Mediating NAGPRA: Bringing Cultural Consideration Back to the Table

Authors

Ashley Bartman Watson, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University

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Abstract

Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)

• Became federal law on November 16, 1990 to correct gross inequalities between the protection of Native and non-Native cultural objects.
• Requires collecting institutions to: create an inventory of any Native American human skeletal remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and items of cultural patrimony in their possession.
• Native American or Hawaiian groups can request repatriation if: they can show that they have true ownership of the cultural object or are a lineal descendant of the human remains in question.

Publication Date

10-7-2016

Disciplines

Indigenous Studies | Museum Studies

Recommended Citation

Watson, Ashley Bartman, "Mediating NAGPRA: Bringing Cultural Consideration Back to the Table" (2016). Learning Showcase 2016: A Celebration of Discovery, Transformation and Success. 42.
https://fuse.franklin.edu/ss2016/42