University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Anthropology Department Theses and Dissertations Anthropology, Department of 12-2011 Nebraska's Traditional Cultural Properties in the Section 106 Process Karen A. Steinauer University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/anthrotheses Part of the Anthropology Commons Steinauer, Karen A., "Nebraska's Traditional Cultural Properties in the Section 106 Process" (2011). Anthropology Department Theses and Dissertations. 19. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/anthrotheses/19 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Anthropology, Department of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Anthropology Department Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. NEBRASKA’S TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTIES IN THE SECTION 106 PROCESS By Karen A. Steinauer A THESIS Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts Major: Anthropology Under the Supervision of Professor LuAnn Wandsnider Lincoln, Nebraska December, 2011 NEBRASKA’S TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTIES IN THE SECTION 106 PROCESS Karen A. Steinauer, M.A. University of Nebraska, 2011 Advisor: LuAnn Wandsnider Archeologists engaged in cultural resource management and compliance are charged with measuring “historic” properties against legal standards for purposes of federal protection. This thesis focuses on one kind of property, the Traditional Cultural Property (TCP), within the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 process, where sometimes in practice the terms TCP and sacred site are used interchangeably.