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CTUIR THPO AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICES In 1996 the CTUIR Cultural Resources Protection Program assumed Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) responsibilities. We were one of the first twelve tribes to do so. As is typical in Indian Country, early cultural resource work on the Umatilla Indian Reservation was undertaken by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on behalf of the CTUIR. The Bureau was to represent the tribes’ interests but their efforts were woefully inadequate. Many sites were missed and subsequently destroyed. As the CRPP continued to develop, we began to work with other tribes, some of whom had developed cultural resource programs and some of whose programs were looking for guidance. In all of these interactions, we have learned from the other tribes as much as they have learned from us. We have found it beneficial to have a national organization (the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Offices) that provides a forum in which tribes can share problems and solutions as well as create a united front when fighting for cultural resource legislation. The CRPP Tribal Historic Preservation Office’s work is to ensure the perpetuation of tribal culture for the members of the CTUIR. Contact information for the Tribal Historic Preservation Office: Carey L. Miller
Tribal Historic Preservation Office Responsibilities THPO Form - Request for Cultural Resource Investigation
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Under this agreement the tribe, and not the state, gained the final say regarding all effects to cultural resources on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. 