ANTHROPOLOGY AND RESTLESS SPIRITS - THE NATIVE-AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT, AND THE UNRESOLVED ISSUES OF PREHISTORIC HUMAN REMAINS

One of the fields of environmental law related to the management of pu blic land and natural resources is ''cultural resources'' law. Cultura l resources include a variety of items, ranging from historic building s to abandoned shipwrecks. Among the statutes that protect these resou rces on federal lands are the National Environmental Policy Act, the N ational Historic Preservation Act, the Archaeological Resources Protec tion Act, and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation A ct. This Article examines a case that presents significant issues of f irst impression under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatr iation Act.