Tribal Historian and NAGPRA Coordinator

Description

The Tribal Historian and NAGPRA Coordinator, reporting to the Cultural Resources Administrator, is responsible for managing all aspects of the Tribe’s cultural preservation initiative, including cultural collections, language and historical archives. This role oversees the organization, care, and management of the Tribe’s physical collections, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) initiatives, as well as the coordination and performance of archival research.

The Tribal Historian works closely with the Cultural Resources Administrator to ensure that all cultural resources are accurately collected, catalogued, and maintained. Additional responsibilities include supervising Tribal and university volunteers engaged in archival research for Tribal projects and collaborating with consultants to develop, refine, and adapt research project designs that support the Tribe’s cultural and historical goals.

• Conduct appraisal, accessioning, arrangement, description, and disposition of archival collections according to recognized archives standards and culturally appropriate Tribal protocols.
• Align archival practices with Tribal priorities, coals and cultural treatment expectations.
• Advise and assist the Tribe in developing, and implementing collections management policies, including the Tribal Government’s records retention program, historical records management guidelines; archives access, use procedures, collection handling guidance, copyright, intellectual property, confidentiality, and ownership best practices and processes, emergency protocols in accordance with Tribal policy and best practices gleaned from state and federal law and archival and museum science.
• Acts as a representative for the Archives in the Tribal community by promoting its resources, programs and services and coordinating and facilitating archives tours for Tribal Departments and Tribal members including open houses and other education or outreach-based programing as well as assisting in the planning and preparation of collections displays and/or exhibits involving materials from the Archives’ collections.
• Establishes and maintains continuing consultative relationships with fellow archivists and others both within and outside the Tribal Government. Including Tribal staff, and external librarians, agency records managers, and scholars in order to (1) maintain up-to-date information regarding other archival collections and secondary sources of information and work as it relates to the Tribes Archives’ scope (2) access or acquire new collections of important to Tribe (3) procure loans of archival or museums based collections for the purpose of displays or exhibits and (4) advance Tribe’s data sovereignty within the larger archival and museum community and profession.
• Conducts and coordinates consultation, inventory research, and report production for implementation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) work.
• Responds to inquiries about any collections in writing, by telephone, or during visits and according to NAGPRA implementation requirements.
• Coordinates with museums, universities and any organization and representatives to facilitate consultation and physical transfer of collections under NAGPRA.
• Complies and updates data on NAGPRA implementation, including documenting consultations and correspondence records and outcomes.
• Researches and identifies potential funding sources, develops, and submits grant applications to support the Tribe’s NAGPRA activities.
• Ensures all activities comply with federal NAGPRA, relevant state laws as well as tribal laws preparing and submitting required reports and…