Mission

As outlined in the Memorandum of Agreement between the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and the National Park Service, it is our mission to promote, educate, enhance, identify, encourage, and preserve traditional activities, materials and areas for the benefit of the future generations. The Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) shall also defend all ancestral burials and traditional cultural properties from disinterment of desecration.

The Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) was established in 2005. The THPO provides the people of the Lake Traverse Reservation with the means to protect and preserve their historic, cultural and sacred places and items. THPO is responsible for the preservation of cultural resources, either physically or through documentation which are determined to be significant to its past and future.

Staff:

Dianne Desrosiers – Program Director – 605-698-8225 DianneD@swo-nsn.gov

Wayne Cloud – Section 106/Field Crew Leader – 605-698-8228 – WayneC@swo-nsn.gov

Alicia Cloud – TCNS Compliance Review – 605-698-8306 – AliciaA@swo-nsn.gov

Tribal Archives and Collections Staff:

Tamara St. John – Archivist – 605-698-8228 – TamaraS@swo-nsn.gov

Angelina Wanna – Archives Assistant – AngelineW@swo-nsn.gov

Arvella Wanna – Archives Assistant – AWanna@swo-nsn.gov

Mail:

Tribal Consultation Request

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