The purpose of this committee is to determine UAA’s Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) compliance with federal law and advise the University as to the best course of action regarding NAGPRA issues.
The membership of the NAGPRA committee:
Dr. Diane Hanson, Chair (on sabbatical until May 2012)
Asst. Professor, Anthropology Department
907-786-6842 or afdkh@uaa.alaska.edu
Dr. Phyllis Fast
Asst. Professor, Anthropology Department
907-786-6452 or afpaf@uaa.alaska.edu
Amy Steffian, Deputy Director
Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository
215 Mission Rd Ste 101, Kodiak, AK 99615
907-789-3365 or amy@alutiiqmuseum.org
Debbie Corbett, Regional Historic Preservation Officer
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1011 E Tudor Rd
Anchorage, AK 99503-6199
907-786-3399 or Debbie_Corbett@fws.gov
Allison McLain
Office of History and Archaeology
Department of Natural Resources
550 W 7th Ave Ste 1310
Anchorage, AK 99501
The National Park Service (NPS) maintains the NAGPRA website. NPS administers the law and they have the most comprehensive website on this law.
