08 May 2024
Corrie Day, ’24, received second place in the American Indian Law Review writing competition for her article, A Balancing Act: Addressing the History and Examining the Changes of NAGPRA and Its Regulations. The article discusses the significance of the 2023 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) regulation change and what it means for Native American, anthropological, scientific, and museum communities. The article introduces these regulations, discuss them in light of past failures and the purposes of NAGPRA, and offers both optimism and caution about the path forward.