Consulting on Reburial Efforts

Summary

This is an abstract from the "In Search of Solutions: Exploring Pathways to Repatriation for NAGPRA Practitioners (Part I)" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Bureau of Reclamation is actively working within the foundations of its authorities to move beyond just regulatory compliance of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) to better support needs identified by Native American tribes, such as reburial of their ancestors. Published over 20 years ago, 43 CFR part 423 Public Conduct on Bureau of Reclamation Facilities, Lands, and Waterbodies, prohibits all human burials on Reclamation land. An effort started in 2020 to revise and update sections in 43 CFR part 423 afforded Reclamation the opportunity to improve the Memorials section §423.28 related to reburials, with a focus on consultation with Tribes. The proposed rule would address the circumstances of reburials for Tribal cultures and communities, especially where human remains of Native American ancestors are inadvertently discovered or were previously collected.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• In Search of Solutions: Exploring Pathways to Repatriation for NAGPRA Practitioners (Part I)   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 40142.0