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Source materials for each of these directives is described in the reference section at the end of this chapter. In this chapter, we present a context for identifying resources that may be of cultural value to protected populations.
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It is with this new definition and the connection between cultural resources and social impacts that we are addressing environmental justice. Today, the practice of cultural resource identification and management involves a diverse group of fields and individuals.
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295 SELECTING AN APPROPRIATE METHOD OF ANALYSIS There are three general steps to any cultural resource evaluation. These steps are described in order.
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296 • Architectural classification and materials used, • Brief narrative description of current condition, • Brief narrative description of resource significance, • Period of significance (i.e., dates and related people) , • Cultural affiliation, and • Maps and photographs of each resource (both historic and current)
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The best way to become familiar with the relevant historical events and their sites is to contact leaders within the communities of interest, both generally and within protected populations. Among the cultural resources that may warrant special attention are those such as the following: • Sites of cultural significance, regardless of age; • Sites of current cultural events or activities; • Travel corridors to and from cultural resources; and • Sites that have significant social impact on a group or neighborhood.
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This method is recommended as an initial assessment technique for most projects where cultural-resource effects may be anticipated. For many projects, this method will yield sufficient results to characterize effects to cultural resources that are important to protected populations.
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This method, as an interview technique, requires you to survey a representative cross section of individuals that represent the views of the population in general and protected populations in particular. Many of the local knowledge, public input, and survey techniques presented in Chapter 2 are useful in understanding the protected population groups that should be interviewed within the study area.
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300 Table 13-2. Interview questions for evaluating social cultural resource effects Travel data 1)
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Analysis. Collection of impact data from protected populations occasionally can be difficult.
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302 Data needs, assumptions, and limitations. Advance preparation of a series of questions incorporating both your organization's own expertise regarding the project and the community leader's knowledge of the community are used during the site visit.
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Convening small discussion groups under each of these categories and inviting stakeholders and experts for each of these areas will not only provide specific local knowledge and insights but also forge new collaborative bonds for future projects. Data needs, assumptions, and limitations.
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either as a group or individually with the group's final list being a consensus of individual lists. Respondents, having been provided with a list of protected populations and demographic or neighborhood maps of a demographic nature, would then be encouraged to comment on questions as to how their findings might impact specific demographic groups or communities.
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305 King, Thomas F
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