Native/First Nations Page 1
(ECP and CTSP grantees, reports, and other sites of interest for
conservation geography, mapping and GIS. Grantees are coded by
program and year of grant at the end of their name/state, i.e. e91 means
ECP grant in 1991. c=cstp, cm=ctsp-mac, cs=ctsp-software)
Aboriginal Mapping Network
(Suite 202 1226 Hamilton Street Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6B 2S8 Phone: (604) 682-4141
Fax: (604) 682-1944 E-mail: feedback@nativemaps.org)
"The Aboriginal Mapping Network Web site is a collection of resource
pages to help share information throughout the aboriginal mapping community.
It has a British Columbia focus, but is not limited to this geographic
region." check out their MAPS
page, their LINKS,
their Mapping Showcase,
discusses what Bioregional Mapping is and where it came from.
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians e96
(219 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262, Email: aguacali@aguacaliente.org
GIS Contact: Beth Wenstrom) "With the establishment of the Reservation in 1876,
Agua Caliente now covers 32,000 acres across various desert townships and spans a complex
mix of Tribal tracts and Indian allotments...GIS/GPS technology has become
an important tool in managing, regulating, developing and protecting Tribal
Resources.
Alaska Sea Otter Commission, Ak, e98. (P.O. Box 83177, 505 W. Northern Lights
Blvd. Suite 217 Anchorage, AK 99503 tel:907) 274-9799, or 1-800-474-4362
. GIS Contact: Lianna Jack email:asoc@alaska.net.)
"We are a statewide tribal consortium and considering creating a GIS of
our biosampling data...TASSC began using GIS with a grant on ArcView 3.1 from ESRI's
Environmental Conservation Program (ECP), September, 1998. Since then, it has successfully
mapped: -Sample source and biosampler location from the Sea Otter Biosampling
Program, -Small boat survey data, -Steller sea lion rookery and haulout
locations, -Supporting organizations, and -Southeast local knowledge survey
results....The Southeast Marine Mammal Commission, under contract with
TASSC, is conducting a local knowledge sea otter distribution survey for
Southeast Alaska. TASSC was asked to place the preliminary results in
ArcView. Using a thematically mapped paper map as a guide, the different
data points were assigned latitude/longitude locations in a Paradox database.
The database was exported and brought into ArcView, where it was thematically
mapped. Because the Southeast sea otter population was decimated many
years ago, otters from other areas were transplanted. These areas and
the varying number of transplanted otters were indicated on the final
map layout. Also produced was a map showing the different survey areas
for the Sitka Marine Mammal Commission. ArcView has been proven to be
of great utility for TASSC. It's capabilities have provided new methods
of working with data and information. New project ideas include: carcass
surveys, MTRP harvest data, male/female areas, fishery interactions for
sea otters and Steller sea lions, and marine mammal stranding events.
The possibilities inherent in GIS have paved the way for new projects
and offer an excellent method of communicating information."
The Algonquins of Barriere Lake, Canada e97." One of ten Algonquin communities
inhabiting the Ottawa River watershed along the border between the provinces
of Quebec and Ontario. ..."By the late 1980's the combined effect
of clear-cut logging, fluctuating water levels from the Reservoir operations
and the depletion of fish and game by sports users caused the Algonquins
of Barriere Lake to organize a peaceful campaign of protests and blockades
against logging. The governments of Canada and Quebec responded by agreeing
to sign the Trilateral Agreement which gives the Algonquins a decisive
voice in resource management decisions within their traditional territory."
GIS has been used to support the The Indigenous Knowledge Programme and
generate a wide series of cultural and resources maps. see
The Barriere Lake Trilateral Agreement
by Claudia Notzke, University of Lethbridge.
American Indian Science & Engineering Society
(5661 Airport Blvd. Boulder, CO 80301-2339 (303) 939-0023 phone (303) 939-8150
fax AISESHQ@spot.colorado.edu)
"Through a variety of educational programs, AISES offers financial,
academic and cultural support to American Indians and Alaska Natives from
middle school through graduate school. AISES also trains teachers to work
effectively with Native students and develops culturally appropriate curricula
and publications. AISES builds partnerships with tribes, schools, other
non-profit organizatizns, corporations, foundations and government agencies
to realize its goals."
Arctic Slope Native Association, Ltd., Ak c98 c99
(P. O. Box 1232, Barrow, AK 99723-1232 tel: 907-852-2762 fax:907-852-2763 GIS
Contact: Isabel Franco, or Kathleen Dickinson, Land Director, 600 Third St., Suite 200
Fairbanks, AK 99701-3569 fax:907-457-2752 email:asna@polarnet.com
alternate url)
"The Arctic Slope Native Association, Ltd., (ASNA) was formed
in 1964 by the Eskimo leaders of Barrow in order to have a voice in the
settlement of land issues in the State of Alaska. It was active in this
mission until 1972 at which time the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope
was formed. ASNA was dormant as an organization until 1991 when it was
re-activated due to demands by the Inupiat people for self-determination.
ASNA is a non-profit corporation recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c)(3)
organization and our main mission is to provide self-determination for
the Inupiat people of the Arctic Slope in all aspects of their lives....There
is a lot of oil exploration activity on the North Slope and it is on the
increase with the potential opening of NPRA. If this happens it will have
a tremendous impact, economically and culturally, on the residents. Of
particular concern is the potential disruption of species migration patterns,
damage to the resources, reduced or denied access to subsistence resources
and contamination of their land. We will track the activities of the oil
companies and their impact on the subsistence lifestyle of the residents
of the north slope and take the needed action to address such impacts.
Various federal and state agencies are tasked with monitoring resources,
but past experience has shown them to be rather ineffective at it. Likewise,
the NSB has oversight of activities within this large borough but being
a large bureaucracy and the heads of it being politically motivated, they
often fall short of their mission. It is our goal to use our GIS system
to educate our clients to effectively manage their Native lands and the
natural resources in and around them. We are at the grass roots level,
that is, our contact is with the individuals living on and using the land
and as such we hear their concerns and can advocate on their behalf. We
have informal "town meetings" in their villages several times a year,
at which all sorts of issues are brought up and discussed."
GIS STATUS: "This grant has been very beneficial to my
program, as a result of the equipment, software and training I am now
able to generate maps showing the land ownership of various areas as they
relate to geographic features. When we receive more habitat and subsistence
data we will be able to use that data in monitoring the resources and
the potential impacts of various activities occurring on the north slope.
For example, our Natural Resources department is working on a project
to evaluate the environmental concerns and risks related to the Manning
Point and Kaktovik Lagoon drum caches, which are on former military sites.
The scope of work for our project will be the collection and review of
subsistence harvesting data, the actual contaminated sites and drum disposal
area are being identified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. We will
be incorporating the Corps data along with our data to ascertain possible
contamination of the subsistence resources near these sites."
Bad
River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Odana WI e95.
(Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, P.O. Box 39, Odanah, WI 54861 Tel.
715/682-7111 Fax 715/682-7118 Alternate
URL) "The Bad River Chippewa Indian reservation expands over
123,000 acres and is the largest of the Chippewa reservations in Wisconsin.
There are over 17 miles of Lake Superior shoreline and more than 100 miles
of inland rivers and streams...The Kakagon and Bad River sloughs, 16,000
acres of high-quality Lake Superior wetlands, have been called Wisconsin's
Everglades. It is from these sloughs that past generations of Chippewa
have been able to sustain life through the harvesting of wild rice."
Berkeley/Borneo Project, Berkeley CA e95.
(The Borneo Project of Earth Island Institute 1916 A Martin Luther King Jr.
Way Berkeley, CA 94702 USA Telephone: (510)705-8987 FAX: (510)705-8988
Email: borneo@earthisland.org)
"The Borneo Project is a volunteer based non-profit organization using citizen
diplomacy, outreach, direct assistance and cultural exchange to further indigenous
rights and promote rainforest preservation in Borneo. Community-based
Mapping: (
A Community-based Mapping Workshop, Baram Region, Sararak) Maps are
a powerful way to document traditional land claims. They can be used for
both community resource planning and as evidence in legal disputes over
land rights. As Jefferson Fox of the East West Center explains, "Maps
are the most effective, legitimate and convincing means available to villagers
for demonstrating to outsiders that they manage their natural resources
and hence for proving land claims to their customary lands." The
Borneo Project has been working with the Uma Bawang Resident's Association
and Sabat Alam Malaysia (SAM or Friends of the Earth Malaysia) training
indigenous communities how to survey and map their own lands. In mid 1995,
we conducted a ten day workshop with the people of Uma Bawang and four
other communities. We are now assisting the workshop participants as they
teach other indigenous communities in Borneo how to survey, make and use
maps as a tool to gain legal recognition of customary-held land.
Blackfeet Indian Nation
(Agency Square, P.O. Box 850, Browning, MT, 59417, Tel: (406)-338-3560,
Fax: (406)338-7530 email: btbc@3river.net, GIS Department Director, Don Wilson)
"The Blackfeet Tribe is made up of approximately 14,700 enrolled members.
The population of the reservation is approximately 9,000, which consists of 7,500
enrolled members and 1,500 non-members. The reservation is made up of 1.5 million
acres and is located in the northwestern part of Montana"
Blackfeet Environmental Program.
"The Blackfeet GIS Department provides a GIS to all Natural Resource Departments
and other requesting departments of the Blackfeet Tribe. We are currently working with
ArcInfo and ArcView, as well as Trimble GPS products."
California Indian Basketweavers Association CA e97
(P.O. Box 2397, Nevada City, CA 95959 Phone: (530) 478-5660 fax: (530) 478-5662.
GIS Contact: Steve Nicola snicola@gv.net)
"On public lands, CIBA has been active in trying to end the use of pesticides
on national forests, which have resumed their use after a moratorium of several years.
While some national forests choose not to use herbicides, others such as the Stanislaus,
Eldorado and Sierra National Forests are carrying out plans to spray many thousands
of acres. On tribal lands, the Hoopa Tribe banned pesticide use on the
Hoopa Reservation in 1978. " GIS project: "To geographically
depict data on locations of use of pesticides in California. For the last
two years we have employed the serivices of a contractor to develop a
database containing information on the locations of use of pesticides
in northwestern California (Klamath River Watershed)...Maps, reports,
graphs, and charts produced will aid our efforts to inform our constituents
(California Indian basketweavers) where there may be at risk from pesticide
exposure while gathering plants from forests and roadsides. We will also
use the maps and other output to educate the public and policy makers
as we seek to end pesticide use in the environment of California Indians."
Cherokee Nation, Talequah OK e94
(P.O. Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465, Tel: 918-456-0671 Email: rgallegos@cherokee.org)
"The mission of the government of the Cherokee Nation is to promote and sustain
the self-reliance of its members. The mission of the Community Development Division is
to administer housing, roads, water, sanitation and other environmentally related programs
while maintaining cultural sensitivity in services delivery and promoting
pride and responsibility of individual tribal members." nice
LINKS PAGE
local maps
Chippewa Cree Tribe, Box Elder MT e95.
(Chippewa Cree Tribal Council - RR 1, Box 544 - Box Elder, MT 59521, Phone: (406) 395-4282,
Fax: (406) 395-4497, Computer staff: Don Wetzel Jr. dwetz@wtp.net) "The Rocky Boy Reservation
is home to the Chippewa Cree tribe. The Reservation is located in north
central Montana in the Bear Paw Mountains." their MAPS
page is a page of links to tribal maps of the area and the state.
All text by the respective organizations/authors
January 2, 1997
Web layout & design: Charles Convis, ESRI Conservation Program
April 2, 1996
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