Documenting Native American Heritage Sites Impact in South Dakota

GrantID: 6126

Grant Funding Amount Low: $500

Deadline: Ongoing

Grant Amount High: $10,000

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South Dakota’s 66 counties contain 14 federally recognized tribal reservations whose boundaries intersect major highway corridors scheduled for expansion. The resulting documentation backlog exceeds 4,200 known sites, with an additional estimated 9,000 locations lacking formal recording. State preservation staff report an average of 23 months between initial discovery and completed National Register nomination for properties on private land.

Outcome_first Target outcomes center on production of georeferenced site records that meet South Dakota State Historical Society formatting standards and can be ingested into the state’s online cultural resource inventory. These records directly support consultation requirements for projects funded through the state’s surface transportation program.

These outcomes matter because South Dakota’s population density of 11.3 persons per square mile leaves most heritage sites without routine monitoring. Digital documentation therefore serves as the primary mechanism for preserving locational data before further agricultural or energy development occurs.

Implementation requires teams to employ photogrammetry and terrestrial LiDAR calibrated to state vertical datum standards. Deliverables must include metadata fields that align with the South Dakota Archaeological Research Center’s existing relational database schema.

"South Dakota Heritage Documentation Priorities" Projects receive higher scores when they prioritize sites within the Missouri River trench and the Black Hills uplift, where erosion rates documented by the U.S. Geological Survey exceed 2.4 inches per decade. Crew composition must include members with demonstrated experience in tribal consultation protocols specific to the nine reservations located wholly or partially inside state borders.

Unlike North Dakota applications, South Dakota requires demonstration of tribal co-authorship on final site reports due to the density of unceded treaty lands.

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