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 🔗Tribal Affairs Intern – 1200 hours

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Aztec, NM
  • $18.50 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Aztec Ruins National Monument/Chaco Culture National Historical Park - Resources Division
  • Job Reference #: 4129a
  • Job Qualifications:

    Must demonstrate strong organizational, teamwork, and communication skills that include technical writing and presentation. The applicant must be able to demonstrate appropriate cultural sensitivity and discretion with sensitive cultural information. A successful applicant must be self-motivated and able to complete work with limited supervision after initial training. The parks are looking for an applicant with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Native American studies, anthropology, museum studies, history, or a related field; graduate students in these fields are encouraged to apply. Required skills include advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office specifically Excel and Word, document organization, and research abilities. Applicant must have a valid drivers license and will need to pass a federal background check.

  • How to Apply:

    Click on the application button at this listing and follow the instructions to apply online.

  • Job benefits: Housing Allowance, Travel Stipend, Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: Position is a sedentary in an office environment; must have the ability to lift a minimum of 20 lbs.
  • Application Email: waso_cr-intern@nps.gov

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Aztec Ruins National Monument are co-managed National Park units and comprise a single UNESCO World Heritage Site protecting Ancestral Pueblo great house communities. Both parks highlight the Chacoan great house culture that thrived in the Four Corners Region between roughly A.D. 900 and 1200.

The intern will assist the Aztec Ruins National Monument and Chaco Culture National Historical Park Tribal Liaison in maintaining documentation, developing a tracking system, and writing draft guidelines for tribal consultations related to both national parks.

The successful candidate will be supervised by the parks’ Supervisory Archeologist/Tribal Liaison and will work with several park staff, including the Archivist, Museum Curator, and the Eastern Four Corners Group Tribal Liaison. The two parks regularly consult with 28 Pueblos and Tribes. Duties will include but are not limited to: 1) research and compile (paper and digital) over 40 years of tribal consultations and correspondences into a well-organized reference system; 2) develop, populate, and maintain an Excel spreadsheet(s) to formally track consultations and correspondences; 3) assist park Tribal Liaison in ongoing consultations by scanning documentation, mailing (hard copy) tribal consultation letters and packets, and tracking correspondence; and 4) develop a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) document to guide the parks’ consultation process and documentation into the future. Upcoming consultation issues include Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) compliance, various natural and cultural resource projects, museum exhibits, and facilities projects.  The intern will gain training and experience in records management, government-to-government consultations, and tribal engagement.

This position is part of the Internship Program administered by the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE). The program is a partnership between the National Park Service and NCPE. The successful applicants must be 30 years of age or younger (or 35 years or younger if a Veteran) when they begin the internship. Other eligibility requirements apply; visit https://preservenet.org/ncpe-internships/ for details and instructions on how to apply.

Qualified NCPE interns who complete their internships may count their position towards earning a Public Land Corps (PLC) Non-Competitive Hiring Authority certificate.  Once earned, the PLC hiring authority certificate may be used to apply for eligible Federal temporary, term, or permanent positions. Visit the website listed above for details about this benefit. Successful completion of the internship does not guarantee Federal employment.