The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the National Park Service's Cultural Resources Financial Assistance Grant (CRFA-PGC) program, which is authorized under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The grant funding supports the tribe's efforts to engage in culturally sensitive NAGPRA consultation processes with Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology for the repatriation of two ancestral crania collected...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Cultural Resources Financial Assistance Grant (CRFA-PGC) program, under CFDA 15.922 - Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, provides $100,000 to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska to support culturally sensitive NAGPRA consultation processes with Bryn Mawr College. The project aims to facilitate respectful dialogue and collaboration to articulate the tribe's rights and interests in the repatriation of ancestral...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Park Service's Cultural Resources Financial Assistance Grant (CRFA-PGC) program (CFDA 15.922), will support the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska's efforts to engage in culturally sensitive NAGPRA consultation processes with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Museum of the North. The $100,000 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will enable the tribe to initiate respectful dialogue and collaboration to articulate their rights and interests in...
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Park Service's Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Grant Program (CFDA 15.922) to identify and consult on NAGPRA-eligible ancestral remains and funerary objects held by five institutions. The goal is to assist the tribe in updating the institutions' NAGPRA inventories and requesting repatriation as appropriate, benefiting the tribe's efforts to repatriate its ancestral remains...
This $100,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Grant Program will support the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) in New Mexico to conduct inventory, consultation, and repatriation efforts for 79 Native American ancestors and cultural items. The grant will fund the hiring of one full-time staff member and one graduate intern to catalog, inventory, consult with tribal representatives, and prepare...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) program to San Francisco State University (SFSU) to support the respectful repatriation of Native American ancestral remains and culturally affiliated items to tribes in Northern California. The SFSU NAGPRA program will use the grant funding to conduct meaningful consultations with tribes in Mendocino, Sonoma, Humboldt, Shasta, and Lake counties, and to...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $416,962.57 Cooperative Agreement to the Museum of Northern Arizona Inc. on September 3, 2024 under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946). The project focuses on the dissemination of information developed by the National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) program related to best practices in disposition and repatriation. The museum, a non-profit organization specializing in cultural resource management and...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946), supports efforts by the San Juan Island National Historical Park and the Lummi Nation for the planning, selection, and co-stewardship of permanent reburial locations of Native American cultural remains and objects subject to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The $142,290.62 award, effective September 1, 2024 through...
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, through its Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) division, under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003). The grant funding will support MIAC's efforts to preserve, curate, and provide public access to archaeological collections and cultural artifacts related to Native American heritage in the Southwest. Key...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.946 - Cultural Resources Management) provides $101,025 in funding to Kawerak, Inc., a nonprofit tribal consortium in Nome, Alaska, to support logistical and engagement activities with tribal partners. The key products and services to be delivered include: Facilitated engagement and collaborative transfer of traditional knowledge with affiliated tribal partners, as well as technical assistance related to cultural resources...