University Libraries to Host Tribal Historic Preservation Office Gathering May 15-17
The USD-THPO Gathering is a collaborative effort regarding the research of the Institute of American Indian Studies. Attendees will create new partnerships, exchange ideas and reconnect.
“The purpose of the gathering is to build cooperation between USD and surrounding tribal nations regarding the respectful and culturally appropriate sharing, usage and preservation of Indigenous cultural heritage materials,” said Sam Herley, Ph.D., curator at the SDOHC. "Last year's gathering marked the first time that South Dakota THPOs gathered in one place and highlighted the need for annual meetings on issues regarding research and cultural preservation."
"The inaugural event was such a success and of benefit to all involved that USD leadership decided to host the THPO’s on a yearly basis," added USD Director of Tribal Outreach Damon Leader Charge.
Representatives from South Dakota’s nine tribal nations as well as representatives from Nebraska’s Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska will be in attendance.
At last year's USD-THPO Gathering, attendees discussed the handling of the 1,800-plus Native American recordings that comprise the American Indian Research Project (AIRP) at the SDOHC.
More than 50 tribes are represented in the AIRP, and about half of the recordings stem from the nine Dakota and Lakota tribal nations that reside within the borders of South Dakota: the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Yankton Sioux Tribe, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
Last year, more than 20 representatives attended from six of the nine South Dakota tribes: Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Yankton Sioux Tribe, Crow Creak Sioux Tribe, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and Lower Brule Sioux Tribe.
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