Cross-posted message, please excuse duplications.  The following
     course is offered through the Continuing Education Program at the
     University of Nevada-Reno.  If you have questions or would like to
     register, please contact the Crystal Metzenheim at 702-784-4046.

          NAGPRA'S EVOLVING LEGACY
          University of Nevada-Reno


          DATES:
                March 29-31, 1998, Seattle, WA
          Following the annual meeting of the Society for American
     Archaeology

                May 8-10, 1998, Los Angeles, CA
          Prior to the annual meeting of the American Association of
     Museums

          The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
     (NAGPRA) was enacted in 1990 to address the rights of lineal
     descendants, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to
     certain Native American cultural items. Since that time museums and
     Federal agencies have provided Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian
     organizations with summaries of their Native American collections and
     inventories of human remains and associated funerary objects in their
     control.
          Federal agencies have also provided information to Indian tribes
     and Native Hawaiian organizations regarding inadvertent discoveries
     and planned excavations on Federal and tribal lands.
          This course is designed to help those affected by the law to
     comply with its ongoing obligations in a timely and meaningful manner.
     The legislative history and regulations are reviewed as a basis for
     effective decisions making. Special attention is given to the
     consultation requirements imposed by the statute and to review
     committee recommendations and case law that elaborate on the
     regulatory definitions and procedures. Grants available through the
     National Park Service are also discussed. The course consists of
     lectures, video case studies, and class exercises.

          Instructors:

          The Honorable Sherry Hutt is a judge with the Maricopa County
     Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona. As an assistant U.S. Attorney, she
     handled cases dealing with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act
     (ARPA).  She co-authored Archeological Resource Protection (1992).
     Hutt received the Conservation Service Award from the Department of
     the Interior in 1994.

          C. Timothy McKeown, Ph.D., is with the Archeology & Ethnography
     Program of the National Park Service where he is team leader for the
     implementation of NAGPRA. McKeown has worked as a cultural resource
     manager for the Navajo and Jicarilla Apache Tribes. He has also
     conducted research with the International Institute for Applied
     Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria, and taught as a Fulbright
     professor at Janus Pannonius University in Pecs, Hungary.

          Amanda Murphy is a consultant with the NAGPRA team at the
     Archeology & Ethnography Program of the National Park Service where
     she has been involved with national implementation of NAGPRA since
     1993. She has managed the NAGPRA grant program since its inception in
     1994. She is also a collections management consultant with the
     National Zoological Park.

          For more information on this course, contact the Division of
     Continuing Education, University of Nevada-Reno at (702) 784-4046.


          Mandy
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          NAGPRA Consultant
          National Park Service
          Archeology & Ethnography Program
          Washington, DC