Cross-posted, please excuse duplications.

          LAST NOTICE for "NAGPRA: Implications and Practical
          Application" (a continuing course sponsored by the
          University of Nevada, Reno) to be held in conjunction with
          the Society for American Archeology annual meeting APRIL
          6-8, 1997 in Nashville, Tennessee.

          If you would like to attend the course (description below)
          on April 6-8, 1997 you must register with the
          Division of Continuing Education at UN-Reno by Friday, March
          7, 1997.  Telephone: 702-784-4062.

          Questions:  Call Div. of Continuing Education, UN-Reno at
          702-784-4046.

          Fee:  $375

          Description:  The Native American Graves Protection and
          Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) legislation has brought to light
          the long-burning question of ownership of Native American
          human remains and cultural items.  The impact of the law
          reaches federal land managers, tribal and museum officials,
          as well as any agency that holds a collection and receives
          federal funds.  The time limits imposed for compliance with
          summary lists and inventories of collections have created an
          immediate need for a working knowledge of the law.
             This course is designed to help those affected by the law
          to comply in a timely and meaningful manner.  The course
          also focuses on recognition of potential problem areas in
          order to allow for prospective planning and avoidance of
          court intervention.  Methods of compiling summaries and
          inventories and interfacing with claimants, the regulations
          and decisions of the Review Committee and future
          ramifications of decisions and any court actions will also
          be covered.  The course will consist of lectures, case
          studies, and participant involvement in discussions.

          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).
            C.Timothy McKeown, Ph.D., is with the Archeology and
          Ethnography Program of the National Park Service where he
          serves as program leader for national implementation of
          NAGPRA.

          For further information and registration, contact
          the Division of Continuing Education at UN-Reno,
          702-784-4046.  (Do not contact me -- I can't help you with
          this.)


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          Archeology & Ethnography Program
          Washington, DC