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: November 13-15, 1997, Santa Fe, NM
Prior to the annual meeting of the National Congress of American
Indians
November 23-15, 1997, Washington, DC Following the annual meeting of
the American Anthropological Association
March 29-31, 1998, Seattle, WA
Following the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology
May 7-9, 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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