Repatriation and NAGPRA Compliance
Arizona State Museum's Repatriation Office manages one of the most active repatriation programs in the country, complying with federal law and administering the statutes pertaining to human remains and associated objects encountered on state and private land in Arizona (A.R.S. § 41-844 and § 41-865, respectively).
Repatriation totals 1986 to date:
- 125 Federal Register Notices Published
- 80 Repatriations Completed
- 17 Native Nations, 1 foreign government (Costa Rica), 1 other group (Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson)
- 3,444 Sets of Human Remains
- 63,397 Funerary Objects
- 11 Sacred Objects (SOs)
- 224 Objects of Cultural Patrimony (OCPs)
- 110 Items considered both SOs and OCPs
Contacts
Cristin Lucas, M.A.
Repatriation Coordinator
520-626-0320
lucasc@email.arizona.edu
Stacy L. Ryan, M.A.
Assistant Repatriation Coordinator
sryan@arizona.edu
520-626-2950
James T. Watson, Ph.D.
Curator of Bioarchaeology
520-621-4794
watsonjt@email.arizona.edu
Arizona State Museum / University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210026
Tucson, AZ 85721-0026
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