Gabrielle Elliott

Work History

Lead Field Archaeologist/NEPA Coordinator

BLM White River Field Office

Meeker, CO

01.2000 - 12.2018

Facilitate production and delivery of NEPA documentation with Project Coordinators, Local Public Agencies, and Consulting Groups
Develop/review NEPA and EIS documents for Planning and Projects: Categorical Exclusions; Environmental Assessments; Section 106 – Historic Preservation Act; Section 7 – Endangered Species Act; Section 404 – Clean Water Act
Member, Core ID Team for RMP Amendment on Oil and Gas Development in the Piceance Basin
Tribal Consultation Lead
Lead Photographer for all excavation and artifacts collected for museum curation.
Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities.
Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.

Manager

Canyon Pintado National Historic Register District

Meeker, CO

01.2000 - 12.2012

Prepare BPS funding requests for planning educational outreach and interpretation programs that provide access to and information about cultural resources in the Canyon
Partner with Western Wyoming Community College to prepare reinterpretation of and replacement of destroyed interpretive panels in the Canyon
Organize and oversee work crews to maintain and upgrade trails at specific sites to provide safety for the public
Inspector for maintenance of public facilities
Assessment of culturally significant sites, test excavations, analysis of materials, site salvage, and site stabilization
Represent resource area to public groups
Prepare and submit nominations for the National Register.
Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.

Project Lead Six-Year Eagle Point Field School Rock Shelter Site Excavation

Exxon Mobile and Western Wyoming Community College

Meeker, CO

01.2000 - 01.2010

Maintain financial relationships with Exxon Mobile, Western Wyoming, and Colorado State Office
Supervise excavation of Rock Shelter by Field School students
Teach excavation techniques unique to caves
Supervise macro floral, pollen, and protein testing by Research Institute
Supervise Total Station Mapping Crew from New Zealand in mapping site
Supervise radiocarbon testing, artifact collection and testing, artifact preservation
Consult with the Northern Ute Tribe on aspects of the site reflecting the Ute horizon
Consult with the Northern Ute Tribe on interpretive perspectives of the site
Co-teach with Western Wyoming lead Archaeologist field methodology and technique to new and current field school students.
Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.

Interpret cultural sites for public enjoyment

White River Field Office

Meeker, CO

01.2002 - 01.2006

Interpret cultural sites for public enjoyment such as saddle club tours, bicycle tours, walking tours, camera club tours, and Colorado Professional Archaeologists Annual Rendezvous.
Educated customers about product features and benefits to aid in selecting the best options for each individual's needs.

Supervisor

Arch Tech

Meeker, CO

01.2003 - 01.2006

Supervise seasonal Arch Tech
Represent BLM on Northwestern Colorado Cultural Heritage Tourism Board, an organization composed of the Town of Meeker, Rio Blanco Historical Society, the National Forest Service, Northern Ute Tribe, BLM, engaged in building a cultural heritage tourism program in northwestern Colorado
Currently working on interpretation from Ute perspective of 1879 battle at Milk Creek between U.S Cavalry and Northern Ute
The board also exploring protocol for inviting Northern Ute tribal leaders to return to their homelands and sacred grounds in Rio Blanco County.
Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.

Organizer/Coordinator

Centennial of Antiquities Act/Public Lands Day 2006 Street Fair Celebration, White River Museum, Rio Blanco County

Meeker, CO

01.2006 - 01.2006

Consult and coordinate with the Northern Ute Tribe to partner in celebration.
Fostered collaborative efforts to schedule, host, and facilitate events and identify further opportunities to reach members of the community.
Identified community organizations and leaders to establish and nurture relationships to help build awareness and win reforms for the public.

Archaeological Resource Information Management Team

National Park Service, Midwest Archaeological Center

Lincoln, Nebraska

01.2001 - 01.2001

Compile documentation on prehistoric and historic archeological sites for Yellowstone National Park
Research and compile site related records: field notes, site maps, photographs, excavation notes
Identify, record and map archeological sites from archeological surveys
Prepare archeological survey and site monitoring reports
Translate data from written records into computerized records/databases [Archeological Sites Management Information System (ASMIS) database], including scanned photographic images
Prepare data to be linked to Geographic Information System (GIS) maps
Digitize archeological inventory base maps
Build maps containing specific data for distribution to parks as requested.

Curatorial Assistant

Department of Interior Museum Program/Bureau of Reclamation

01.2001 - 01.2001

Assist curatorial staff of University of Nebraska State Museum in identifying, photographing, inventorying, and cataloguing materials from primarily prehistoric collections from Bureau of Reclamation projects in Kansas and Nebraska
Reconcile records with the materials
Tasks are part of a comprehensive plan to manage collections to appropriate standards
Process soil samples and wash, sort, catalog artifacts from archeological excavations of Hamburger Mammoth.

Supervisor

Western Wyoming Community College Archaeological Field School

Meeker, CO

01.2000 - 01.2010

Supervise preparation for curation of 100,000-piece artifact collection confiscated from private individuals collecting on Public Lands
Analyze, catalog, and record in the database.
Enforced rules and regulations outlined in the company manual to set forth expectations comprehensibly and consistently.

Indian Education Specialist

Lincoln Public School District

01.2000 - 01.2000

Consult in area of curriculum development
Liaison between parents and administrators
Conduct research for LPS system on Native American student experience in public schools
Create statistical model of student dropout rates.

Research Associate

College of Education, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

01.1999 - 01.2000

Research legal history of bilingual education issues in tribal communities
Build web site for use in instruction in Teachers College and as a resource for on-site teacher education program of Omaha, Winnebago and Santee Sioux Nations.

Adjunct Faculty

Nebraska Indian Community College

01.1999 - 01.2000

Develop distance education program
Teach participatory community-based research class, employing indigenous research methodologies such as oral histories
Work with reservation Head Start Program to help staff develop an Omaha-centered model of child development
Implement National Science Foundation grant for Botanical Studies of indigenous use of plants along Missouri River.

Native American Public Telecommunications

Lincoln, NE

01.1998 - 01.2000

Coordinate educational development for IndianNet and other NAPT web sites
Research development of multimedia instructional materials for learners in Native Studies programs
Evaluate and develop instructional videos for learners in Native Studies programs.

Team Lead

BLM White River District Field Office

Meeker, CO

01.2000 - 01.2012

Team lead in preparing resource management plans/environmental impact documents, identifying potential use conflicts and impacts to cultural resources
Consult internally and externally with other resource specialists in Field Office, State Office, and other interested Agencies
Review applications for fieldwork authorizations recommending approval/denial or changes in work proposed or personnel to be utilized by third party consultants doing oil and gas survey work
Assure compliance with Antiquities Act of 1906, National Historic Preservation Act of 1976, Archaeological Resource Protection Act of 1979, and White River/Green River RMP in all land use permits within the Resource Areas including Grazing Permit Renewals, including pre-field cultural resource inventory searches
Field surveys of grazing allotments, recording new surveys, inventory report preparation, determinations of eligibility and effect, treatment plan development, consultation and mitigation, submission Reports to Colorado SHHPO
Identify, define and manage cultural resource program goals, create and manage budgets, report MIS units of accomplishment, submit BPS projects, provide appropriate data to Supervisor and Staff
Used Trimble GEO XM daily in the field
Developed and installed a cultural database in Trimble
Converted D-base stand-alone database to Access, which interfaces with software program Carat, which ArcMap queries for cultural resource site location inside Resource Area boundaries
Maintain accurate database in accessing known cultural sites and inventories and projects within resource area
GPSing and mapping of recorded and newly discovered cultural sites in the Resource Area
Use of GIS and ARCMAP and established databases on resource knowledge to display spatial relationships and locations of existing resources in relation to proposed surface disturbances.
Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.

Lead

Western Wyoming Community College Field School

Meeker, CO

01.2000 - 01.2008

Lead in the restoration of the Douglas Creek Granary in Canyon Pintado.
Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.

Oral Historian

Meeker High School/Rio Blanco Historical Society

01.2005 - 01.2005

Partner with Meeker High School/Rio Blanco Historical Society in designing and recording oral Community Histories through interviewing elders in the Community.

Lecturer, History of Multiculturalism in the United States

College of Education/Department of Ethnic Studies, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

01.1997 - 01.2002

Fieldwork in preserving and protecting ethnographic resources of traditional groups on Northern Plains including but not limited to identifying, planning, developing, and carrying out ethnographic field research
Collecting, compiling, analyzing and synthesizing existing ethnographic and other socio-cultural data relevant to the Tribes and their programs
Collecting oral histories related to the repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural artifacts from tribal representatives on the Plains
Consultation with Tribal Representatives regarding process, protocol and compliance with Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Preparing professional reports, publications, articles, and papers on findings of ethnographic studies and oral histories
Translate reports, documents, and photographs into usable, easily-understood information packages that are accessible and appropriate to training, teaching and interpretive uses
Develop and maintain cooperative relationships with associated Native groups, local/tribal councils.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Lead Field Archaeologist/NEPA Coordinator

Manager

Project Lead Six-Year Eagle Point Field School Rock Shelter Site Excavation

Interpret cultural sites for public enjoyment

Supervisor

Organizer/Coordinator

Archaeological Resource Information Management Team

Curatorial Assistant

Supervisor

Indian Education Specialist

Research Associate

Adjunct Faculty

Native American Public Telecommunications

Team Lead

Lead

Oral Historian

Lecturer, History of Multiculturalism in the United States

Education

Ph.D. - Cultural Anthropology

Skills

Timeline

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