also in Chuuk, resulting in the first (and as far as I know only) archaeological monograph published partly in Chuukese. At the NPS, she became the point person for helping the newly independent Micronesian states -- the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia -- set up and manage their historic preservation programs. THEN she organized and became Chief of the NPS American Indian Liaison Office, and the rest is history.

As Chief of the American Indian Liaison Office in the National Park Service (NPS). She was a tireless champion for Native American cultural interests in NPS and beyond. She was instrumental in securing a homeland for the Timbisha Shoshone in Death Valley and in resolving other conflicts between tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and the federal government. With Charles Wilkenson of Colorado State University, she developed and presented a long and distinguished series of classes in the foundations of Indian law, designed to help government officials understand the special legal, fiduciary, and historical relationships between tribes and the U.S. government. She was also known for her co-authorship of National Register Bulletin 38, insisting that places of traditional interest to tribes and other communities must be respected by federal agencies in their planning. At her death, she was deeply involved in long term efforts to create a Lakota-administered National Park on the South Unit of Badlands National Park, and to finalize regulations facilitating tribal access to traditional plant resources in National Parks. We very much hope that these efforts can be brought to fulfillment.