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In early 2024, UGA enacted an institution-wide NAGPRA Policy to govern compliance efforts and facilitate the good-faith discovery of all NAGPRA-eligible holdings under its legal control. Oversight of these efforts is managed by a diverse NAGPRA Committee, in close collaboration with the Office of Research Integrity & Safety and the Laboratory of Archaeology.<\/p>\n

Since 2019, the Laboratory has pursued renewed NAGPRA initiatives following a leadership transition that identified unresolved NAGPRA-eligible holdings in its care. In addition to adhering to the UGA NAGPRA Policy, the Laboratory upholds internal policies and standards designed to foster a culture of care for the Ancestors, cultural items, and descendant communities represented in its collections.<\/p>\n

Each of these foundational resources were developed in consultation with our Tribal Partners to ensure that their needs and interests are prioritized throughout each stage of the NAGPRA process.<\/p>\n

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UGA students visit the Okmulgee Mound Building\u2014 the Tribal government office of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation \u2014in June 2024 while participating in the collaborative Enfulletv-Mocvse (Muskogean for “new ways”) in Archaeology Field School.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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