ANTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Douglas W. Owsley, Kennewick Man, Native American Graves Protection And Repatriation Act
Introduction to Human
Origins
Anth 102
Spring 2018
NAGPRA
- People who are descendants of person gets to decide how things should proceed
after found.
- Much more in time period of protection and conservation than in the past.
- Changing of the laws in the US and Washington State. WA state has stronger
laws than most.
- Ex: NAGPRA, Kennewick Man, Semiahmoo Spit, Graving Dock in Port Angeles,
Oak Harbor, etc.
- NAGPRA – Natie Aerica grae’s protectio ad repatriatio act—1990 this
law was passed. On federal land, or any project with federal funding if human
remains are found, specifies procedure
- In WA state have similar laws that relate to private property
- NAGPRA states that anything pre-Columbus is Native America. (Can produce a
problem.) (ex: Viking, travelers, slaves, etc.)
- Does allow tribal communities to claim the bones of their ancestors. Was not a
law in place before that.
- Law said that any museums, storage, universities that had human remains had
to catalog remains and had to return them if the tribe so desired.
A. Kennewick Man
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Document Summary
People who are descendants of person gets to decide how things should proceed after found. Much more in time period of protection and conservation than in the past. Changing of the laws in the us and washington state. Ex: nagpra, kennewick man, semiahmoo spit, graving dock in port angeles, Nagpra nati(cid:448)e a(cid:373)erica(cid:374) gra(cid:448)e"s protectio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d repatriatio(cid:374) act 1990 this law was passed. On federal land, or any project with federal funding if human remains are found, specifies procedure. In wa state have similar laws that relate to private property. Nagpra states that anything pre-columbus is native america. (can produce a problem. ) (ex: viking, travelers, slaves, etc. ) Does allow tribal communities to claim the bones of their ancestors. Was not a law in place before that. Law said that any museums, storage, universities that had human remains had to catalog remains and had to return them if the tribe so desired. Had huge injury that he apparently survived.
