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Record Nr.

UNINA9910151735503321

Titolo

Repatriation of Indian human remains : efforts of the Smithsonian Institution / / Laurent B. Daville, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Novinka, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-62618-259-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (100 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Anthropology research and developments

Disciplina

305.897073

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Material culture

Indians of North America - Antiquities - Law and legislation

Cultural property - Repatriation - United States

Human remains (Archaeology) - Repatriation - United States

Archaeology - Moral and ethical aspects - United States

Archaeologists - United States - Attitudes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Edited, reformatted and augmented version a of United States Government Accountability Office publication, and two reports of testimony given before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, June 16, 2011.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Smithsonian Institution: Much Work Still Needed to Identify and Repatriate Indian Human Remains and Objects / GAO -- Indian Issues: Key Federal Agencies' and the Smithsonian Institution's Efforts to Identify and Repatriate Indian Human Remains and Objects. Statement of Anu K. Mittal, Director, Natural Resources an Environment, Government Accountability Office. Hearing on "Finding Our Way Home: Achieving the Policy Goals of NAGPRA" / GAO -- Testimony of Kevin Gover, Director, National Museum of the American Indian. Hearing on "Finding Our Way Home: Achieving the Policy Goals of NAGPRA".

Sommario/riassunto

The Smithsonian Institution holds a large number of Indian human remains and culturally significant objects as part of its museum collections. These human remains and objects have long been a concern for many Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian communities, who have been determined to provide an appropriate resting place for their



ancestors. In 1989, the National Museum of the American Indian Act (NMAI Act) was enacted, in part to address these concerns. This book is a study of the Smithsonian Institution's efforts to repatriate Indian human remains, with a focus on ways to expedite the process and recommendations from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO reviewed museum records, including 171 repatriation case reports, and interviewed the Smithsonian, the Repatriation Review Committee, and tribal officials.