Anthropology 116 (DeLugan, Spring 2024)

Samples

• How are museums and archives in the United States complying with NAGPRA?  What kind of progress has been made or must continue to be made?
• How has NAGPRA impacted the way in which museums and archives work with indigenous communities in the United States?

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