Navajo Nation Tribal Participation in the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program

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Navajo Nation Tribal Participation in the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program: The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP) was established for the long-term preservation and management of the cultural and natural resources of the Grand Canyon in accord with the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 (GCPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (NHPA). As a component of the GCDAMP, the Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado River Region (Reclamation) is in the process of complying with Section 106 of the NHPA. Reclamation has determined that its operation of Glen Canyon Dam under the 1996 Record of Decision (36 CFR 88.16y) is an undertaking that might result in changes to the character of downstream historic properties. To facilitate compliance, a Programmatic Agreement (PA) was entered into by Reclamation, the Western Region and Rocky Mountain Region of the National Park Service (NPS), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Arizona State Historic Preservation Officer, the Hopi Tribe, the Hualapai Tribe, the Navajo Nation, the Havasupai Tribe, the Zuni Pueblo, and the Paiute Consortium. The GCDAMP, GCPA, NHPA, and PA all contain language mandating consultation with concerned Native American Tribes, for the identification, evaluation, and treatment of historic properties of significance to these Native American Tribes. The Navajo Nation will participate in the process to identify, evaluate, monitor, and equally participate in the long-term management of all historic properties, sacred areas, and locations of traditional Navajo Nation cultural use that are within the area affected by the operations of Glen Canyon Dam. Since 1994 the Navajo Nation has been a Consulting signatory to the PA that specifically delineates the responsibilities of the Bureau of Reclamation. The Tribe's participation in the GCDAMP is essential to ensuring that the tribal values are represented at the various program functions and to ensure effective government-to-government consultation on federal undertakings that may affect resources important to the Tribe.