Topics include:

- Writing and Managing a Successful NAGPRA Grant

- NAGPRA Basics

- Making Cultural Affiliation Determinations

- 43 CFR 10.11 Implementation of the CUI Rule

- NAGPRA and Native Hawaiians

Excellent evaluations from attendees are consistently given to our Managing Director, Jan Bernstein, for her trainings. Recent trainings have included:

- The CUI Rule (American Association of Museums annual meeting in Houston, TX)

- An Exploration of NAGPRA and how it Relates to Native Hawaiians (Co-sponsored by Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, US DOI - Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, and the Native Hawaiian Liaison, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii)

- NAGPRA Basics (Sitka Tribe of Alaska) 

- Making Cultural Affiliation Determinations (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

- Writing & Managing a Successful NAGPRA Grant: a two-day workshop (various locations throughout the country)

We write successful Consultation/Documentation and Repatriation grant proposals.

The grants have funded hundreds of consultations and repatriation of human remains representing well over 1000 individuals and nearly as many cultural items.

There is a tremendous amount of work that goes into a 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 including meeting planning and facilitation.

 

Our Tribal Contact Database allows our museum and Federal agency clients to send personalized correspondence.

- Project planning & implementation in consultation with traditional religious leaders

- Upon request of Indian tribes we will provide assistance in identifying land available for reinterments

- Draft repatriation requests, repatriation claims, and disposition agreements

- Draft scope of work agreements for reinterments

- Write National NAGPRA Program Repatriation grant proposals to fund physical transfers and reinterments

- Draft notices of intent to repatriate & notices of inventory completion and facilitate publication in the Federal Register

Because of the long-standing, positive working relationships that we have built with Indian tribes throughout the country, 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 Indian tribes should receive summaries and invitations to consult on cultural affiliation for development of Inventories

- Write letters to tribes using our 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

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.