tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post8643926621391268877..comments2024-03-09T03:20:20.004-05:00Comments on Tenured Radical: And Now For Something Completely Different: History Department Hosts Skull SessionTenured Radicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-19730587008181630842010-11-07T09:09:30.129-05:002010-11-07T09:09:30.129-05:00Actually, NAGPRA (and its implementation) is a ver...Actually, NAGPRA (and its implementation) is a very complicated federal regulation that does not always "demand the cataloging and eventual repatriation of objects."<br /><br />The original law was a delicate balance between a variety of constituent groups and interested parties who each have legitimate concerns and interests in the disposition of human remains.<br /><br />The implementation of NAGPRA (especially when cultural and biological affinity between the human remains and possible descendant communities is unclear) is a difficult process. One intention of NAGPRA is to encourage communication and consultation between scientists, the multiple potential descendant groups, and other parties having legitimate interest.<br /><br />While I enjoy reading your posts, in this case, I fear your simplistic statements about a complex process will misinform many of your readers. <br /><br />You and they may want to review the documents at: http://www.saa.org/AbouttheSociety/GovernmentAffairs/RepatriationIssues/tabid/214/Default.aspx for an alternative perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-63243662583587191322010-10-27T08:51:55.979-05:002010-10-27T08:51:55.979-05:00Heh, heh.Heh, heh.Tenured Radicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-17755689057614648952010-10-27T08:32:13.336-05:002010-10-27T08:32:13.336-05:00Informed sources report that the box contained the...Informed sources report that the box contained the remains of Ambrose Hofstadter Bierce, III, and C. Vann Winchell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com