NATIONAL NAGPRA
What is The National NAGPRA program?
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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NAGPRA is The Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Act
http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Approved on November 16, 1990
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Address the rights of Native Americans and Native
Hawaiians to cultural items, including human
remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and
objects of cultural patrimony
http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Native American Human Remains
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Physical remains of a human body of a person of
Native American ancestry
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Funerary Objects
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Any object that may be a part of a burial or
ceremony, which is reasonably believed to have
been placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Funerary Objects
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Associated Funerary Objects: Objects that were
made exclusively for burial purposes and are
linked with an identified set of human remains in
possession or control of a museum or federal
agency or rejoined with an identified set of
human remains
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Funerary Objects
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Unassociated Funerary Objects: Objects in the
possession or control of a museum or federal
agency that are separated from the human
remains that were buried with or cannot be
connected to a specific individual
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Sacred Objects- Objects of Cultural Patrimony
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Objects that have historical, traditional, or
cultural importance
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Part of The National Park Service
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Division of the U.S. Department of the Interior
NAGPRA Regulations are outlined in 43 CFR Part 10
• http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/mandates/43_CFR_10_12-495.pdf
http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Has more than a legal meaning
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Cultural
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Social
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Economic
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Cultural: these items are significant to Native
Americans. Their thoughts, feeling, desires, and
wishes should be respected
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Social: Burial rites are a social tradition in Native
American culture. Relationships are formed between
museums and Native American communities that
usually do not occur, at least in a respectful manner
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Economic: Repatriations and documentation may not
occur at some museums without Federal funds. It is
an expensive effort.
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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5 Major Provisions
• 1. Resolve Rights, ReturnGuidelines to return human remains and cultural items
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2. Review Committee•
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3. Grants•
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Federal monies to organizations to help with
documentation and repatriation
4. Civil Penalties•
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Monitors the NAGPRA program, helps organizations with
related questions
Enforce civil penalties for non-compliance
5. Establish Crime of Trafficking
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Jurisdiction of NAGPRA- Who must comply
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Federal Agencies
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Museums- Any institution, state, or local
government which receives Federal money,
and has possession or, or control over, Native
American cultural items
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Who may claim items
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Lineal descendant
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Indian tribe (includes Alaska native villages and
corporations)
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Native Hawaiian organizations
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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NAGPRA Grants
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Awarded to Indian tribes, Alaska native villages
and corporations, native Hawaiian organizations,
and museums for consultation, documentation,
and repatriation of Native American cultural
items on a project-by-project basis
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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NAGPRA Grants
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Consultation Grants
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Repatriation Grants
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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NAGPRA Grants
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Consultation Grants, used to determine:
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1. Cultural Affiliation of items
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2. Custody
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3. Control
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4. Treatment
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5. Repatriation or Disposition
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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NAGPRA Grants
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Repatriation Grants, used to :
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Transfer control to Native Americans
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They may rebury the remains and/or
artifacts, present them in museums, or do
with them whatever the group deems
acceptable
NATIONAL NAGPRA
The National NAGPRA Program:
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Resources:
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http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/INDEX.HTM
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http://www.cr.nps.gov/local-law/FHPL_NAGPRA.pdf
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http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/MANDATES/INDEX.HTM
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http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/ONLINEDB/INDEX.HTM
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http://www.repatriationfoundation.org/
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http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/3796.htm