Why did the History/Archaeology Program write the CRMP?
The History/Archaeology Program prepared this CRMP at the direction of the Colville Business Council. The CRMP is intended to assist the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the CCT Natural Resources Department in complying with the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Integrated Resources Management Plan, which was approved by the Business Council under Resolution 2001-248. The ROD calls for the inclusion of a CRMP as Appendix D. The CRMP also acts as a historic preservation plan for the Colville Reservation. In 1996, the Business Council entered into an agreement with the National Park Service to establish the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) under Resolution 1996-29. The THPO takes over all of the duties on the Colville Reservation that were handled by the state historic preservation officer, increasing the CCTs control over its own cultural resources. This agreement called for the CCT to prepare a historic preservation plan. What does the CRMP contain? The CRMP contains just over 100
