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In November of 1990 George Bush passed the Native Americans Graves Protection and Reparation Act (NAGPRA). ... In this paper I will inform you about NAGPRA, the people, and a major skeleton heavily involved in its controversy. ...
First off, what is NAGPRA?
“NAGPRA provides a process for museums and Federal agencies to return certain Native American cultural items -- human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony -- to lineal descendants, and culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. NAGPRA includes provisions for unclaimed and culturally unidentifiable Native American cultural items, intentional and inadvertent discovery of Native American cultural items on Federal and tribal lands, and penalties for noncompliance and illegal trafficking. In addition, NAGPRA authorizes Federal grants to Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums to assist with the documentation and repatriation of Native American cultural items, and establishes the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee to monitor the NAGPRA process and facilitate the resolution of disputes that may arise concerning repatriation under NAGPRA. ... 6), changed NAGPRA forever. ... Eventually getting the national government involved with NAGPRA.
Approximate Word count = 892
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