Sacred Claims: Repatriation and Living Tradition

by Greg Johnson

Book Overview

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990 provides a legal framework within which Native Americans can seek the repatriation of human remains and certain categories of cultural objects--including "sacred objects"--from federally funded institutions. Although the repatriation movement among Native Americans has heretofore received scholarly attention specifically focused on this act, Sacred Claims is the first book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813926629
• ISBN13: 9780813926629
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher