NAGPRA at 20 Symposium

Registration is now open!

Please join the National NAGPRA Program, The George Washington University’s Department of Museum Studies and Department of Anthropology, and several other partners for a two-day symposium to recognize the 20th anniversary of the passage of NAGPRA. A preliminary agenda and registration information, as well as lodging information (including a list of hotels costing under $100 night), can be found on the National NAGPRA Program website. The symposium is free but will be limited to 250-260 participants due to space limitations. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to register early. Title: NAGPRA at 20: Conversations about the Past, Present, and Future of NAGPRA Date: November 15-16, 2010 Hosted by the George Washington University in partnership with NPS, NMAI, and others Location: Jack Morton Auditorium The George Washington University 805 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20052 (202) 994-7736 Registration forms and other logistical information can be found at: http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra/TRAINING/NAGPRA_at_20.html If you are unable to attend NAGPRA at 20, and have a question or comment for the presenters, please send your question or comment to NAGPRAat20@gmail.com by November 1, 2010. Questions will be compiled for presenters to address in their statements.

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation

Review Committee Meeting

43rd Meeting of the NAGPRA Review Committee

November 17-19, 2010

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sidney Yates Auditorium

1849 C Street, NW

Washington, DC

Open to all. Registration is not required. Further information is available at: http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

20th Anniversary Celebration

The National NAGPRA Program cordially invites you to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 20th Anniversary Celebration. The Celebration is free and open to the public. A reception will follow a film and presentations.

Stewart Lee Udall Interior Building

Sidney Yates Auditorium

1849 C Street, NW

Washington, DC

November 16, 2010

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For further information, contact Katherine Carlton, Program Assistant, at (202) 354-2208 or at Katherine_carlton@partner.nps.gov

NACD

The Native American Consultation Database (NACD) was recently updated with information from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Leaders Directory. The NACD is updated periodically with contact information received from Indian tribes, Alaskan Native villages and corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. To access the NACD, and for instructions on updating your information, please see the National NAGPRA Online Databases page at: http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra/ONLINEDB/INDEX.HTM

Webinars

Date: October 28, 2-4:30 pm EDT International Repatriations: Points of Return for Native American Ancestors and Cultural Items Situated Outside of the United States To register for webinars, please see the Training page on the National NAGPRA Program website at: http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra/TRAINING/INDEX.htm

FY2011 Grants

The FY2011 Grants cycle is underway. Grant guidelines, applications, and the FY2011 schedule will be coming to the National NAGPRA Grants page soon: http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/GRANTS/INDEX.HTM