CRM Training

CRM Training

Cultural Resource Management (CRM) accounts for the majority of archaeological field research in the United States. With the federal government controlling 640 million acres (28%) of U.S. land area[1] the preponderance of NAGPRA compliance falls to federal agencies. Another 55 million acres constitute tribal land. NAGPRA guides the archaeological process when human remains, funerary objects and objects of cultural patrimony are recovered intentionally or inadvertently on federal and tribal land. Therefore, knowing how and when NAGPRA applies and what is necessary for both compliance and ethical practice is critical for CRM archaeologists. Still, this provision of NAGPRA has proved challenging for federal managers and contractors who work on federal and federally-funded projects (Powless and Freiwald 2019).

 

Resources

Two media are available for use:

  • A recorded webinar: NAGPRA for the CRM Professional



    • The "NAGPRA for the CRM Professional” webinar, was an hour and a half presentation with a half-hour question and answer period. The purpose was to provide a resource for training to increase proficiency in complying with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This webinar was made possible by two successive grants from the National Science Foundation Program, Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM (1449465, 1540447). The funds were awarded to Indiana University for the Learning NAGPRA Project to study and prepare materials to increase teaching and training about repatriation of Native American remains and cultural objects, and the legislation that governs this process.

  • A self-paced online course: NAGPRA Compliance: Exploring Different Decisions.

Materials to Accompany the Webinar