Abstract
Environmental Protection Utilizing GIS on Northern Cheyenne Reservation, MT
Track: Tribal/Indigenous GIS programs
Author(s): Joseph Walksalong
An ideal solution for creating graphic information with associated geographical data to aid in the technological progression of the Environmental and Natural Resources management was the implementation of a viable Geographic Information System. With different generations of ARCVIEW the Environmental Protection Department and Natural Resources Department generated Projects which displayed the Reservation land categories, water resources, and land status ownership. Tribally owned land and Non-tribal lands were projected and overlaid with various features such as streams and rivers. Classifications for each perennial, intermittent, and ephemeral stream were developed and projected on the Reservation lands to show how the Environmental Protection Department will preserve and maintain water quality on these water bodies. ARCGIS 8.0 is also utilized to maintain a database of water resource features and land use features.
Joseph Walksalong
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
P.O. Box 128
LAME DEER , Montana 59043
United States
Phone: 406-477-6506
Fax: 406-477-8294
E-mail: ncwaterquality@hotmail.com