionality to THPO staff. The THPO GIS
database had a growth of 8.4% over the last year.
The main focus of Archaeometry this year was the implementation and utilization of the Seminole Site File (SSF)
Geodatabase. The SSF geodatabase is a sophisticated relational GIS database that captures spatial and tabular data
for archaeological and cultural sites. The geodatabase currently maintains 405 sites found on the reservations. The
geodatabase is built to visually capture the central location as well as the boundaries of a site as a shapefile. Each
shapefile relates to 13 different tables that capture attribute information unique to the site such as a soil table,
a site function table, a cultural components table, etc. In
order to help enforce data integrity and ensure consistency of values the tables also have an associated predetermined set of values called domains. This geodatabase has
28 domains with a minimum of 656 predetermined values
in those domains. This structure is dynamic and flexible to
allow an unlimited amount of data input. The capability of
growth allows for research that will eventually capture all
sites that relate to the Seminole Tribe of Florida (STOF) in
the Southeast region of the US.
We have also maintained participation with the Federal
Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Cultural Resource
Workgroup led by the National Park Service (NPS). This
workgroup is creating a federal standard for cultural resource spatial data. Our current involvement is to make
sure Tribal interests are brought
forward to the table with cultural resource spatial data. Maintaining our participation with
this federal workgroup as well
as continuous communication
with Tribal entities helps uphold
our goal of making the Seminole
Tribe of Florida and the THPO a
national leader in GIS and historic preservation.
During the summer of 2011 the THPO undertook a project to investigate a large tree island or hammock that is located towards the eastern edge of the Big Cypress Reservation. This site has long been thought to be the location
of Waxy Hadjo’s Landing. Waxy Hadjo was an important Tribal member prior to and during the Second Seminole
War, in fact, he was so important that an 1837 map of Florida shows the whole of the south western portion of the
state to be ‘Wagse Hadjos Land’! Our idea was simple: locate the former site of his landing and see if sufficient
material remains warrant preservation as a historical location of importance to the Tribe.
Fieldwork carried out in May and June was extremely hot and humid. By running our Ground Penetrating Radar
and by digging very small test holes we were able to get a lot of information whilst having only a very small impact
on the site. During the fall of 2011 students from Florida Gulf Coast University traveled out to the THPO once a
week to help analyze the results of our investigations. It quickly became apparent that although we failed to locate
anything that directly linked the site to Waxy Hadjo there was much evidence for people living at this hammock
over a huge span of time. Lots of interesting objects that we never expected to find turned up. For instance,
sharks teeth and marine shell were present in abundance suggesting strong connections between Big Cypress and
the coast(s).
We presented our findings to the BC community by partnering with Jake Osceola Jr. and displaying posters in a
Chickee at Billie Swamp Safari. Timing the presentations to catch folks on their way to breakfast soon resulted in a
small crowd who were able to discuss the project with THPO staff and students. The resulting lively debate demonstrates that community
involvement is essential to the success of
heritage management.
Lastly, we would like to
thank students from
Florida Gulf Coast University and the Big Cypress community for
helping to make this
project such a success.
Students interact with
THPO staff at the field
school held on Big
Cypress, Source:
Brian Tietz, Florida
Gulf Coast University,
2011
The Seminole Site File (SSF)
geodatabase manages over 400 sites
using a relational database using 13
tables with 656 predetermined values.
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Project Focus:
Tribal Archaeology Section (TAS)
The THPO/Forestry Collaboration: A Benefit to the Community
Nathan Lawres, M.A., F.F.T.2, C.I.G., Field Assistant
Maureen Mahoney, M.A., R.P.A., Tribal Archaeologist
Over the course of the past year
and a half, members of the Tribal
Archaeology Section have participated in a collaborative effort
with the STOF Forestry Division.
This collaboration has involved the
presence of archaeological monitors on prescribed burning activities on both the Big Cypress and
Brighton Reservations. Additionally, the collaboration has involved
research efforts to determine the
effects of prescribed burning activities on subsurface cultural materials. This research has involved
the use of a thermocouple device
that takes temperature measurements of soils at specified increments over a length of
time. The data obtained from these measurements is
then compared with established damaging temperatures
for artifact categories.
A Thermocouple devise is buried to measure the surrounding
soil temperature
Pasture burn on Big Cypress
This collaboration has several benefits to the community
at large. First, the research has demonstrated that prescribed burning activities in pasture environments do not
have negative impacts on subsurface cultural materials.
Because of this finding, the Tribal Historic Preservation
Office has been able to clear all prescribed pasture fires
without having to slow the Forestry Division’s activities by
surveying the pastures prior to burning. In the long run,
this both saves the Tribe money by eliminating additional
archaeological surveys as well as aids the Seminole cattle
industry by ridding pastures of inedible invasive species
and promoting the growth of nutritious fresh sprouts.
Second, the presence of archaeological monitors on prescribed fires enhances the protection of cultural resources
during a fire. These resources may include Seminole Cultural Properties, such as medicinal plant gathering areas,
as well as archaeological sites distributed along the modern ground surface.
The TAS conducted 62 project surveys (approximately
2,950.17 acres) and recorded 33 new archaeological sites
this year, all of which included recommendations under
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The
majority of these projects included the investigations for
proposed home sites and businesses. However, a small
number of projects were research based examinations of
significant Tribal areas. One specific example is the survey
TAS undertook of the Billy Bowlegs Camp Site hammock.
During this survey, the TAS was able to determine the locations of various components of the camp, as well as to
record a prehistoric faunal midden. Furthermore, this survey illustrated THPO’s need to collaborate with museum
staff and Tribal members in order to answer key questions
regarding the past. The need for collaboration was further
highlighted in a paper presented at the Southeastern Archaeological Conference.
Another role that TAS has undertaken is the dissemination of knowledge regarding LiDAR, which is a highly effective tool used to determine elevation. LiDAR data has
not only helped TAS in determining survey methodology
and the location of disturbance, but also in answering
key questions regarding prehistoric camp
layout. Dissemination of this research has
taken place at the Florida Anthropological Society meeting in May 2011 and the
Southeastern Archaeological Conference
in November 2011.
TAS’ goal in 2012 is to further conduct specific research projects that focus on areas
significant to the Tribe. From this research,
the TAS hopes to continue to disseminate
knowledge learned to the Tribal communities it serves.
Locating artifacts using a screen
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Big Cypress Easter Event
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Project Focus:
Tribal Historic Preservation Office Staff
2011 THPO Outreach
Vanessa Poling, B.A., Field Technician
Community events provide an opportunity for
interaction among Tribal
members, communities,
departments, and agencies.
Activities which
provide this interaction serve to strengthen
community and Tribal
integrity, as well as interdepartmental cooperation. Throughout 2011,
the THPO participated in
events that would help
create a platform for a
promising future in Tribal
event involvement and
outreach. These events include, but are not limited to,
the Big Cypress Shoot Out, Winter and Easter Fun Days,
and the American Indian Arts Celebration.
The first of these events, Big Cypress 2nd Seminole War
Reenactment Shoot Out, involved the assistance of several THPO employees in activities such as using a bow and
arrow and tomahawk, logistics, pyrotechnics, and supply
delivery. Following the Shoot Out, the THPO participated at the Big Cypress Winter Fun Day, by offering snowcones, bubbles and stamps to Tribal and employee youth.
To mark Easter, the THPO participated in the Big Cypress
Easter Event, where Valerie Layton (Tribal Archaeology
Section) donned the Easter Bunny suit while greeting community members and dispensing candy. In May the THPO,
in partnership with the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, sponsored
Archaeology Day. This event holds great promise for interoffice coordination and Tribal outreach. In November,
the Museum and THPO coordinated once more to host
the American Indian Arts Celebration. For this event the
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Students talk a walk on the boardwalk at Junior THPO Day
THPO offered archaeologically inspired puzzle activities
and the opportunity for children to reproduce pottery.
2011 outreach created a fountain of ideas that the THPO
plans to build upon; the close of the year marked the
creation of the first Tribal Historic Preservation Outreach
Committee.
Alison Swing, M.A., Archaeological Data Analyst
Anne Mullins, M.C.R.P., Compliance Review Supervisor
Bridgett Wheeler, Administrative Assistant
Brittany Hoefert, Research Assistant
Carrie Dilley, M.S., Architectural Historian
Carlo Lucido, Field Technician
Cole Smith, Field Technician
Cori McClarran, Field Technician
David Brownell, M.A., Research Assistant
Derek Braun, Field Assistant
Domonique deBeaubien, M.S., Bioarchaeologist
Elliott York, Archaeological Data Analyst
Geoffrey Wasson, Field Technician
Jennifer Pietarila, Archaeological Data Analyst
Josh Ooyman, M.A., GIS Specialist
Juan Cancel, Chief Data Analyst
Julie Richko-Labate, M.A., R.P.A., Tribal Archaeologist
Katie Corcoran, Field Technician
Katy Gregory, M.A., R.P.A., Lab Manager
Lanie Swanson, Field Technician
Mara Mayer, M.S., Field Technician
Maureen Mahoney, M.A., R.P.A., Crew Chief (Tribal Archaeologist)
Meghan Predergast, Field Technician
Moriah Joy, GIS Technician
Nathan Lawres, M.A., Field Assistant
Paul Backhouse, Ph.D., R.P.A, Deputy THPO (Acting THPO)
Ryan Hesse, Field Assistant
Shannon Purvis, Administrative Assistant
Valerie Layton, Field Technician
Vanessa Poling, Field Technician
Willard Steele, THPO
Tribal Historic Preservation Office Interns
Amanda Dier
Amanda Rodriquez
Ana Flynn
Casey Zakruff
Cory Mills
Hannah Laing
Jeffery Sepanski
Joey Belanger
Katherine Galluzzo
Kristina Startt
Keli Winn
Lee Bushong
Louis Cortinas
Matthew Gerenday
Rachel Thompson
Shannon Mandell
Stephanie Paule
Steven LaLoggia
THPO Research Associates
Anne Taylor, Environmental Systems Research Institute
Dr. Annette Snapp, Florida Gulf Coast University
Dr. Brent Weisman, University of South Florida
David Gadsden, Environmental Systems Research Institute
David Saunders, Bureau of Indian Affairs
David Wyatt, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Dr. Dean Goodman, Geophysical Archaeometry Laboratory
Garet Couch, Tribal GIS
Dr. Jerald T. Milanich, Florida Natural History Museum
Dr. Kent Schneider, Underground Imaging Solutions
Dr. Marguerite Forest, Florida Gulf Coast University
Dr. Michael McDonald, Florida Gulf Coast University
Dr. Ryan Wheeler, Bureau of Archaeological Research
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Conference Presentations
David Butler and Nathan R. Lawres
Lithic Functional Analysis at the Blueberry Site (8HG678).
Paper Presentation, Florida Anthropological Society, 63rd Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL May 6-8, 2011.
Panel Discussion
David Butler and Nathan R. Lawres
Highlands County Contribution to the Knowledge-base of Florida’s Prehistoric Canoes.
Poster Presentation, Florida Anthropological Society, 63rd Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL May 6-8, 2011.
Juan Cancel, Deidre McCarthy, Garet Couch, Paul Backhouse, Sandra Gaskell, and Josh Ooyman
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Cultural Resource Working Group:
Panel Discussion at the 2011 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA
Juan Cancel and Elliott York
Technologies and Best Practices that Support Smooth Tribal Transportation Project Delivery.
Paper presented at the 90th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
Kate Redente
Documents as Collections: What’s so Strange about that?:
Panel Discussion at the 2011 American Association of Museums Annual Conference, Houston, Texas.
Julie Labate and Elliott York
Sovereignty and Section 106: A Tribal Archaeological Approach to identifying Cultural Resources.
Paper presented at the Why Does the Past Matter Conference, University of Massachusetts Amherst, May 2011.
Maureen Mahoney and Julie Labate
Looking Up From the Dirt: A Collaborative Research Case Study.
Paper Presentation, Southeastern Archaeological Conference, 68rd Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL November 2-5, 2011.
Other Presentations
Michelle Carter , Mary Anne Tong, and Juan Cancel
Enterprise GIS: Department’s Need for Speed.
Paper presented at the 2011 South Florida GIS Expo, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Carrie Dilley
“Seminole Chickees”
Presentation given to Florida Public Archaeology Network, Ft. Myers, FL, March 2011
Nathan R. Lawres and Maureen Mahoney
High, Medium, or Low: The use of LiDAR in determining probability zones, ground disturbance,
and the distribution of archaeological sites in South Florida’s tree island hammocks.
Carrie Dilley and Julie Labate
“Daily Activities of the THPO”
Presentation given to the Best Practices Workshop, Hollywood, FL, March 2011
Nathan R. Lawres and Maureen Mahoney
High, Medium, or Low: The Use of LiDAR in Determining Probability Zones, Ground Disturbance,
and the Distribution of Archaeological Sites in South Florida’s Tree Island Hammocks, an Update.
Paul N.Backhouse, Nathan R. Lawres, Geoffrey Wasson and Juan Cancel
Fire in the Hammock! Investigating the effects of prescribed burning on cultural resources in South Florida.
Nathan Lawres
“Lithic Manufacture”
Presentation given to FGCU Laboratory Methods Class, Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, FL, September 2011
Nathan Lawres and Maureen Mahoney
“LiDAR as a Methodological and Elevation Tool”
Presentation given to FGCU Field School, Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, FL, May 2011
Paul N. Backhouse, Nathan R. Lawres, Geoffrey Wasson and Juan Cancel
Investigating the Effects of Prescribed Burning on Cultural Resources in South Florida.
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THPO 2011 Year in Review
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Tribal Historic Preservation Office
Physical Address:
34725 West Boundary Road, Clewiston, FL 33440
Telephone:
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Tribal Historic Preservation Office
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