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<br /> <br />000194 <br /> <br />somewhat as a unit and contribute to the diversity of American life <br /> <br />styles. Of high value would be the Indian cultures that remain in <br /> <br />areas of the Southwest. <br /> <br />(A) Quantity 'facto,~: <br /> <br />1. The number of individuals associated with each type of <br />cult ure. <br /> <br />2. The extent and intensity of geograohic distribution of <br />the cultures, and of lann considered traditionally or <br />religiously significant by such cultures (though not <br />actually occupied - e.g., as Blue Lake is si~ificant to <br />Taos culture). <br /> <br />(B) Quality factors (as determined by professional evaluation <br /> <br />and the testimony of members of the culture): <br /> <br />I. Extent to which members of the cultural group identify with <br />the group of culture. <br /> <br />2. Contribution of the culture to the life sty] e of others. <br /> <br />3. Importance of the land, the earth, or particular si tes or <br />areas to the peOple or cultures with "hich they are associated. <br /> <br />4. Extent of culture change intruded or imposed from outside. <br /> <br />(C) Human influence, factors: <br /> <br />1. The ability of the culture to retain its identifiable <br />characteristics and unity. <br /> <br />4.4.l1 Biological Re~ources <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />This category includes beneficial and adverse effects on individuals, <br /> <br />species, and populations of living organisms. <br /> <br />Two subcategories, flora and fauna, are part of this category. Flora <br /> <br />includes plants as individual species, as stands of individual species, <br /> <br />and as communities of associated species. Examples of high-value <br /> <br />l'lant communities are those protected for public ,use and study "jthin <br /> <br />State and Federal reservations. <br /> <br />11- 25 <br />