Consultation Under NAGPRA, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

Video Content is courtesy of National NAGPRA's Youtube Channel.

"The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act is a Federal law passed in 1990. NAGPRA provides a process for museums and Federal agencies to return certain Native American cultural items -- human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony -- to lineal descendants, and culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. NAGPRA includes provisions for unclaimed and culturally unidentifiable Native American cultural items, intentional and inadvertent discovery of Native American cultural items on Federal and tribal lands, and penalties for noncompliance and illegal trafficking. In addition, NAGPRA authorizes Federal grants to Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums to assist with the documentation and repatriation of Native American cultural items, and establishes the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee to monitor the NAGPRA process and facilitate the resolution of disputes that may arise concerning repatriation under NAGPRA."

-National NAGPRA FAQ

For more details about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 

visit National NAGPRA's Frequently Asked Questions page.

Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Laws, Regulations, and Guidance
• Training
• Glossary
• National NAGPRA Reports
• Quick Guide to NAGPRA Brochure
• Agency Resources
• Native American Consultation Database
• Notices of Inventory Completion
• Notices of Intent to Repatriate
• Notices of Intended Disposition
• Map of Indian Reservations in the Continental United States
• Map of Judicially Established Indian Lands
• Museum Resources
• Find your State Historic Preservation Office
• International Repatriation
• Resources for Tribes, Native Alaskan Villages and Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations