Bibliographic Information
Article Title
Creating a New Future: Redeveloping the Tribal-Museum Relationship in the Time of NAGPRA
Journal Title
International Journal of Cultural Property
Author(s)
Teeter, Wendy Giddens, and Martinez, Desiree, and Lippert, Dorothy
Month of Publication
November
Year of Publication
2021
Volume Number
28
Issue Number
2
Article Pages
201–9
Web Address (URL)
Notes
Abstract
The hope has long been that the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) would finally bring ancestors and their cultural items home to their communities to be reconnected and rest. However, 30 years later, museums and academics still fear losing control of research and access in their intellectual pursuits. Far from true, museums have benefited in working with tribes in telling stories around their cultural history, present and future. This article shares experiences over the authors’ careers and counters the alarmist calls to arms against compliance with NAGPRA.
Taxonomies
RPA Codes & Standards
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to Employers and Clients
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
- Integrity of Research Methodology
- Procedures for Field Survey or Excavation
- Specimen and Research Record Storage
CIfA Codes
- Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
- Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research
- Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch
Keywords & Terms
- Burials and Human Remains
- Consultation/Partnership with Affected Groups
- Consultation/Partnership with Indigenous Peoples
- Employer/Client Relationships
- General Archaeological Ethics
- Impact on Communities - Local, Descendant, etc.
- Indigenous, Tribal, Aboriginal Rights
- Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
- Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
- Museum, Collection, Curation and Display Standards
- Professional Standards
- Repatriation
- Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
- Stewardship
- Transparency
Topics & Issues
- Archaeological Ethics - Other
- Archaeological Societies and Codes of Ethics
- Biological Anthropology/Archaeology
- Collaboration in Archaeology (i.e. Communities, Non-Archaeologists, etc.)
- Community Archaeology and Participatory Research
- Cultural Resource Management (CRM)
- Descendant, Resident, and Stakeholder Communities
- Ethical Dilemmas
- Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
- Ethics of Collecting
- Human Remains and Ethical Practice
- Indigenous Archaeology: Perspectives and Issues
- Legal Issues
- Legislation and Archaeological Preservation
- Museum and Display Ethics
- NAGPRA, Repatriation, and Indigenous Rights
- Public Archaeology
- Public Engagement, Outreach, and Education