Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Systematic Process for Disposition and Repatriation of Native American Human Remains, Funerary Objects, Sacred Objects, and Objects of Cultural Patrimony

23 organizations filed 24 public comments on Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Systematic Process for Disposition and Repatriation of Native American Human Remains, Funerary Objects, Sacred Objects, and Objects of Cultural Patrimony, at the National Park Service. The comment window closed 1274d ago.

Abstract

This rule revises and replaces definitions and procedures for lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, and Federal agencies to implement the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990. These regulations clarify and improve upon the systematic processes for the disposition or repatriation of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony. These regulations provide a step-by-step roadmap with specific timelines for museums and Federal agencies to facilitate disposition or repatriation. Throughout these systematic processes, museums and Federal agencies must defer to the Native American traditional knowledge of lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations.

Commenters (23)

• University of Californiaunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Alliance of Colonial Era Tribes and Association on American Indian Affairstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Alliance of Museumstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Cultural Resources Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Arizona State Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Association of Art Museum Directorstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Association on American Indian Affairstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Chickaloon Village Traditional Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Coalition for American Heritagetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Filson Historical Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Haudenosaunee Standing Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Indiana Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Natural Science Collections Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeologytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Society for American Archaeologytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Tlingit & Haida Central Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaignunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Written Comments The Committee For Cultural Policytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Wyoming Association of Professional Archaeologiststrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%