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New Lummi Nation Court Filing Deepens Story of Desecration of Burials at Point Roberts
New Lummi Nation Court Filing Deepens Story of Desecration of Burials at Point Roberts SEATTLE, WA — May 7, 2026 — Ten days after filing...
Lummi Nation Files Federal Lawsuit Over Repeated Trenching Through Ancestral Burial Grounds
Lummi Nation Files Federal Lawsuit Over Repeated Trenching Through Ancestral Burial Grounds Seattle, WA – April 28, 2026 – The Lummi Nation has filed a...
Updated: An Orwellian Attack on Preservation Law: Why the ACHP Must Reject the Army Warfighting Program Comment
The Army’s Program Comment for Warfighting Readiness and Associated Infrastructure is not just another technical proposal for modifying Section 106 procedures. It is a bellwether:...
Shifting Landscapes and Preservation Law
In November of last year, Cultural Heritage Partners PLLC Co-Founder Marion Werkheiser was the keynote speaker for the annual National Preservation Law Conference 2025. In...
Jessie Barrington presents Halloween-themed talk on Tribal leases and the HEARTH Act
On October 31, 2025, CHP Partner Jessie Barrington presented “HEARTH & Hexes: Crafting Sovereign Leasing Magic” as part of Schwabe’s “Bureaucratic Zombies & Tribal Grit:...
Reflecting “the Stability of our Nation,” the East Wing Tumbles Down
Many Americans are aghast at the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to accommodate the State Ballroom project in October. This calamity...
Section 106 Isn’t the Bottleneck—But It’s on the Chopping Block
Last week’s Senate Energy & Natural Resources hearing on Section 106 didn’t show that the NHPA causes permitting delays. It did, however, signal that threats...
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: Temporary Paralegal & Administrator
UPDATE: This position has been filled. Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (CHP) is a mission-driven law, policy, and strategy firm with offices in Richmond, VA, Washington,...
Simons Medal of Excellence to be Awarded to Preservation Law and Technology Pioneers Marion and Greg Werkheiser
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christine Grubbs, Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC Phone: (908) 361-3017 Email: Christine@culturalheritagepartners.com Charleston, SC – October 10, 2023. The College of...
Opinion: Balancing Wind Energy and Cultural Heritage Preservation
On September 16, 2023, CHP Partners Will Cook, Greg Werkheiser, and Marion Werkheiser authored a guest editorial in the Nantucket Current entitled “Balancing Wind Energy...
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...
Embattled Montpelier Votes at Last to Share Governance with Descendants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC General Counsel to the Montpelier Descendants Committee Phone: (703) 408-2002 Email: greg@culturalheritagepartners.com...
Descendants Committee Announces 20 Esteemed Candidates for Montpelier Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC General Counsel to the Montpelier Descendants Committee Phone: (703) 408-2002 Email: greg@culturalheritagepartners.com...
Press Materials Regarding MDC’s Slate of Esteemed Candidates for Montpelier Board
Today the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC) announced a slate of twenty candidates who are ready to immediately fill nine open seats on the board of...
Embattled Montpelier CEO Begins Purge of Whistleblowing Employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC General Counsel to the Montpelier Descendants Committee Phone: (703) 408-2002 Email: greg@culturalheritagepartners.com...
