NAGPRA Training

Below is a list of training opportunities are available to museums, Indian tribes and Federal agencies through the National NAGPRA Program. In addition, NAGPRA Program staff are available to provide customized on-site training. For more information or to schedule an on-site customized training, contact David Tarler at 202-354-2108 or email NAGPRA_info@nps.gov.

NAGPRA Basics Training
The National NAGPRA Program sponsors a NAGPRA Basics training twice a year on the day before the NAGPRA Review Committee meeting, typically held in May and October. NAGPRA Basics covers the history and intent of NAGPRA, the consultation and repatriation process, notices, grants, and civil penalties. This training is highly recommended for both new and existing NAGPRA practitioners.

Date: Friday, May 22, 2009
Location: Seattle, WA
Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue, 1415 Fifth Avenue 1-800-RED-LION
Cost: Free (registration is required)
Training Agenda

Registration: CLOSED

Additional NAGPRA Trainings
The National NAGPRA Program has partnered with the National Preservation Institute to offer in-depth training on various issues related to NAGPRA implementation. Open to Federal agencies, museums and tribes, these trainings are designed to provide participants with practical knowledge and tools needed to support their NAGPRA efforts.

Scholarships
Representatives from Federally-recognized Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations are eligible to receive scholarships to cover registration costs for all workshops listed below. Representatives from museums with an operating budget of less than $250,000 can receive a scholarship for the Determining Cultural Affiliation workshop.

Registration, fees, and scholarship information is available on the National Preservation Institute’s website.

The following programs will be offered starting in 2009.

NAGPRA: Writing and Managing a Successful Grant
The National NAGPRA Grants Program offers two types of grants to assist museums and Indian tribes with the NAGPRA process, from consultations to how to appropriately return human remains and cultural items. Review practical tools and case studies of successful grant applications and projects. Learn how to assess the needs of a NAGPRA program, identify fundable projects, and write and manage a successful grant.

• Date: May 20-21, 2009
  Location: Seattle, WA
  Cost: $375 advance, $425 regular, $175 student
  Trainers: Sangita Chari, National NAGPRA Program and Jan Bernstein, Bernstein and Associates
  Registration and scholarship information
  
• Date: September 15-16, 2009
  Location: Chicago, IL
  Cost: $375 advance, $425 regular, $175 student
  Registration and scholarship information

NAGPRA: Determining Cultural Affiliation
Review the tools and best practices for determining cultural affiliation as part of the requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Each Federal agency and museum with control of Native American human remains must try to identify cultural affiliation. Explore NAGPRA requirements, definitions of critical terminology, case studies, consultation, grant assistance, and the review process.

• Date: September 14, 2009
  Location: Chicago, IL
  Cost: $225 advance, $275 regular, $125 student
  Trainers: Mary Ann Kenworthy, Department of Interior and Gloria Lomahaftewa, Museum of Northern Arizona
  Registration and scholarship information

NAGPRA Toolkit
The National Preservation Institute offers a variety of trainings to support NAGPRA compliance. The following trainings are offered in 2009. Detailed course summaries and registration information are located on the National Preservation Institute’s website.

Legal Issues: Develop a working knowledge of NAGPRA and related legislation

• NAGPRA and ARPA: Applications and Requirements
  September 24-25, San Francisco, CA
  Cost: $375 advance, $425 regular, $175 student
  Registration and scholarship information
  
• Section 106: An Introduction
  April 28-30, Jacksonville, FL
  May 5-7, Salt Lake City, UT
  September 21-23, San Francisco, CA
  Cost: $525 advance, $575 regular, $225 student
  Registration and scholarship information
  
• Section 106: Agreement Documents
  April 15-17, Seattle, WA
  October 27-29, Columbia, SC
  September 21-23, San Francisco, CA
  Cost: $525 advance, $575 regular, $225 student
  Registration and scholarship information
  
• Native American Cultural Property Law
  December 8-9, Phoenix, AZ
  Cost: $375 advance, $425 regular, $175 student
  Registration and scholarship information

Program Implementation: Learn strategies for building a successful NAGPRA program

• Cultural and Natural Resources: An Integrated Management Strategy
  June 2-4, San Francisco, CA
  November 17-19, Oklahoma City, OK
  Cost: $525 advance, $575 regular, $225 student
  Registration and scholarship information
  
• Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Tools for Cultural and Natural Resource Projects
  May 5-7, Alexandria, VA
  December 8-10, San Francisco, CA
  Cost: $525 advance, $575 regular, $225 student
  Registration and scholarship information
  
• Cultural and Natural Resources: An Integrated Management Strategy
  June 2-4, San Francisco, CA
  November 17-19, Oklahoma City, OK
  Cost: $525 advance, $575 regular, $225 student
  Registration and scholarship information
  
• Consultation and Protection of Native American Sacred Lands
  March 4-5, Anchorage, AK
  October 22-23, Lincoln, NE
  Cost: $525 advance, $575 regular, $225 student
  Registration and scholarship information
  
• Decisionmaking for Cultural and Natural Resources in the Legal Environment
  April 28-29, Washington, DC
  Cost: $375 advance, $425 regular, $175 student
  Registration and scholarship information

Skills-building: Gain practical skills for improving the consultation, documentation and repatriation process

• GIS: Practical Applications for Cultural Resource Projects
  March 24-25 or March 26-27, Richmond, VA
  Cost: $375 advance, $425 regular, $175 student
  Registration and scholarship information
  
• Digital and Traditional Photography of Cultural Resources
  April 15-16, Oklahoma City, OK
  September 23-34, Greensboro, NC
  Cost: $375 advance, $425 regular, $175 student
  Registration and scholarship information
  
• Identification and Management of Traditional Cultural Places
  March 25-26, Honolulu, HI
  Cost: $375 advance, $425 regular, $175 student
  Registration and scholarship information

Scholarships can also be used to attend the following courses when offered:
--Archaeological Curation and Collections Management
--Conservation Strategies for Archaeologist

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Training Resources
Several of the handouts that National NAGPRA uses in its training courses are available online:

• NAGPRA Glossary
• Bureau of Indian Affairs list of federally recognized tribes PDF
• NAGPRA at a Glance PDF or HTML
• NAGPRA Collections vs. Excavations and Discoveries: Overview PDF
• Summary and Inventory Overview PDF
• Cultural Affiliation PDF
• 43 CFR 10 Subpart B Overview (Excavations and Inadvertent Discoveries) PDF
• Inadvertent Discoveries on Tribal Lands - Overview PDF
• Inadvertent Discoveries on Federal Lands - Overview PDF
• Intentional Excavations on Tribal and Federal Lands - Overview PDF
• NAGPRA Section 3 and the Requirements of ARPA PDF
• Priority of Custody/Ownership Flowchart [43 CFR 10.6 and 25 U.S.C. 3002(a)] PDF
• Plan of Action Checklist PDF
• Comprehensive Agreement Checklist PDF
• Comparison of NAGPRA, ARPA, and NHPA Section 106 PDF
• 36 CFR 79 Overview (Curation of Federally Owned and Administered Archaeological Collections) PDF