NAGPRA and it implementing regulations relate to Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony found on federal land or housed in museums receiving federal funds.  The key to a federal nexus under NAGPRA is federal funding unlike Section 106 that provides for a broader federal involvement through permits as well as federal funding.  It seems in this issue that only state laws would be pertinent.

Stan Berryman
Cultural Resources Program Manager
AC/S Environmental Security
Box 555008
Camp Pendleton, Ca 92055-5008

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-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Dan
Allen
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 19:52
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Subject: Re: Huntsville, Alabama; Human burials in ROW of Weatherly Road
Extension


As far as I know or have been taught, NAGPRA only applies to human remains 
found on tribal or federal lands, although mitigation may be extended to 
burials on private land affected by federally-funded/permitted projects 
under Section 106.  Wouldn't it be nice and easy if NAGPRA simply applied to 
all native burials on any land regardless of legal ownership:):):)

Dan Allen
Cumberland Research Group, Inc.
and
GRA; The Center for Historic Preservation @ MTSU

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron May" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: Huntsville, Alabama; Human burials in ROW of Weatherly Road 
Extension


> Say Dan,
>
> Does this mean that NAGPRA does not address the human remains, simply 
> because
> it is on private land?
>
> Ron May
> Legacy 106, Inc.
>