Provides hands-on experience outside the classroom for anthropology, archeology, and or museum studies students.summary of project specific activities:cooperators will assist NPS staff to create…

This Cooperative Agreement award of $136,982.00 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program provides hands-on educational opportunities for anthropology, archaeology, and museum studies students at the University of Arizona. The award supports activities such as:

• Creating inventories of NPS collections held in non-federal repositories for 18 parks to ensure accountability and facilitate public access
• Assisting NPS units with formatting scope of collections statements and processing archaeological field bags into archival files
• Conducting research to identify items from past tribal consultations that may be subject to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
• Cataloging objects and updating existing catalog records to improve collection management and preservation

The project, running from July 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, aims to address long-term preservation needs, prepare museum collections for public exhibit and research access, and provide valuable educational and work experience opportunities for university students.

Provides hands-on experience outside the classroom for anthropology, archeology, and or museum studies students.summary of project specific activities:cooperators will assist NPS staff to create inventories for non-federal repositories (NFR) for 18 parks to find NPS collections identified on the annual inventory. Past consultation notes will be provided to parks to identify items already consulted on for native american graves protection and repatriation act (nagpra). NPS units will receive assistance with formatting scope of collections statements (socs). Archeological field bags will be processed into the archival files. Performance goals including milestones and expected outcomes:to address long term preservation needs to prepare museum collections for public exhibit and access for research, while providing educational work opportunities. Project objectives the objectives for this project include:a.conduct research, print and file documentation to provide accountability for collections.b.assist wacc curatorial staff with providing accountability for collections at NFR.c.assist with research for NPS collections held at the museum of southwestern biology.d.conduct research in project notes to identify summary items recognized during previous park tribal consultations as subject to nagpra. E.in process items to prepare materials for cataloging and storage of incoming collections. F.catalog objects and update existing catalog records to facilitate their retrieval for research. G.consolidate and improve the storage to promote preservation and efficient use of repository space.beneficiaries:NPS parks with nagpra and archeological collections at wacc and non-federal repositories, as well as university students and cooperators.