Public Law 101-601

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Public Law 101-601 is the formal designation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a U.S. federal law governing the return of Native American cultural items and human remains to affiliated tribes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Congress
United States federal law
administeredBy National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
alsoKnownAs Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
surface form: NAGPRA
appliesOn federal lands in the United States
tribal lands in the United States
appliesTo federal agencies of the United States
museums receiving federal funds
beneficiary Native Hawaiian organizations
federally recognized Indian tribes
lineal descendants of Native American individuals
codifiedIn United States Code
codifiedSections § 3001 et seq.
codifiedTitle 25 U.S.C.
country United States of America
dateSigned 1990-11-16
effectiveDate 1990-11-16
enactedBy 101st United States Congress
establishes Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee
civil penalties for museums that fail to comply with its requirements
criminal penalties for trafficking in Native American human remains and cultural items obtained in violation of the Act
procedures for repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items
procedures for the treatment and disposition of Native American human remains and cultural items discovered on federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990
hasType cultural heritage law
human remains repatriation law
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalDefinitionProvidedFor Native American
cultural affiliation
objects of cultural patrimony
sacred objects
officialName Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
publicLawNumber 101-601
purpose to protect Native American graves and cultural items
to provide for the repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items
region North America
relatedTo Archaeological Resources Protection Act
surface form: Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
requires consultation with lineal descendants, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations
inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects held by museums and federal agencies
summary of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony held by museums and federal agencies
shortName Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
surface form: NAGPRA
signedBy George H. W. Bush
statutesAtLargeCitation 104 Stat. 3048
subjectMatter Native American funerary objects
Native American human remains
Native American sacred objects
objects of cultural patrimony
titleOfStatuteAtLarge Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

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