Events

Upcoming Review Committee Meeting

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Committee) will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, September 30, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern). All meetings are open to the public and time is allotted for public comment. Additional information can be found in the meeting notice. The agenda and meeting materials are posted online. Register here for access to the meeting.

National NAGPRA Program Webinars

The National NAGPRA Program will host a series of 10 webinars on the third Friday of every month from 1pm to 2:30pm (Eastern). Registration is required, but the meeting information is always the same. NEW LINK FOR 2025 - Register once and attend any session. Mark your calendars and bring your questions.

January 17, 2025 - Deadlines and Timelines for Repatriation Watch Recording Read Q&A Report (in lieu of a presentation, see Tables 4 and 5 in the final rule https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2023-27040/p-427)
February 21, 2025 - Definitions of Human Remains and Cultural Items Watch Recording
March 21, 2025 - Notices under NAGPRA Watch Recording Notices under NAGPRA Slides
April 18, 2025 - Hypothetical Scenarios and Frequent Questions (with Melanie O'Brien) Watch Recording
May 16, 2025 - Steps to Repatriation-Inventories (with Kate Compton-Gore) Watch Recording Inventories Slides
June 20, 2025 - Steps to Repatriation-Summaries (with Kate Compton-Gore) Watch Recording Summaries Slides
July 18, 2025 - Steps to Disposition (with Melanie O'Brien) Watch Recording Disposition Slides
August 15, 2025 - Utilizing the NAGPRA Website and Available Resources (with Kate Compton-Gore) Watch Recording Website and Resources Slides
September 19, 2025 - NAGPRA Resources for Lineal Descendants, Tribes, and NHOs (with Kate Compton-Gore and NAGPRA Fellows Audrey Andrews, Tanner Barney, and Shayla Charley)
October 17, 2025 - CANCELLED Look for a new schedule and a new platform in January 2026!

2024 Webinar Series

January 19, 2024 – Overview of Revised Regulations, Watch Recording
February 16, 2024 – Deep dive into Repatriation of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects, Watch Recording
March 15, 2024 – Deep dive into Repatriation of Cultural Items Watch Recording
Deep dive and notice Slides
April 19, 2024 – Notices under NAGPRA Watch Recording
May 17, 2024 - Consultation under NAGPRA Watch Recording
Q and A and Consultation under NAGPRA Slides
July 1, 2024 - Deep dive into Protection on Federal or Tribal lands Watch Recording
Deep dive on Subpart B Slides
July 19, 2024 - NAGPRA and Indian groups without Federal recognition Watch Recording
Indian groups without Federal recognition Slides
August 2, 2024 - Determining cultural affiliation Watch Recording
Determining cultural affiliation Slides
September 20, 2024 - Civil penalties Watch Recording
October 18, 2024 - Review Committee Watch Recording
November 13, 2024 - Federal lands in Hawai'i Watch Recording