Law, College of
Nebraska Law Bulletin (Selected Issues)
A Balancing Act: Addressing the History and Examining the Changes of NAGPRA and its Regulations
Date of this Version
9-24-2024
Document Type
Article
Citation
Nebraska Law Bulletin, September 24, 2024
Abstract
This paper discusses the significance of the 2023 NAGPRA regulation change and what it means for Native American, anthropological, scientific, and museum communities. These changes could signify the start of a new era for Native American and museum relations. Or they could also be another placating action by the government that merely seems promising, only to be another disappointment. After years of terrible failures, and even very recent controversies, new regulations are changing the lay of the land. This article will introduce these regulations, discuss them in light of past failures and the purposes of NAGPRA, and offer both optimism and caution about the path forward.
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