Becoming American or becoming Indian?: NAGPRA, Kennewick and cultural affiliation

Journal of Social Archaeology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-80

  Watkins, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Indigenous people; Kennewick Man; NAGPRA; Native Americans and Archaeologists; Paleoindians

Indexed keywords

EID: 29644436779     PISSN: 14696053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469605304039850     Document Type: Article

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