Native American Bones Controversy

Title: Native American Bones Controversy
Description: Native American Bones Controversy This exhibit examines the impact of the controversy over Native American remains and their repatriation. It shows the effects of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) law throughout the nation, and the law's specific effects that sparked controversy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and culminated in the creation of a reconciliation plaque on East Campus.
Date: 2010
Page: http://archives-spec.unl.edu/bones_controversy/native-bones
Type: page
Site: student-projects
Page Content: Native American Bones Controversy This exhibit examines the impact of the controversy over Native American remains and their repatriation. It shows the effects of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) law throughout the nation, and the law's specific effects that sparked controversy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and culminated in the creation of a reconciliation plaque on East Campus. Credits Editors: John Hotovy and Derek Tiggelaar, History 189H: Memory, Memorials, and History, Fall 2010