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Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act Overview
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) became law
in 1990; regulations implementing the statute were completed and went into effect
in January 1996. The law formally affirms the rights of Indian tribes, Native
Alaskan entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations to custody of Native American
human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony
with which they have a relationship of cultural affiliation. NAGPRA gives even
stronger custody rights to lineal descendents when such a close relationship
can be documented. In addition, the law and regulations describe procedures designed
to ensure that all Americans can derive educational, historical, and scientific
value from the remains and objects covered by the statute through public interpretation,
documentation, and study.
Sources of Information
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