http://hdl.handle.net/10150/270120 2026-04-23T02:43:06Z 2026-04-23T02:43:06Z Stoffle, Richard W. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/279712 2020-04-02T09:38:57Z 1987-03-14T00:00:00Z

Native Americans and Nuclear Waste Storage At Yucca Mountain, Nevada: Potential Impacts of Site Characterization Activities Stoffle, Richard W. This report outlines the legal requirements for consulting with American Indian groups and identifying their traditional cultural values that could be impacted during site characterization activities associated with the high level nuclear waste disposal facility project at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. More specifically the report discusses culturally relevant methods for (a) identifying persons knowledgeable about traditional cultural resources associated with properties or sites where project site characterization activities may occur and that have value to contemporary American Indian groups, and (b) implementing consultation procedures with concerned Indian peoples as required by federal policy. The report is divided into three chapters. Chapter One discusses the two federal policies most relevant to the identification of American Indian traditional cultural values and specifies which American Indian groups should be consulted during site characterization. Chapter Two provides a Native American perspective on traditional cultural values and identifies the types of values that are most likely to be of concern to Indian people and be located in the Yucca Mountain study area. Chapter Three presents a plan for identifying traditional cultural values and for consulting with the relevant Indian groups.

1987-03-14T00:00:00Z Stoffle, Richard W. Evans, Michael Harshbarger, Camilla http://hdl.handle.net/10150/271457 2020-04-02T10:25:33Z 1989-03-01T00:00:00Z

Native American Interpretation of Cultural Resources in the Area of Yucca Mountain, Nevada Stoffle, Richard W.; Evans, Michael; Harshbarger, Camilla The Yucca Mountain region was used by Owens Valley Paiute, Western Shoshone, and Southern Paiute people for thousands of years. The area contains numerous plants, animals, and sacred resources traditionally used by these people. This report presents the location and interpretation of Native American cultural resources on or near Yucca Mountain, Nevada. This work built upon the archaeological reconnaissance and identifications of cultural resources by the Desert Research Institute. Interpretations provided by Native American Indian people are not intended to refute other scientific studies, such as botanical, wildlife, and archaeological studies. Rather, they provide additional hypotheses for future studies, and they provide a more complete cultural understanding of the Yucca Mountain area. Representatives of sixteen American Indian tribes identified the cultural value of these resources as part of a consultation relationship with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This interim report is to be used to review research procedures and findings regarding (1) initial consultation with the sixteen tribes, (2) in -depth interviews with tribal elders, and (3) findings from the first on -site visit with representatives of the sixteen tribes.

1989-03-01T00:00:00Z Stoffle, Richard W. Olmsted, John Evans, Michael http://hdl.handle.net/10150/271455 2020-04-02T10:37:06Z 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Literature Review and Ethnohistory of Native American Occupancy and Use of the Yucca Mountain Area Stoffle, Richard W.; Olmsted, John; Evans, Michael This report presents a review of the literature concerning Native American occupancy and use of the Yucca Mountain area and vicinity. It draws on a wide range of material, including early traveler reports, government documents, ethnographic and historical works, and local newspapers. The report complements two other concurrent studies, one focused on the cultural resources of Native American people in the study area and the other an ethnobotanical study of plant resources used by Native American people in the study area. Both concurrent studies are based on interviews with Native American people. The literature review was designed to contribute to the understanding of the presence of Native American people in the Yucca Mountain area. A review of the existing literature about the Yucca Mountain area and southern Nye County, supplemented by the broader literature about the Great Basin, has verified three aspects of the study design. First, the review has aided in assessing the completeness of the list of Native American ethnic groups that have traditional or historical ties to the site. Second, it has aided in the production of a chronology of Native American activities that occurred on or near the site during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Third, it has helped to identify the location of cultural resources, including burials and other archaeological sites, in the study area and vicinity.

1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Stoffle, Richard W. Evans, Michael Halmo, David http://hdl.handle.net/10150/271454 2020-04-02T09:48:22Z 1989-11-01T00:00:00Z

Native American Plant Resources in the Yucca Mountain Area, Nevada Stoffle, Richard W.; Evans, Michael; Halmo, David This report presents Native American interpretations of and concerns for plant resources on or near Yucca Mountain, Nevada. This is one of three research reports regarding Native American cultural resources that may be affected by site characterization activities related to the Yucca Mountain high -level radioactive waste disposal facility. Representatives of the sixteen involved American Indian tribes identified and interpreted plant resources as part of a consultation relationship between themselves and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This report integrates data from the ethnobotanical fieldwork and visits conducted over a three -week period. The bulk of this report divides plants into their logical components: plant parts used; places where used; purposes of uses; and persons who used, do use, and will use the plants. The remainder of this Introduction is devoted to conveying an American Indian holistic perspective on plants as a part of the world.

1989-11-01T00:00:00Z