Open Resources
Tools & learning for practitioners.
Open resources for NAGPRA practitioners, Section 106 reviewers, museum staff, and students. They exist to make compliance work clearer, faster, and more respectful of tribal sovereignty.
Tools
Software built for compliance work.
Practitioner-built tools for the everyday work of NAGPRA inventories, consultation logs, and review documentation.
NAGPRA Compliance Toolkit
An open, practitioner-built toolkit for tracking NAGPRA compliance under the 2024 final rule. It's built for collections managers, THPOs, and review staff racing the 2029 inventory deadline.
- Noncompliance Report Builder (43 CFR Part 10 aligned)
- Compliance Tracker with 2029 deadline countdown
- Consultation Log with tribal-contact records
- Legal Reference Library (CFR, U.S.C., 2024 rule)
Section 106 Consultation Tracker
A lightweight tracker for Section 106 undertakings. It combines a tribal contact log, a document register, and a consultation-stage status board. In design, expected late 2026.
- Per-undertaking timeline with statutory milestones
- SHPO / THPO correspondence threading
- Exportable consultation record
Ethics Bowl Case Library
A growing case archive of NAGPRA, repatriation, and cultural-resource ethics scenarios, drawn from SAA Ethics Bowl cases, real disputes, and teaching exercises.
- Structured case write-ups
- Discussion prompts for classroom use
- Free for educators and training programs
Learning
Primers, decks, and reference.
Plain-language explainers and conference materials for institutions getting up to speed on NAGPRA and Section 106.
The 2024 NAGPRA Final Rule, in Plain Language
A working primer on the 2024 revision to 43 CFR Part 10. It covers what changed, what the new timelines mean for collections, and where institutions are most exposed.
Read primer → InstallationHaunted Restitutions (AAA 2025)
Installation framing and curatorial notes from the 2025 AAA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, examining repatriation legislation and colonial museum legacies.
View project → TalkInstitutional Responsibility in Repatriation
Materials from the 60-minute NCHC 2025 presentation on ethical institutional practice, NAGPRA review reports, and first-person interview methodology.
View materials → MethodsBuilding the NAGPRA Toolkit
How the toolkit was scoped, designed, and built. It covers the architectural decisions, the legal-reference data model, and what compliance software should and shouldn't try to automate.
Read writeup → ArchiveFull Research Archive
All conference presentations, papers, and installations, spanning NCHA 2024, SAA Ethics Bowl 2025, NAAAS & SSS 2025, NCHC 2025, AAA 2025, and ongoing work.
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