NAGPRA Essentials for History Organizations (March 2026) - Virtual Workshop
Includes a Live Web Event on 03/05/2026 at 1:00 PM (EST)
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Workshop Description
Feeling overwhelmed and underprepared to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)? During this workshop, Bernstein & Associates NAGPRA Consultants will provide an overview of NAGPRA and the 2024 updated regulations as well as offer a roadmap to repatriation. Through case studies and deep discussion with other participants (max 30 people), this workshop will give you the tools you need to understand and apply NAGPRA principles at your organization and maintain ethical and authentic partnerships with Native organizations. Come explore what NAGPRA means for your organization and how we can build a more ethical and inclusive history field through this work.
Learning Outcomes
During this workshop, participants will discuss:
- Why NAGPRA was legislated and signed into law, and its implications for history organizations and collections today
- The steps involved in compliance with updated NAGPRA regulations
- Where to turn for additional training in NAGPRA implementation
While we try to be as thorough as possible, we won't be able to cover everything in three hours. As such, this workshop will not cover:
- How state law and NAGPRA intersect
- NAGPRA’s Discovery and Excavation Provision
Details
SESSION DATES: March 5, 2026, from 1- 4 PM ET
COST: $100 AASLH Members / $150 Nonmembers /10% discount for STEPS participants with promo code found in the online STEPS Community
OPEN REGISTRATION: 30 participant limit
Workshop Logistics
FORMAT: Online via Zoom
LENGTH: 1 three-hour session
TECHNOLOGY: We recommend downloading the Zoom mobile or desktop app for this course. Participants will need access to internet and a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet to participate in this course. We recommend having access to a camera and a headset, earphones, or other audio and microphone device. Automatic captioning is available in the Zoom discussions.
Having issues registering? Please contact learn@aaslh.org
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Jan Bernstein
Bernstein & Associates NAGPRA Consultants
In the 1980s, Jan Bernstein helped lay the groundwork for the repatriation of thousands of Native American individuals and cultural items under the control of the State of California. Jan recognized that this was human rights work and found her calling. Upon completing that project, she was the Brooklyn Children's Museum’s registrar and assistant curator and developed and populated a collections management database, working alongside subject matter experts in geology, biology, gemology, and ethnography. Six months before NAGPRA was enacted, Jan helped prepare Colorado museums, including the Denver Museum of Nature & Science to comply with NAGPRA. Jan served as the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology NAGPRA coordinator and collections manager for eight years. She also taught courses in the University of Denver and University of Colorado Museum Studies graduate programs. In 2003, Jan founded Bernstein & Associates NAGPRA Consultants to facilitate respectful repatriation through meaningful consultation. Jan and her associates have played a role in the NAGPRA implementation process for nearly 30,000 individuals and hundreds of thousands of cultural items.
Since 2010, Jan has served on the faculty of the National Preservation Institute, taught live NAGPRA webinars, and developed on-demand training for the National NAGPRA Program, which administers NAGPRA for the Secretary of the Interior. In 2024, she joined Beloit College’s Center for Collection Care (C3) faculty, for which she developed intermediate and advanced NAGPRA courses addressing the regulations promulgated in 2024. She has a B.A. in Art History and Studio Art from California State University Sacramento and an M.S. in Museum and Field Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Jackie Veninger-Robert
Associate
Bernstein & Associates NAGPRA Consultants
As a NAGPRA practitioner and archaeologist, Jackie has been committed to community-informed research and social justice since the foundation of her career. Before joining Bernstein & Associates, Jackie worked in heritage management for tribal governments, museums, academia, and federal agencies, where she gained considerable social justice and heritage stewardship expertise in diverse roles, including NAGPRA coordinator, collections manager, researcher, and educator.
Jackie received her PhD in archaeology from the University of Exeter (UK), focusing on contested landscapes, conflict and heritage of historically marginalized populations. She also has considerable background in archaeological ethics and has taught courses on the decolonization of museum anthropology and cultural heritage law.
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