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NAGPRA at 30: The Effects of Repatriation

Nash, Stephen E., Colwell, Chip·2020·Annual Review of Anthropology
DOI 10.1146/annurev-anthro-010220-075435
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On November 16, 1990, US President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This federal legislation marked the culmination of decades of debate among scientists, curators, and Native American leaders and activists over the control of ancestral human remains and sacred, funerary, and communally owned objects. Anthropologists have now investigated myriad aspects of NAGPRA, from its underlying philosophical arguments; to its legislative history, its legal ramifications and political effects, and the methods of its implementation; to how it has remade American museums, archaeologists, tribes, and federally funded repositories; and to how it has ushered in a new (even if imperfect) period of collaboration and partnership. This article reviews the last 50 years of scholarship on repatriation, with a particular focus on NAGPRA's last 30 years.

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Authors
Nash, S. E., & Colwell, C.
Affiliations
  • Denver Museum of Nature and Science (US)
  • SAPIENS, New York, NY 10017, USA;
Venue
Annual Review of Anthropology
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Published
2020-10-21
Volume
49
Issue
1
Pages
225-239
ISSN
  • 0084-6570 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4290
DOI
10.1146/annurev-anthro-010220-075435
OpenAlex
W3043094600
Cited by
92
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98
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 47 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3
FWCI
4.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Annual Review of Anthropology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Cultures and History
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Cultural Identity and Heritage
  • Social Sciences › Law › Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law
Keywords
NAGPRA, repatriation, sacred objects, grave goods, tribal sovereignty, museum collections, collaboration and partnership, cultural heritage law, Native American activism

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