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The Secretary’s Report to Congress on the Federal Archeology Program documents the archeological resource management and stewardship activities carried out by Federal agencies between FY2004 and FY2007. The Departmental Consulting Archeologist prepares the report on behalf of the Secretary on the basis of information provided by over two dozen Federal agencies that conduct, fund, or require archeological activities and investigations. The data in the FY2004-2007 report convey a sense of...
A Granular Analysis of Public Comments to Proposed NAGPRA Revisions (2024)
This is an abstract from the "In Search of Solutions: Exploring Pathways to Repatriation for NAGPRA Practitioners (Part IV): NAGPRA in Policy, Protocol, and Practice" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In response to stagnated repatriation efforts in the 32 years since the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10) became law, a new proposed rule to revise implementation regulations was entered into the federal register...
Hedgpeth Hills Rock Art Recording and Investigations
This project contains documents relating to the rock art recording and investigations that were conducted by J. Simon Bruder during the early 1980s. The documents associated with this project include a synthesis report of fieldwork, field maps of the Hedgpeth Hills, and locality record sheets for each rock art panel.
A History of Historic Preservation at Randolph Air Force Base (2000)
Correspondence regarding National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) activities undertaken at Randolph Airforce Base over the years 1976-1999.
Holding Ground: Reconsidering the Sensitivity of Backdirt in the Context of NAGPRA (2023)
This is an abstract from the "Collaborative and Community Archaeology" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. When the remains of Native ancestors, or sacred and ceremonial objects, are screened from backdirt or backfill, what implications does this have for the soil in which they rested? Backdirt is usually considered unimportant after screening, but should, perhaps, archaeologists more carefully consider the ethical implications of the ways that...
If It were Your Grandma: A Tribal Perspective on NAGPRA in Utah (2017)
In 1990, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) was passed. The passing of NAGPRA was a huge step forward for indigenous rights; the law allowed tribes to decide the ultimate outcome of Native American burials found in any context on federal or tribal land. In Utah, there are also state laws that require similar standards of protection on private land. That being said, the repatriation process can be long and painful for many tribe members who are concerned with the...
Implementing NAGPRA: A Look at BLM’s Experiences in Alaska, 1990–2017 (2018)
The 1990 passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) resulted in new responsibilities and challenges for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). These included working with museums and tribes concerning certain items in museums removed from federal land sometimes more than a century earlier. The BLM in Alaska has been actively involved with NAGPRA work since the early 1990s, and has completed numerous Federal Register Notices and repatriations with more in...
Institutionalizing Repatriation: Creating a More Inclusive University Policy (2023)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Reimagining Repatriation: Providing Frameworks for Inclusive Cultural Restitution", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. As part of ongoing NAGPRA compliance, Michigan State University recently drafted its first official NAGPRA policy. As part of the discussions surrounding the creation of this policy, two things became clear 1) that as a university, we are committed to “working collaboratively with Indigenous...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland (2003)
This Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) provides guidance for the effective and efficient management of cultural resources as an integral part of the Base Comprehensive Plan (BCP), as required by Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32-7065, Cultural Resources Management, for the five-year period beginning in fiscal year 2003. This plan includes a summary of the history and prehistory of the base, and reviews past architectural and archeological survey efforts. It outlines and assigns...
An Interagency Agreement Between DOA and DOI on the Delegation of Responsibilities for the Kennewick Human Remains [March 24, 1998] (1998)
Interagency Agreement Between the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior on the Delegation of Responsibilities under Section 3 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act pertaining to Human Remains Discovered Near the City of Kennewick, Washington.
An Introducton and Index to Documents and Reports about the Kennewick Man (2013)
This document provides an overview, introduction, and listing of the various reports and related documents regarding the Kennewick Man remains.
Inventory and Analysis of Select Archaeological Collections from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region (1996)
This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.
Kirtland Air Force Base Project Metadata
Project metadata for resources within the Kirtland Air Force Base cultural heritage resources collection.
Learning NAGPRA and Teaching Archaeology (2016)
In 2014 and 2015, researchers from Indiana University received National Science Foundation funding through their Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM initiative to study how repatriation is taught and learned, and to work toward interventions to improve the resources available. The “Learning NAGPRA” project prioritizes a more thorough understanding of the challenges and bottlenecks in preparing professionals for work related to NAGPRA and repatriation. It also seeks better ways to assist...
Learning NAGPRA: Nationwide Survey Results (2016)
Although the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) was passed as federal legislation in 1990, it seems that many students do not receive comprehensive coverage of the law and its connections to the broader disciplinary histories of anthropology and museum studies and to professional research ethics. Indiana University was awarded NSF grants in 2014 and 2015 to conduct a nationwide study on NAGPRA teaching and training and to collaborate with specialists in preparing...
Learning Through Compliance: Engaging Students and Volunteers Through NAGPRA Work at the Alabama Department of Archives and History (2021)
This is a poster submission presented at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 2019 the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) in Montgomery, Alabama enlisted a group of students and volunteers to undertake a formidable amount of collections management work necessary to achieving NAGPRA compliance, while also challenging them to engage with NAGPRA legislation and ethics. This program was able to accommodate a range of education levels, institutions,...
LET-1145: Submittal of Notice of Intent to Repatriate for the Federal Register (2008)
This document is a letter from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) to the National Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGRPA) Program notifying that VAFB intends to repatriated cultural items. The letter included the two original news publications.
Letter from Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera Regarding Disposition of the Kennewick Human Remains (2000)
This letter describes the Department of Interior's (DOI) final determination and resolution of the issues delegated to DOI by the Department of the Army (DOA) in a March 1998 interagency agreement. In this agreement, DOI agreed to make the following two determinations related to the set of human skeletal remains recovered on July 26, 1996, from Columbia Park, land controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), near the city of Kennewick, Benton County, Washington: 1) whether these human...
Letter--Departmental Consulting Archeologist, DOI-NPS, to the US Army Corps of Engineers regarding questions about Kennewick Man [Dec. 23, 1997] (1997)
This letter, written by Francis P. McManamon, Departmental Consulting Archeologist, to Lt. Colonel Donald Curtis, Jr., United States Army Corps of Engineers-Walla Walla District, provides answers to a set of questions posed regarding aspects of the Kennewick Man case. Col. Curtis asked Dr. McManamon to address these questions because the DCA office was responsible for providing governmentwide expertise on implementation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
Letter: Consultation for Bellows Remains at O'ahu Burial Council Meeting (1998)
Purpose of the letter is to consult on the repatriation of remains from Air Force property in accordance with NAGPRA.
Letter: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Maxwell AFB (1993)
Letter regarding absence of NAGPRA resources at Maxwell AFB sent to HQ, Department of the Air Force.
Letters of correspondence relating to Catawba Indian Nation Repatriation of Human Remains (2001)
This document contains letters between Terry Madewell, Shaw AFB Natural and Cultural Resources Manager, Wenonah Haire, THPO Executive Director, and Gilbert Blue, Chairman of the Catawba Indian Nation. These letters document the process of repatriation of Catawba Nation human remains in compliance with NAGPRA.
Let’s Put Our Differences Aside and Work Together: A Case Study in NAGPRA Consultation and Repatriation (2024)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Although the Native Americans Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) was enacted in 1990, New Mexico State University Museum (NMSU) personnel struggled to complete the required inventory of their collections for more than 15 years. Personnel changes at the museum and a complex, poorly documented collection added to the difficulties of completing...
Management Summary Report for Phase 2 South Sandpile Screening and NAGPRA Disposition at Bellows Air Force Station (BAFS), Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi (2025)
Summary report detailing the results of archaeological screening of the South Sandpile at Bellows Air Force Station. The results of the effort collected 3,797 items including 3 human bone fragments. These three fragments are kept at Bellows awaiting reinterment.
Memorandum: Determination that the Kennewick Skeltal Remains are "Native American" for the Purposes of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (2000)
This is a copy of the official Department of the Interior memorandum describing the determination that the Kennewick human skeletal remains should be considered "Native American" for the purposes of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The rationale for this determination, described in the memorandum relied upon the results of radiocarbon dating which established that the remains were clearly pre-Columbian, about 8,000 years old. Additional evidence from the...