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III. United States Cultural Property
Includes claims concerning U.S. cultural property said to be owned in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and of laws governing archaeological objects found on federal land.


Relevant Statutes
  • Conservation, 16 U.S.C. §§431-433, Antiquities Act of 1906 ("National Monuments Act")
  • Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. § 668, Theft of Major Artwork [Embezzlement and Theft]
  • National Stolen Property Act ("NSPA"), 18 U.S.C. § 2314, § 2315
  • Native American Graves Protection And Repatriation Act ("NAGPRA"), 25 U.S.C. § 3001-3002, § 3005

Case Summaries

A . Archaeology Cases/Claims/Settlements
Decided
  • United States v. Gerber
  • United States v. Hunter
  • United States v. Ligon
  • United States v. Lynch
  • United States v. Quarrell
  • United States v. Shumway


B . Native American Cases/Claims/Settlements
Decided
  • Bonnichsen v. United States
  • Pueblo of San Ildefonso v. Daniel Ridlon and Regents of the University of California
  • United States v. Corrow

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