Re: Repatriation
Mary Beth Williams (mbwillia@ix.netcom.com(Mary)
20 Sep 1996 13:38:15 GMT
In <susansfDxv38M.5FC@netcom.com> susansf@netcom.com (Susan S. Chin)
writes:
>
>It's been 6 years since the passage of the Repatriation Act, whereby
>Native American remains and artifacts held by federally funded
>institutions must be made available for reburial or return to Native
>American groups.
>
>I'm curious what the effect this has had on anthropologists and
>archaeologists specialising in the study of Native American
prehistory.
>Overall, has this hindered/helped Anthropological studies? Has the
NAGPRA
>increased dialogue between Native Americans and Anthropologists?
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I think I need to be careful answering this, as I might find myself
eluding men in white coat curious as to why I'm holding a dialogue with
myself <g>... Bet Steve Russell has the same concern, don't you Steve
:-D?
MB Williams, Kennebec-Penobscot (with tongue firmly planted in cheek)
Dept. of Anthr., UMass Amherst
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