Historic Preservation Office
The office exercises the Nation's authority over its own cultural resources. It is not an advisory body and it is not a museum. It is a regulatory office with a seat at the table by law.
What the office does
Reviews undertakings
Every federal project that could affect cultural resources comes to this office. The office decides whether a survey is needed, whether a monitor goes on site, and what the Nation's position is.
Protects sites
Survey, monitoring and, where it matters, saying nothing in public about where something is. Publishing a location is how a site gets dug.
Responds to discoveries
When something is found during work, the office runs the inadvertent discovery protocol agreed with the agencies the Nation works with most.
If you find something: stop work, do not move it, do not photograph it, do not post about it. Call 555-0123, or after hours 555-0111.
Open for comment now
Citizens may comment through this office until the window closes. Comments are summarised for Council and included in the Nation's formal response. They are not published individually.
- TN3-2026-011 Transmission line rebuild, Ridge Road corridor Rebuild of eleven miles of transmission line, including new pole placements. The Nation has asked for monitoring during all ground disturbance. Closes in 13 days
- TN3-2026-014 Ferry terminal reconstruction, Shore Road landing Reconstruction of the ferry landing and approach, including dredging of the approach channel. The Nation has identified the shoreline within the project area as sensitive and has asked for a full survey before design is fixed. Closes in 34 days
Repatriation
The Repatriation Office brings the Nation's ancestors and belongings home from the institutions that hold them, and supports families through a process that is slow, formal and hard.
The Nation does not publish the contents of an inventory while families are still being notified. A citizen who thinks their family may be affected should contact the office directly on 555-0124. The office will speak with you before anything is announced.
A note about this page in particular
The consultations, agencies and reference numbers on this demonstration are invented, and no ancestor, belonging or site described here exists. The process they illustrate is real, and it is one of the least well served parts of most Tribal government websites, which is why this demonstration builds it out rather than reducing it to a paragraph. About this demo.