Inadvertent_Discovery_Plan_0001.pdf

This document is an Inadvertent Discovery Plan and NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) Plan of Action for Everglades National Park, detailing procedures for handling unanticipated cultural and human remains discoveries during surface-disturbing activities. The plan outlines specific protocols for encountering archaeological features, artifacts, human remains, and cultural objects, with a focus on immediate notification processes, consultation requirements, and respectful treatment of discoveries.

Key procedures include halting construction activities within 100 feet of any discovery, immediately notifying the SHPO, Native American Tribes (Seminole Tribe of Florida, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma), and cultural resource specialists. The document emphasizes treating human remains and associated artifacts with dignity, maintaining confidentiality, avoiding public disclosure, and conducting minimal documentation with Tribal approval. The plan mandates that any discovered human remains will not be disturbed, photographed without permission, or removed, and will be reburied using small hand tools in consultation with the identified Tribes.