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Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology

NAGPRA was introduced in 1993 as a preservation act. Since then, it has been the subject of a great number of controversies, stemming between scientists, Native American tribes, curators, collectors and sellers of native art. The ABC's of NAGPRA is a great website to help you understand the ins and outs of the act. It details the difference between human remains and object repatriation, as well as who is responsible to report an object to the registry of objects.