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
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