Memory, Identity, And NAGPRA In The Northeastern United States

Memory, Identity, And NAGPRA In The Northeastern United States April M. Beisaw, 2010 Determinations of cultural affiliation in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) often rely on culture history and the direct-historical approach. Both methods ignore important developments in our understanding of identity. A recent NAGPRA claim illustrates an alternative. Using culture history and the direct-historical approach, it was difficult to ascribe the...

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