Dear Confused: I agree that alot of people are confused in that they fail to separate NAGPRA from other issues involving Tribal sovereignty such as the power of Tribal governments to zone and tax non-Indian property within the boundaries of reservations. My concern is that we have individuals presenting workshops and attempting to write regulations for the implementation of NAGPRA without having proper understanding of the meaning of such concepts as cultural patrimony, lineal descent, the sacred, funerary goods, etc. Likewise, I continue to believe that the issues of cultural affiliation and Tribal participation/control in the NAGPRA process have yet to be resolved. I agree with Mr. Apodaca, however, that NAGPRA represents one more assault by museums, universities, and others whose business it is to profit from Native American skeletal and material cultural remains. I believe also that we should attempt to limit the "land rush" mentality of those who are attempting to seize control of the NAGPRA process by inappropriate definitions of the foregoing terms and by establishing themselves as the only experts capable of determining cultural affiliation and related issues central to implementation of NAGPRA. Deward E. Walker, Jr. [log in to unmask]