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Tribal Historic Preservation Officer

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A Tribal Historic Preservation Officer or THPO is an officer in U.S. federally recognized Native American tribes "to direct a program approved by the National Park Service and the THPO must have assumed some or all of the functions of State Historic Preservation Officers on Tribal lands."[1]

Each THPO prepares a Tribal Historic Preservation Plan, which is used to "advise Federal agencies on the management of Tribal historic properties..."[2]

The National Historic Preservation Act, Section 101(d)(2), created the NPS program for THPOs. To create a position, the tribe submits a historic preservation plan to the NPS.[1]

THPOs works with museums to implement the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

References

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  1. ^ a b "What is a THPO?". National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ Tribal Historic Preservation Plans, California Office of Historic Preservation, accessed October 2019

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