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In 2015, the Society for American Archaeology conducted a survey on members’ opinions on repatriation and the SAA’s Statement Concerning the Treatment of Human Remains. Among other things, this survey was intended to gauge support for changing the SAA’s statement to privilege the wishes of Native American communities, to emphasize scientific values, or to more strongly recognize interests of multiple stakeholders. The majority of the 1,905 respondents to the survey believe that the SAA’s...
Review and Comment on the Draft Research Design (20 October 1998): Approach to Documentation, Analysis, Interpretation, and Disposition of Human Remains Inadvertently Discovered at Columbia Park, Kennewick, WA (1998)
This document is an independent review of the ten page DOI draft research design that details the structured approach to be followed in the analysis and interpretation of human remains recovered from the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. This review addresses three general topics: (1) an analysis of the general approach and procedures described in the document considering whether these are logical, scientifically sound, and likely to produce information needed to make reasonable...
Review: "Department of Interior Approach to Documentation, Analysis, Interpretation, and Disposition of Human Remains Inadvertently Discovered at Columbia Park, Kennewick, WA" (Draft Document of 20 October 1998) (1998)
The draft DOI document reviewed here provides an overview of (1) the context for discovery, plan of study, and disposition of a set of human remains found at Columbia Park, Kennewick, WA; (2) consultation with Indian tribes; (3) nondestructive procedures for study; (4) procedures for other tests, including destructive analyses, and (5) investigations for determining cultural affiliation if the analysis indicates that the remains are of Native American ancestry, as defined by NAGPRA. The...
Secretary of the Interior's Reports to Congress on the Federal Archeological Program
This project contains copies of each The Secretary of the Interior reports to Congress about the archaeological activities and programs carried out or contracted for by federal agencies.The reports covers activities to recover, protect, and preserve archaeological sites, collections, and data. The Secretary's Report to Congress on the Federal Archeology Program provides yearly overviews of the range of activities undertaken by agencies as part of the programmatic Federal stewardship of...
Seeking Balance: The Role of the Review Committee in NAGPRA Implementation (2016)
As part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Congress established the NAGPRA Review Committee, and gave it formal responsibilities covering various critical aspects of NAGPRA's implementations. In establishing Review Committee, Congress sought to "ensure a balance between differing viewpoints among Native Americans, museums, and scientific organizations." This paper considers the Review Committee's involvement in NAGPRA and the important roles that the Society...
STARR: Southeastern Tribal Alliance for Repatriation and Reburial (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. Presented by Alliance Member: Deanna Byrd (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) and other alliance members if schedules permit. The Southeastern Tribal Alliance for Repatriation and Reburial is comprised of Tribal Nations in the southeastern United States who...
Technical Report: Assessment of the genetic analyses of Rasmussen et al. (2015) (2016)
The primary aim of the analysis reported in this 22-page report (undertaken with the support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St Louis District Contract #W912P9-16-P-0010) is to provide an independent validation of the genetic evidence underlying a recent publication by Morten Rasmussen and colleagues on July 23rd, 2015, in Nature (Vol 523:455–58). Based on our analysis of the Kennewick Man’s sequence data and Colville tribe genotype data generated by Rasmussen et al. We concur with the...
Testing the Applicability of Non-destructive Methods and Databases for Determining Biological/Cultural Affiliation within NAGPRA (2015)
Determining biological/cultural affiliation of prehistoric human skeletal remains for NAGPRA compliance is standard protocol in museums and academic institutions. However, the biological affiliation of skeletons of unknown provenience is not always straightforward, especially when they preclude the use of destructive analytical methods (e.g., DNA extraction). Although software is available for the estimation of ancestry of human skulls in forensic cases, few comparative datasets are available...
Traditional Cultural Properties Assessments for the F-117 Crash Site Within the Zuni Reservation (1998)
This letter report is part of the planned activities of the F-117 Crash Site Removal Action. This undertaking will be performed by Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) on the Zuni Indian Reservation. The survey will include the crash site area and the improvement of an existing access road. The post archaeological survey report of the crash site located three prehistoric sites and five artifacts that were Isolated Occurrences. In addition to the previously recorded cultural resources reported by the...
Tribal History Partnerships and the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley Ethnohistory Collection at Indiana University (2016)
Relationships initiated through NAGPRA-related consultation can foster collaborations to provide access to historic resources to federally recognized tribes. The Great Lakes and Ohio Valley Ethnohistory Collection at the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at IU was gathered by Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin to provide evidence for 20th century Indian Claims Commission lawsuits. Tribal scholars are collaborating with IU staff to plan and implement a digitization program to make archives available...
U.S. Air Force, 2016 Nevada State Museum Curation Report Nellis, Creech, and NTTR and NAGPRA Reports (2016)
On November 17 and 18, 2016 Garth Hayden from Ecosystem Management, Inc. (EMI) met with Nellis Cultural Resources Manager (CRM) Kish LaPierre to assist in the curation of artifacts at the Nevada State Museum curation facility in Carson City, NV. The artifacts that were curated were designated for Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) repatriation (see attached 2003 and 2004 NAGPRA reports). Mr. Hayden also assisted the CRM in confirming and correcting catalogue entries for...
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Press Releases [Oct. 29, 1998 - Sept. 25, 2000] (2000)
The U.S. Department of the Interior released these 13 press releases about the examination and determination of cultural affiliation for the Kennewick Man remains.
Understanding Section 3 of NAGPRA (2019)
This is an abstract from the "Beyond Collections: Federal Archaeology and "New Discoveries" under NAGPRA" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) became law on November 16, 1990. In the 29 years since NAGPRA was enacted, much attention has been paid to Native American human remains and other cultural items subject to NAGPRA already in museum and Federal agency collections. However, there’s...
Walking in Two Worlds, Living in Balance (1995)
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