http://hdl.handle.net/10150/640940 2026-05-15T17:47:24Z 2026-05-15T17:47:24Z Stoffle, Richard W. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679965 2026-04-26T01:10:14Z 2017-08-26T00:00:00Z

Tribal Connections to Arches National Park Stoffle, Richard W. This was a presentation given to the National Park Service Southeastern Utah Group and the Friends of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks group.

2017-08-26T00:00:00Z Stoffle, Richard W. Van Vlack, Kathleen Sittler, Christopher Pickering, Evelyn Brooks, Katherine http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679964 2026-04-26T01:09:21Z 2016-06-03T00:00:00Z

Ethnographic Overview and Assessment of Arches National Park Stoffle, Richard W.; Van Vlack, Kathleen; Sittler, Christopher; Pickering, Evelyn; Brooks, Katherine This report presents findings from field visits with participating tribal and pueblo representatives during the Ethnographic Overview and Assessment (EOA) of Arches National Park (Arches NP), Utah. Participating tribes include the Pueblo of Zuni (A:shiwi), the Hopi Tribe, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe-Uintah and Ouray, the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, and the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians. Arches National Park Ethnographic Overview and Assessment / Prepared for Karen Wurzburger, Regional Cultural Anthropology Program Manager, Intermountain Region National Park Service and Laura Martin, Southeast Utah Group Cultural Resource Program Manager, National Park Service / Prepared by Richard Stoffle, Evelyn Pickering, Katherine Brooks, Christopher Sittler, Kathleen Van Vlack, With the Assistance of Chelsea Forer, Hyea Lim Lim, and Mariah Albertie / The Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona / Final Report, June 3, 2016 / Project Number: UAZDS-415 PX.P0187876A.00.1 / PPIMARCH00

2016-06-03T00:00:00Z Stoffle, Richard W. Van Vlack, Kathleen Sittler, Christopher Pickering, Evelyn Brooks, Katherine http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679963 2026-04-26T01:09:00Z 2015-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ethnographic Evaluation of Effigy Mounds National Monument Stoffle, Richard W.; Van Vlack, Kathleen; Sittler, Christopher; Pickering, Evelyn; Brooks, Katherine This report serves a comprehensive ethnographic evaluation that was used to determine if Effigy Mounds National Monument (NM) in Iowa was eligible to be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a Traditional Cultural Property (TCP). This evaluation was requested by the 18 consulting tribes at Effigy Mounds NM and funds were made available to fulfill this recommendation by the National Park Service’s (NPS) Midwest Regional Office. The study evaluated whether portions of the park, or the entire park, meet the definition of a TCP as outlined in NRHP Bulletin 38. Ethnographic Evaluation of Effigy Mounds National Monument / Prepared For James Nepstad, Superintendent Effigy Mounds National Monument & Michael J. Evans, Ethnography Program National Park Service Midwest Region / Prepared by Kathleen Van Vlack, Richard Stoffle, Christopher Sittler, Evelyn Pickering, Katherine Brooks / The Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona / Final Report, October 12, 2015 / Award Number: H1200100001 or H2370114000 (for WASO funding), Project Number: PPMWMWROC4; PPMRSCR1C.CE0000; PX.P0190161A.00.3

2015-10-12T00:00:00Z Larsson, Simon http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679914 2026-04-01T03:25:19Z 2025-06-10T00:00:00Z

The Connectedness of People and Geological Features in the El Malpais Lava Flows of New Mexico, USA Larsson, Simon El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, USA, is a landscape of significant cultural and geological importance, characterized by extensive lava flows, caves, and cinder cones. Despite its harsh terrain, El Malpais holds deep cultural and spiritual meanings for Native American communities, including the Acoma, Zuni, Laguna, and Navajo tribes, whose cosmologies and histories are interwoven with this landscape. Employing a mixed-methods approach combining ethnographic fieldwork with comparative literature studies, this paper documents how these Indigenous groups perceive and interpret interconnected geological features as sacred and meaningful parts of their ancestral heritage. The findings reveal that volcanic landscapes are central not only to cultural origin narratives but also to ongoing rituals, resource use, and pilgrimage practices. This interconnectedness is exemplified by the cultural links between El Malpais and adjacent Mount Taylor, highlighting how geological features form a unified sacred geography. This study positions El Malpais as a culturally animated landscape, where Indigenous epistemologies and spiritual relationships with volcanic landforms challenge conventional notions of geoheritage and call for relational, community-informed approaches to heritage management.

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