Tribal monitoring of the grand canyon and glen canyon ensure that the principles of the grandcanyon protection act are carried out for the public good

The tribal monitoring programprovides valuable information on the health of these canyons and ensures their protection forfuture generations. The input of tribes during meetings provides unique perspectives based on long affiliation with the canyons and leads to better outcomes predicated on tribal-centric values. The scope of work below describes the activities that shall be carried out by the tribe as an active and engaged stakeholder in the glen canyon DAM adaptive management program (GCDAMP). Participation in meetings: adaptive management work group representative (or authorized alternate) or technical work group representative (or authorized alternate), as appropriate, shall attend and actively participate in the following meetings:1.adaptive management work group meetings (minimum 2 per year).2.technical work group (TWG) meetings (minimum 4 per year).3.budget ad hoc (as scheduled).4.other AMP ad hoc group meetings (as scheduled).5.programmatic agreement (PA) (and historic preservation plan (HPP), as scheduled).6.documents review and meeting preparation: the glen canyon DAM adaptive management program produces numerous documents within any given fiscal year that require review and comment by the participating stakeholders.7.generation of written comments: in addition, preparation for each meeting of the GCDAMP shall occur through the review of all documents posted for the amwg and TWG meetings.8.milestone: a deliverable for the GCDAMP participation is to produce an annual performance evaluation report for tribal participation in the program.II.monitoring program.historic properties and natural resource monitoring: the primary goal of this activity is to monitor and evaluate the effects of DAM operations and other actions under the authority of the secretary of the interior on historic properties and natural resources important the hopi tribe. A secondary goal is to conduct condition monitoring of historic properties and natural resources to assist reclamation in compliance with the 2017 PA stipulation VI and the 2018 HPP. Milestone deliverables: on an annual basis, a report detailing grantee activities on each river trip and whether the goals of the monitoring program have been accomplished.III.cultural sensitivity training. This project is to fund tribal expertise in the development of a cultural sensitivity training GCDAMP funded researchers and other interested GCDAMP participants. Completion of this project allows for compliance with the 2017 PA stipulation IV.a(9).IV.miscellaneous projects supporting the PA and HPP the tribe proposes to accomplish the following additional tasks over the course of the agreement that are consistent with the triennial work plan. These include project D.9. Hopi grand canyon (NGTUPQA) oral history project proposal and FY23 synthesis project from reallocated covid funds.for project D.9, the hopi cultural preservation office (HCPO) is proposing a three-year ethnographic oral history project related to the grand canyon (NGTUPQA). The project shall involve interviewing 20 hopi elders, ten men and ten women about their knowledge of the grand canyon. HCPO shall use the funding to pay for new audio and video recording equipment, to compensate for the interviewees time, and to hire one individual to record and transcribe these interviews. The FY23 synthesis project from reallocated covid funds project serves to digitize pre-2000 reports and to archive over 20 years worth of documentation in a new more easily accessed digital system, and produce a report to synthesize the data. Reclamation shall be given a final report and copies of non-sensitive archived materials.