> 1. Satus CDP (Clifford Snow) In the middle of the Yakama Nation Indian Reservation sits Satus [1] that as far as I know only exists in some Census bureaucrat world. Asking around here I haven't found anyone familiar with the area. Wikipedia [2] doesn't help much either.
I'd like to remove it from OSM. What reasonable checks do I need to do before> deleting it. The Yakima Tribe has a GIS Department <http://www.yakamanation-nsn.gov/programs.php>, also Yakima County <http://co.yakima.wa.us/1374/GIS-Mapping> - I'd pop them a note. Also the Tribal Cultural Center <http://www.yakamamuseum.com/home.php>. >From the WA State metadata, Satus falls in the contested treaty lands zone. Under various legal and administration perspectives, BIA reservation boundaries are not the last word. There are many situations where tribes have influence over areas outside reservation boundaries. It might even spur them and their members to contribute to the map. Inversely, it might have been dropped from the Census on their request - some place names have a negative historical narrative. Having the US Census import as the origin of much map creates these situations - a place name may be hugely important to the local community, for instance, because it is a cross roads, or has some sort of other centrality, but appears to have nothing 'on the ground'. The main goal of the census was statistical areas, since the roads are readily available 'boundary' they are their, but their actual spatial accuracy is irrelevant to some extent - but topology was critical. . i.e. "ask the locals" :-) - *Mission Statement: Provide the Nation with relevant and reliable geographic and parcel information for all lands of tribal interest. This information supports tribal resource specialists in creating innovative management solutions while protecting the rights guaranteed the Yakama Nation by the Treaty of June 9, 1855. (509) 865-5121 Ext. 4647* Michael Patrick Data Ferret <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
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