NAGPRA At 20: What Have The States Done To Expand Human Remains Protections?


NAGPRA At 20: What Have The States Done To Expand Human Remains Protections? Ryan M. Seidemann, 2010   This year marks the beginning of the third decade since the enactment of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Since 1990, many of the states have enacted laws in response to NAGPRA. This article reviews the state-level responses to human burial sites protection post-NAGPRA, with a particular focus on Louisiana. This review shows how some states have managed...

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