Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA) Southwestern Archaeology Special Interest Group (SASIG) "Got CALICHE?" Newsletter Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of the Greater Southwest! Tuesday November 7, 2000 ***************************************** TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY MuseumSpot simplifies the search for museum-related content on the Web. GRANT OPPORTUNITIES From: David A. Phillips, Jr. American Battlefield Protection Program, Year 2001 Battlefield Preservation Grants: program includes conflicts between the Army and Native Americans, not just Civil War and such. Program includes funding for surveys, historical research, GPS/GIS work, etc. Proposals due January 12, 2001. ; 202-343-1210. Tribal Preservation Program Fiscal Year 2001 Historic Preservation Fund Grants to Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations. Proposals due January 17, 2001. ; e-mail: ; (202) 343-9518. TEXAS http://www.accesswaco.com/auto/feed/news/local/2000/11/06/973513459.17633.3864.0013.html Texas' connection with camels is that the U.S. military experimented with using them as pack animals here in the mid-1800s. Baum said he is working to establish a Texas Camel Trail, which would mark the route U.S. soldiers traveled with the camels in the 1850s and 1860s. He said he would like to get the state to put historical markers in Indianola, Texas - the coastal town where the camels first arrived - and at Camp Verde, the fort located near Kerrville where the camels were kept. Also, he wants the state to erect road signs marking the trail between the two cities. "Where but Texas could you find such a weird, bizarre, colorful part of history?" Baum said. [How about - Ed.] NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (TX/NM) All employment opportunities . A new employment opportunity . COLORADO http://www.searchcolorado.com/glenwood/stories/110300/poi_1103000022.shtml The Trimble Building, made of locally produced bricks and native stone, has housed a number of businesses through the years. In 1893, the western section was a dry goods store; in 1899, it was a saloon. http://www.searchcolorado.com/glenwood/stories/102000/poi_1020000023.shtml For a town with a rich coal mining history dating back to the 1800's, there is little or no evidence now of what was once a booming industry in the community -- but one native resident is doing what he can to preserve the past. UTAH http://www.sltrib.com/11072000/utah/40730.htm The superintendent of Golden Spike National Historic Site says visitation has remained flat to the site where the transcontinental railway was joined in 1869. ARIZONA http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/1031-169.html The BlueRibbon Coalition, an organization that equates efforts to preserve our public lands in their wildest state as "land lock-up schemes," is yet again attempting to stymie efforts to weaken an important conservation tool that was used to protect the Grand Canyon -- The Antiquities Act of 1906. The BlueRibbon Coalition recently filed a lawsuit in an effort to invalidate President Clinton's declaration of Canyon of the Ancients (Colo.), Cascade-Siskiyou (Ore.), Grand Canyon-Parashant (Ariz.), Hanford Reach (Wash.), and Ironwood Forest (Ariz.) as National Monuments, an authority granted to all presidents under the Antiquities Act. From: Scott M. Kwiatkowski Dear fellow Arizona Archaeological Council member: I invite you to submit contributions for the Winter issue of the AAC newsletter. Information on current or upcoming events, research projects, letters to the editor, employment opportunities, recent publications, and items of general interest to Arizona's professional archaeological community are all welcome. The deadline for submissions, as stated in the last newsletter, will be Monday November 20, 2000. Scott M. Kwiatkowski, AAC Newsletter Editor, 7800 E. Manley Dr., Prescott Valley AZ 86314-5230; ; voice: (520) 772-2171; fax: (520) 772-2552. http://www.thecopperdome.com/nov_story4.cfm The Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs (ACIA) has made a good start building partnerships to enhance tribal-state relations in Arizona . http://www.indianaffairs.state.az.us/WebACIA/Publicationstabl/ResourceDirect.html The ACIA Resource Directory is now available for sale. The Directory contains comprehensive information on the 21 Arizona tribes; local, state and national Indian affairs agencies; Arizona government information; and a host of other items. The 244-page book sells for $15.00, including tax and mailing charges. ACIA FAX: (602) 542-3223; Address: 1400 West Washington, Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ 85007 CALIFORNIA http://www.modbee.com/metro/story/0,1113,210303,00.html Cemetery officials have agreed to erect a fence around Cottonwood and to give the Gustine Historical Society the cemetery's historical records to make them more accessible to the public. CYBERIA http://www.abqjournal.com/news/pmtribes11-06-00.htm President Clinton ordered federal agencies Monday to work more closely with American Indian tribal governments and give tribes "the maximum administrative discretion possible" in enforcing federal law and regulations. The order also prohibits federal agencies from proposing legislation that would hurt tribal governments and requires agencies to designate an official to handle relations with tribes. Agencies would have to consult with tribes early in the rule-making process and detail the financial effect of agency decisions on tribal governments. Clinton's order - which does not take effect until January - could be rescinded by the winner of Tuesday's presidential election. Ron Allen, vice president of the National Congress of American Indians, said that the political clout that gambling revenue has given tribes would help prevent any changes. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/1107ed17.htm Another factor behind the scandal is the recent archeology boom. "I felt the pressure of expectation on me," Fujimura said at the Sunday press conference when he confessed his deception. To some extent, the public's fascination with archeology spurred Fujimura to cross the boundary between honest and dishonest scholarship after he had achieve "stardom." Some have accused the nation's archeological community of placing too much emphasis on excavations themselves. The field of archeology has truly lost its way if achieving fame for making exciting finds overshadows the study of the excavated objects themselves. Fundamentally, archeological studies should proceed at a moderate and steady pace. ***************************************** SWA invites you to redistribute SWA's "Got CALICHE?" Newsletter, but please, redistribute "Got CALICHE?" in it's entirety or note that you have edited out or clipped articles for re-transmission. Free subscription @ . Thanks for reading today's edition! Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA) - A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation dedicated to electronic potlatch and digital totemic increase rites that focus and multiply historic preservation activities in the Greater Southwest. Our goal is to create and promote an environment in which archaeologists can develop their talents and take the risks from which innovation and productivity arise. WWW Address: Mailing Address: Southwestern Archaeology, Inc., P.O. 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