THPO

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THPO is the acronym for a Tribal Historic Preservation Office, the tribal agency responsible for protecting and managing a Native American tribe’s cultural and historic resources.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage organization
government agency
abbreviation THPO
aimsTo preserve tribal cultural heritage
protect historic properties of religious and cultural significance to tribes
appliesTo Native American tribe
authorizedBy National Park Service certification
collaboratesWith tribal archaeologists
tribal cultural committees
tribal cultural resource managers
tribal elders
country United States
employs Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
focusesOn preservation of tribal oral histories related to sites
protection of traditional cultural properties
governs tribal historic preservation regulations
hasJurisdictionOver tribal lands
hasPrimaryRole management of tribal historic resources
protection of tribal cultural resources
language English
legalBasis Section 101(d)(2) of the National Historic Preservation Act
mayDevelop tribal cultural resource management policies
tribal historic preservation ordinances
monitors compliance with cultural resource protection laws on tribal lands
operatesFor federally recognized tribe
state recognized tribe
oversees tribal historic preservation program
participatesIn Section 106 review process
performsFunctionSimilarTo State Historic Preservation Office
relatedToLaw National Historic Preservation Act
responsibleFor consultation on federal undertakings
coordination of tribal consultation with federal agencies
development of tribal historic preservation plans
documentation of tribal cultural sites
identification of tribal historic properties
maintenance of tribal cultural resource inventories
management of archaeological resources on tribal lands
protection of burial sites
protection of sacred sites
review of cultural resource surveys
review of undertakings affecting tribal historic properties
sector public sector
standsFor Tribal Historic Preservation Office
worksWith Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
National Park Service
State Historic Preservation Office

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