About NAGPRA
Learn more about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
Consultations
Complete a request form and the University will schedule a consultation.
NAGPRA inventories
Review 91·çÃùÄñ³ª NAGPRA inventories.
Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Act
The 91·çÃùÄñ³ª is committed to
returning ancestors and their belongings to their homes.
Nevada tribes continue to seek repatriation of ancestral remains
The University's Director of Indigenous Relations, Daphne Emm Hooper, and NAGPRA Liaison Rochanne Downs were featured in an article from The Nevada Independent about the state's efforts to repatriate ancestral remains.
(Photo credit: David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
NAGPRA Liaison and Project Manager
Rochanne Downs
Email: rdowns@unr.edu
Land acknowledgement
We acknowledge that the 91·çÃùÄñ³ª is situated on the traditional homelands of the Numu (Northern Paiute), WaÅ¡iw (Washoe), Newe (Western Shoshone) and Nuwu (Southern Paiute) peoples. These lands continue to be a gathering place for Indigenous Peoples and we recognize their deep connections to these places. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live and learn on their territory.