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Department of Interior Implements Emergency Permitting Procedures Rubber-Stamping Energy Projects, Placing Cultural Resources at Great Risk of Damage
On April 23, 2025, the US Department of Interior (DOI) released emergency procedures for compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), National Environmental Policy...
Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Recent Decisions and their Impact for Heritage Management
This summer’s blockbuster US Supreme Court decision striking down a fundamental doctrine of administrative law could have profound ramifications for compliance with bedrock statutes governing...
Nansemond Indian Nation Regains Ownership of Ancestral Lands at Mattanock
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For media inquiries, please contact: Katherine Sorrell Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (713) 876-0014 katherine@culturalheritagepartners.com Suffolk, VA – Last week,...
We’re Hiring: Associate Attorney
*THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED* Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC, a mission-driven law firm, seeks an experienced associate attorney to join our Indigenous law practice. The...
Erasure, Disrespect, and Delays: The Costs of Inaccurate Tribal Histories in Cultural Resource Management
by Dr. Ellen Chapman, Cultural Resources Specialist, and Dr. Elizabeth Horton, Cultural Resources Reviewer For the past several years, Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC has represented...
ICOM Launches Red List Highlighting Brazilian Cultural Objects at Risk
Earlier this week, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) published a new Red List featuring Brazilian cultural objects at risk. The publication of the Red...
African American Burial Grounds Preservation Program Created in Omnibus Bill
The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) thanks the bipartisan group of lawmakers who secured inclusion of the African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act in the...
The Monacan Indian Nation’s Public Statement of Gratitude Upon Successful Resolution of the Fight to Save Rassawek
The Monacan Indian Nation’s Public Statement of Gratitude Upon Successful Resolution of the Fight to Save Rassawek By Kenneth Branham, Tribal Chief, and the Tribal...