Services we provide to our clients

NAGPRA Grant Writing

We write successful Consultation/Documentation and Repatriation grant proposals.

Our clients have received over $1,000,000 (one million dollars) in 
NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation and Repatriation Grant grant awards.  
Annually since 1999, we have written at least one NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation grant for clients and every year we've had a grant funded. 

Jan Bernstein teaches a two day NAGPRA Grant Writing Seminar for the National Preservation Institute.

NAGPRA Consultation Support

There is a tremendous amount of work that goes into NAGPRA consultation planning, implementation, documentation, and follow-up. Official tribal representatives frequently praise our culturally sensative, insightful, respectful approach to consultation.  Bernstein & Associates helps Indian tribes, museums, and federal agencies with all phases to whatever degree suits your needs: 

· Meeting planning

· Consultation preparation including document research and assembly

· Consultation documentation

· Consultation follow-up

Since 1990, we have organized and facilitated several hundred individual and group consultations with tribes that have traditional territory in all regions of the country including Alaska and Hawaii.

Repatriation, Physical Transfer, and Reburial

We have worked with tribal leaders, official tribal NAGPRA representatives, and traditional religious leaders in the Southwest, Plains, Great Basin, and Southeastern US as well as Peru (non-NAGPRA) to facilitate the repatriation and reburial of nearly 1000 individuals and hundreds of cultural items.  Bernstein & Associates is available to:

· Write repatriation grant proposals for up to $15,000 to defray the costs associated with reburial

· Provide assistance in writing valid repatriation requests and repatriation claims

· Write draft notices of intent to repatriate

· Facilitate the development and implementation of reburial plans and agreements

NAGPRA Summary and Human Remains Inventory Preparation

Because of the long-standing, positive working relationships that we have built with the tribes throughout the U.S since the mid 1980s, we are extremely successful in aiding clients in the preparation of culturally sensitive NAGPRA Summaries and Inventories.  Every client utilizes our services in a slightly different way.  Some of the many services we provided to clients are:

.  Assess collections to determine which tribes should receive summaries and invitations to consult on cultural affiliation for development of Inventories

- Write letters to tribes using our tribal contact database, which is constantly updated with current contact information for tribal leaders and NAGPRA reps, as well as consultation style preferences

- Initiate Summary consultation after initial correspondence

- Facilitate NAGPRA consultation conferences

Strategic Planning
We help clients assess what needs to be done to comply with NAGPRA, how long it will take, and develop a chronology.  We then break it down into manageable projects that could be funded by grants for museum clients.  We provide clients with a written plan that can be used to track progress.