Written by Robert F. Maslowski to "provide information about all federally recognized tribes who were identified during the research [project] as having ancestors who may have used and/or occupied the NERI [New River Gorge National River (now New River Gorge National Park and Preserve) and [Gauley River National Recreation Area (GARI) park units so that park personnel can carry out their responsibilities under NAGPRA for consultations and, if appropriate, disposition of Native American cultural items (human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony) to Indian tribes, should any such items be discovered and removed in the future."