NAGPRA

New Scholarship on Native Hawaiians and NAGPRA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

E. Sunny Greer has published ” Na Wai Hoʻōla i Nā Iwi?  Who Will Save the Bones:  Native Hawaiians and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act” in the Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal.

An excerpt:

This paper will argue that although the application of the Native American Graves Protection Act (“NAGPRA”) in Hawai‘i is problematic, it is imperative that Native Hawaiians include the care of ancestral remains and cultural objects as integral components of their cultural and political assertion of sovereignty.

Michigan Public Radio Environment Report — Two Stories

Kate Fort

Here.

This morning The Environment Report covered NAGPRA and a road project in Oscoda County where workers uncovered remains. The Department of Transportation is working with the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe.

Also, the Report covered potential invasive species in the Great Lakes and an online resource developed by NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab to identify the species (including killer shrimp. Huh.).

 

Univ. of Michigan Law School NAPGRA Panel — Updated

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is yesterday’s panel — student organizer Katherine Carlton, me, Eric Hemenway, Karen O’Brien, and Laura Ramos (thanks to JS for the pic):

Here are some Spartans representing:

And John Petoskey:

The crowd filing in, armed with pizza:

More pics from Katherine. Eric Hemenway in action!

Famous and soon to be famous people in audience — Forrest and Hunter, Simermeyer, Donnelly, Meg Noori, and John.

Challenge to Repatriation of “La Jolla Skeletons” Dismissed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials in White v. Regents of the University of California (N.D. Cal.):

Corrected UCSD Brief and Motion to Dismiss

KCRC Motion to Dismiss

White Opposition

University Reply

KCRC Reply

DCT Order Granting Motion to Dismiss

Our prior post on this case is here.

Cal. Board of Regents Motion to Dismiss Kumeyaay Suit Seeing Repatriation of “La Jolla Skeletons”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the motion in Kumeyayy Cultural Repatriation Committee v. University of California (S.D. Cal.):

California Motion to Dismiss

Materials in a related case, White v. University of California, are here.

Materials in White v. University of California: Effort to Prevent Repatriation of “La Jolla Skeletons” under NAGPRA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials, available in a federal court removal petition by the defendants:

California Removal Petition

Exhibits

Kumeyyay Repatriations Complaint against University of California

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here is the complaint in Kumeyyay Cultural Reparations Committee v. University of California (S.D. Cal.):

Kumeyyay

WaPo Article on Jim Thorpe Burial Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Federal NAGPRA/NHPA Claims re: Mt. Hood Road Construction Survive Motions to Dismiss … For Now

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Slockish v. FHA (D. Or.):

Magistrate Report in Slockish

DCT Order in Slockish

 

Kawaiisu Tribe of Tejon Land and NAGPRA Claims Dismissed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in Robinson v. Salazar (E.D. Cal.):

DCT Order on Salazar Motion to Dismiss

Salazar Motion to Dismiss

County of Kern Motion to Dismiss

Tejon Ranch Motion to Dismiss

Corrected Opposition to Tejon Ranch

Robinson Opposition to Salazar Motion