Inouye against museum claim
The
Advertiser
reports:
"U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye, who helped write the federal law enabling Native
Hawaiians to claim burial artifacts and other cultural treasures, yesterday
opposed the Bishop Museum's efforts to position itself as a competing Native
Hawaiian claimant under the law. Inouye, D-Hawai'i, told The Advertiser
yesterday he believes the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA) would not allow museums to qualify as 'Native Hawaiian organizations'
among the groups that can claim burial artifacts. 'It (the museum) is not a
Hawaiian organization, it's a museum,' Inouye said. 'The incorporation of the
museum makes it clear that it's not a Native Hawaiian organization ... and I
think the law is clear.'"
Posted: Sat
- August 14, 2004 at 09:14 PM