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Opening Archaeology: Repatriation's Impact on Contemporary Research and Practice (Advanced Seminar)
Opening Archaeology Repatriation's Impact on Contemporary Research and Practice - Advanced Seminar Author:Tamara L. Bray, Kathleen Fine-Dare, Ann M. Kakaliouras, Thomas W. Killion, Keith W. Kintigh, Dorothy Lippert, Stephen Loring, Darby C. Stapp, David Hurst Thomas, Joe Watkins, Larry J. Zimmerman In 1989-90, Congress enacted two laws, the National Museum of the American Indian Act and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, that required museums and other repositories of Native American human remains and cultural items to consult with, share information about, and return some items to federally recognized Indian tribe... more »s and Native Alaskan and Hawaiian communities. What effects have these laws had on anthropological practice, theory, and education in the United States? In 2004 2005, the School for Advanced Research and the Society for Applied Anthropology gathered together a group of anthropological archaeologists to address this question. This volume presents their conclusions and urges a continuing and increasing cooperation between anthropologists and indigenous peoples.« less