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The Bone Battle: The Attack On Scientific Freedom, Elizabeth Weiss
The Bone Battle: The Attack On Scientific Freedom, Elizabeth Weiss
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NAGPRA (lovely acronym) is a federal law, passed in 1989, that requires agencies receiving federal support to allow federally recognized tribes to obtain “culturally affiliated” Native American human remains and artifacts - in other words, to reclaim bones, body parts, and burial objects from museums, research organizations, and other current owners. [...] decisions will be made on the basis of religious belief, not a showing of fact.
The Bone Battle: The Attack On Scientific Freedom, Elizabeth Weiss
The Bone Battle: The Attack On Scientific Freedom, Elizabeth Weiss
Elizabeth Weiss
NAGPRA (lovely acronym) is a federal law, passed in 1989, that requires agencies receiving federal support to allow federally recognized tribes to obtain “culturally affiliated” Native American human remains and artifacts - in other words, to reclaim bones, body parts, and burial objects from museums, research organizations, and other current owners. [...] decisions will be made on the basis of religious belief, not a showing of fact.