SALLY THOMPSON GREISER, Ph

Sally Thompson, Ph.D. (nee Sally Thompson Greiser)

Summary Vitae

Contact [email protected] 406-243-5525

Education Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1968-1970 University of Colorado, Boulder, 1970-1980 B.A., magna cum laude, Anthropology, 1972 M.A., Anthropology, 1974 Ph.D., Anthropology, 1980

Professional and Academic Experience

2011-present – Acting Curator of Collections, Department of Anthropology The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana Responsibilities include oversight of the archaeological and ethnographic collections and all NAGPRA implementation, including catalog upgrades and searches, authorship of determinations of cultural affiliation and archival and other background research to support such determinations, and authorship of Notices of Inventory Completion and Notices of Intent to Repatriate.

2009-2011 – Tribes of Glacier National Park, Collaborative Book Project, Glacier National Park (Contact: Lon Johnson, Cultural Resources) Worked with the Kootenai Culture Committee and the Pikunni Traditional Association (Blackfeet) to write a book on their seasonal rounds that included Glacier and the surrounding mountains.

2001-2010 – Director and Founder, Regional Learning Project, Continuing Education, Faculty Affiliate, Department of Anthropology University of Montana The Regional Learning Project works collaboratively with tribes to produce top quality, primary resource materials about Native Americans.

National Exhibits. Two national organizations are integrating our video work into their Lewis and Clark exhibits. The Missouri Historical Society has integrated clips from our interviews into their website and educational materials connected with their national exhibit, Across the Divide. We also collaborated with the Newberry Library on their NEH-funded exhibit, Lewis & Clark and the Indian Country, where our video resources were made accessible through interactive

1 kiosks. These kiosks are now being transferred to a permanent location at the Lewis & Clark Trail Visitors Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Regional History Curriculum. Excerpts are being culled from our video bank to flesh out the history of the 19th century along the Missouri and Columbia Rivers from the viewpoint of the native tribes. These video resources are part of a suite of teaching resources developed for providing this other viewpoint of American history. Washington State History Museum has contracted with us to produce websites with lesson plans on two important regional topics: Lewis and Clark along the Columbia and the Treaty Trail of 1855. These will be completed in the spring of 2006. “Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country” is an exhibition planned for the Newberry Library, 2005, about five Native American communities along the Lewis and Clark route. We are developing media kiosks and website for the exhibit.

1993-present - Consulting Anthropologist Focus on cultural and environmental compliance issues regarding water rights, treaty rights, and access rights for tribes, as follows:

1996-2000 – Expert Witness for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes natural resources damages claim on the Clark Fork River. Contracted by CSKT Legal Dept., in cooperation with the CSKT Preservation Office and the Salish Culture Committee. Long-term research project included thorough review of primary historic and archaeological data for traditional homeland of the Salish and interviews with homestead families in the Upper Clark Fork basin.

1993-1998– Anthropological investigations for Taos Pueblo dealing with a variety of land and water issues. Contracted by the Taos Pueblo WarChief, with approval of Taos Pueblo Council. Projects include:  Investigation of traditional cultural practices within the Taos Pueblo homeland in relation to potential impacts from a proposed airport expansion. Work effort is focused on interviews with traditional leaders as well as a cross-section of the Taos Pueblo community. (1997-98) [with T.J. Ferguson and Roger Anyon]  Investigation of the traditional clay gathering practices at Taos Pueblo in order to create a cultural easement through various landholdings, private and public. Work effort included physical documentation of the traditional trail, litererature review, and interviews with Pueblo representatives, organized with the Office of the War Chief. (1993)

1980-1993 - Historical Research Associates, Inc.

Senior Archaeologist As project manager and principal investigator on scores of projects I was responsible for all phases of project design and implementation to ensure legislative and regulatory compliance

2 involving public projects on Indian and public lands throughout the Western U.S. including tribes in Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, and Alaska. Specific tribes include the Salish, Pend d'Oreille, Kootenai, Blackfeet, Northern Cheyenne, Crow, Sioux, and Assiniboine in Montana, Taos, Jemez, Zia, Laguna, and Acoma pueblos in New Mexico, and Athabaskan groups in Alaska, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Senior Anthropologist After 1990, my work involved archaeological and ethnographic investigations for use by tribes concerned with land and water issues in culturally-sensitive traditional areas. During these years I served as an expert witness for the U.S. Attorney's Office, with a focus on aboriginal use of water in the Southwest. As part of these tribal-focused projects, I served as liaison among various project entities including attorneys, tribal government, tribal spiritual leaders, community members, and agency representatives.

Anthropological Projects include: · Archaeological and ethnographic investigation of prehistoric and early historic irrigation on Indian lands and oral interviews regarding water use and sacred lands, including: State of New Mexico v. Abeyta (Taos Pueblo); United States and Pueblos of Jemez, Santa Ana, and Zia v. Tom Abousleman et al., U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; United States v. Kerr-McGee (Acoma and Laguna Pueblos), New Mexico; State of New Mexico v. L.T. Lewis (Mescalero Apache), New Mexico. (1987-2000) · Investigation of traditional cultural practices in the Badger-Two Medicine headwaters on lands within the traditional homeland of the Blackfeet in an effort to understand potential cultural impacts due to proposed gas and oil investigations. Information was gathered through oral history interviews regarding use of the area and its cultural significance to the Blackfeet people. (1993)

1977 - 1978: Staff Archaeologist, San Juan County Museum, Bloomfield, New Mexico.

1975 & 1976: Instructor for "Laboratory in Archaeological Methods" and Teaching Assistant for "Introduction to Archaeology." University of Colorado, Department of Anthropology, Boulder.

Appointments, Elected Positions, and Professional Service

 NEH Panelist, Fall, 2011  Member, Planning Committee, Final Symposium for National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial, 2006  NEH Panelist, Spring, 2005  NEH Consultant for “Wisdom of the Elders” 2003  Advisor, Essential Understandings About Montana Indians, Office of Public Instruction, Helena  Member, Bicentennial Committee, University of Montana, 2001-present

3  Member, Confluence of Cultures Symposium Planning Committee, University of Montana, 2001-2003  Member, Board of Directors, Plains Anthropological Association, 1987-1990. Member, Advisory Committee, Institute of Medicine and Humanities, 1992-1998.  Secretary, Board of Directors, Missoula Writer's Collaborative, 1994-1997.  Editor, Archaeology in Montana, 1984-1986.  Member, Board of Directors, Montana Archaeological Society, 1984-1986.  President, Montana Archaeological Association, 1980-1982

Honors, Awards, and Grants

 EPSCoR Faculty Enhancement Grant for Rocky Mountain Missions research project, 2006.  MCH Media Grant to produce facilitator’s guide for “Why Save a Language”. 2006.  Media Producer for NEH funded Lewis & Clark and the Indian Country, Newberry Library  Teaching American History Grant, Dept. of Education, project director, 2005-08.  Montana Committee for the Humanities, Speakers Bureau Scholar, 2002-2006.  Engelhard Foundation grant for Rock Creek story maps project, 2001.  Montana Committee for the Humanities, Research Fellowship, 2000-2001.  Rock Creek Trust grant for oral history project in upper Rock Creek. 1999.  Chutney Foundation grant for oral history in the Ovando area, 1999.  Kettering Foundation, First Interstate Bank Foundation, and Inst. of Noetic Sciences grant to serve as delegate in “Threads to the Future: A Bi-Cultural Conversation in New Zealand.” 1996  Engelhard Foundation grant for "The Storytelling Project: Stories of Place." 1994  MCH Planning Grant for "The Storytelling Project: Stories of Place." 1994  NSF Research Grant (BNS-8508068) for investigations at the Indian Creek archaeological site, with Leslie B. Davis (MSU). 1986.  Earl Morris Award for Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder. 1980.  Walker Van Riper Award, Henderson Museum, University of Colorado. 1978, 1976  Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid. 1977

Selected Publications, Consultancy Reports, Films & Websites:

2011 People Before the Park. Kootenais and Blackfeet in the Century before Glacier National Park. Manuscript accepted by Glacier National Park and under review for publication. (First author with Kootenai Culture Committee and Pikunni Traditional Association.)

2008 www.nwhistorycourse.org - A course in teaching American History in the Northwest which integrates tribal perspectives. Developed under a Teaching American History grant, USDEd.

4 2008 Tribal Perspectives on American History in the Great Plains (70 minute educational DVD with teacher guide). Regional Learning Project, University of Montana.

2008 The Blackfeet Treaty of 1855: A Readers’ Theater. (First author with M. Scott, L. Juneau & K. Lugthart) Regional Learning Project, University of Montana.

2007 Indian Education Leadership Training Course. Online course for Master’s level education students and in-service teachers. Now part of the University of Montana School of Education graduate curriculum.

2007 Long Before We Were Born (25 minute educational DVD) Regional Learning Project, University of Montana.

2006 Tribal Perspectives on American History in the Northwest (70 minute educational DVD with teacher guide) Regional Learning Project, University of Montana.

2006 Long Ago in Montana (25 minute educational DVD) Regional Learning Project, University of Montana.

2006 Tribes of Montana and How They Got Their Names (28 minute educational DVD) Regional Learning Project, University of Montana.

2006 Talking Without Words (20 minute educational DVD) Regional Learning Project, University of Montana.

2006 Why Save a Language? (26 minute documentary) Regional Learning Project, University of Montana.

2005 “Historical Maps and the Stories They Tell”. Montana, Magazine of Western History, Spring 2005. Helena, Montana.

2005 www.montanatribes.org - created as a tool for Montana educators to use to implement Indian Education for All. The University of Montana.

2005 Contemporary Voices along the Lewis & Clark Trail (30 minute documentary)

2004 Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark Trail (30 minute documentary)

2003 www.trailtribes.org - focus on six tribes along the Lewis & Clark Trail, The University of Montana

2003 “Miscommunication along the Lewis and Clark Trail.” Proceedings of the Confluence of Cultures Symposium, University of Montana, May, 2003. To be published by UM.

2002 Culture pages of Lifelong Learning Project website – www.L3.lewisandclark.com. 5 2000 "Traditional Salish Use of the Upper Clark Fork River Basin, 1800-1950." Confidential Report for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

1998 "Taos Pueblo Culture and Resources: Study of Impacts Related to the Proposed Expansion of the Taos Municipal Airport. Confidential Report for the Office of the WarChief, Taos Pueblo. (With Roger Anyon and T.J. Ferguson)

1997 "Archaeological Analysis of Prehistoric and Early Historic Irrigation in the Taos Valley." Confidential report prepared for the U.S. Dept. of Justice. (First author with T. Weber Greiser)

1995 "Prehistoric Irrigation on Taos Pueblo Lands". In Recent Work, New Findings, and Traditional Practices in the Agriculture of the Northern Southwest, New Mexico Archaeological Council, Santa Fe. Special Pub. #2. (First author with T. Weber Greiser). 1995 "The Case for Prehistoric Irrigation in the Greater Southwest". In Soil, Water, Biology, and Belief in Prehistoric and Traditional Southwestern Agriculture. H. Wolcott Toll, editor. New Mexico Arch. Council, Santa Fe. Special Pub. #2. (First author with James Moore.)

1994 "Late Prehistoric Cultures on the Montana Plains." In Indian Cultures of the Great Plains, A.D. 500-1500, Karl Schlesier, editor. University of Oklahoma Press.

1994 "Sacred Bird: The Scarlet Macaw among Prehistoric Puebloan Peoples." In The Large Macaws; Their Care, Breeding and Conservation, J. Abramson, editor. ARA Pub.s.

1994 Red Clay Pilgrimage Trail." Confidential report prepared for the Office of the WarChief, Taos Pueblo. (First author with Vernon G. Lujan)

1993 "Blackfoot Culture, Religion, and Traditional Practices in the Badger-Two Medicine Area and Surrounding Mountains." Confidential report prepared for the Lewis and Clark National Forest. (First author with T. Weber Greiser)

1993 "Sacred Lands and Traditional Cultural Properties: Two World Views." (First author, with T. Weber Greiser.) CRM 16:9-11.

1991 "Indian Creek PaleoIndians: Early Occupation of the Elkhorn Mountains Southeast Flank, West-Central Montana." In: Ice Age Hunters of the Rockies, edited by D.J. Stanford and J.S. Day. Denver Museum of Natural History, Proceedings. (Second author, with L. B. Davis.)

1988 "Lost Terrace Avonlea Material Culture." In Avonlea Yesterday and Today: Archaeology and Prehistory, edited by Leslie B. Davis. Saskatchewan Archaeological Society, pp. 119-128.

6 1985 "Predictive Models of Hunter-Gatherer Adaptations on the Central High Plains." Plains Anthropologist Memoir No. 20.

1984 "Middle Prehistoric Period Adaptations and Paleoenvironment in the Northwestern Plains." American Antiquity 50(4):849-877. (First author, with T. W. Greiser and Susan Vetter.)

Selected Professional Papers and Public Presentations

2006 “The Words We Use And The Stories We Tell.” Keynote address, Indian Education Conference, Billings.

2005 “The Cartography of Father Pierre DeSmet.” Pacific Northwest Historians Guild, Seattle.

2005 “Non-verbal Communication along the Lewis & Clark Trail.” Corps II, Helena.

2004 “Tribal Perspectives on American History.” Northern Montana College, Havre, Montana;

2004 “Miscommunication along the Lewis & Clark Trail.” Missouri Historical Society.

2004 “Non-Verbal Communication along the Lewis & Clark Trail.” Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma.

2003 “Heritage Trails of Montana.” Montana Library Association Meeting, Butte; Montana Archaeological Society Meeting, Hamilton.

2002 “Environmental History of the Columbia Basin through the Eyes of Tribal Elders.” Whitman College, Walla Walla.

2002 “Following Lewis and Clark through the Rocky Mountains.” Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman.

2001 “Shishiquaw and the Old North Trail.” “Apatohs-ohsokoi” – a history conference exploring significant Blackfeet places and sites along the North Trail. Piegan Institute, Browning, MT.

2001 “Nez Perce: A Glimpse from Montana. ” “Two Centuries – Two Cultures” Symposium, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho.

1995 "People and Place: Wilderness and Culture." Wilderness Institute Lecture, University of Montana, Missoula.

1995 "Spirit of Place: The Rocky Mountain West." Sponsored by the Center for the Rocky

7 Mountain West, University of Montana, Missoula.

1994 "Sakka: The Visible Side of That Which Remains Hidden." Paper presented to the Friends of C. G. Jung, Missoula, Montana.

1994 "Digging Up Bones: Storytelling, Sacrifice, Serendipity, and Silence." Kettering Foundation, Dayton Days Keynote Address, Dayton, Ohio.

1993 "Taos Sacred Geography and Curtailment of Religious Practice." Paper presented in the "Knowing the Earth: Native American Sacred Landscapes" symposium, organized by David Carmichael and Sally T. Greiser, at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, D.C.

1993 "Traditional Cultural Properties, Cultural Easements, and Comprehensive Plans." Paper presented in the Indigenous Peoples symposium, organized by Patricia Cummings, Land Trust Alliance Rally, Big Sky, Montana.

1993 "The Sacred Landscape of Taos." Presented in the "Sacred Places" symposium, organized by Sally T. Greiser and Brian Reeves, at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, Missouri.

1993 "Sacred lands and Traditional Cultural Properties: Two World Views." Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, Missouri.

1993 "Sacred Land Issues in the U. S." Slide presentation to the Committee of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of the World Council of Churches and the Committee for Indigenous Peoples of the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

1992 "Prehistoric Irrigation in the Taos Valley." Sponsored by the Offices of the Taos Pueblo Governor and Warchief for presentation to members of Taos Pueblo.

1992 "Prehistoric Irrigation on Taos Pueblo Lands". Presented at the New Mexico Archaeological Council's Southwest Agricultural Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1992 "Prehistoric Irrigation in the Greater Southwest". Presented at the New Mexico Archaeological Council's Southwest Agricultural Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1991 "Paquime to Taos: The Scarlet Macaw in the Prehistoric Southwest." Presented at the 44th Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference, Missoula, Montana.

1991 "Montana Prehistory: The Last 2000 Years." University of Montana.

1990 "Prehistoric Irrigation in the Taos Valley, New Mexico." Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Las Vegas, Nevada. 8 1990 "Eight Centuries of Cultural Continuity in the Taos Valley, New Mexico." Presented to members of the Taos Pueblo Council and Water Task Force, Taos, New Mexico.

References available upon request.