On the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and Its Impact on Identity Formation of Indigenous Peoples

NAGPRA规定NAGPRA下的代理人在关于“文化从属关系”的条款中是种族的“现代”结构。根据该条款的定义，种族往往是排他性的，正如在美国西南部著名的争议中所见，因此，这一概念似乎无法解决争议。在这种程度上，它需要一些修改。此外，这项研究侧重于艺术品市场中的非宗教物品，在这种情况下，土著人民可以决定对其物品的解释。对他们来说，艺术市场可以被视为一个丰硕的机会，让他们的艺术作品暴露在偶然的情况下。NAGPRA在日本背景下的应用必须谨慎，因为利益相关者和博物馆还没有认真讨论过宗教自由。

NAGPRA entails that agent under NAGPRA be a “modern” construct of ethnicity in the Article on “Cultural Affiliation.” The ethnicity, as defined by that Article, tends to be exclusive, as seen in the famous controversy in the American Southwest, and thus, it appears that the concept was not able to resolve the controversy. To that extent, it needs some modification. In addition, this study focuses on non-religious items in art market, in which Indigenous People can determine interpretation on their items. Art market can be regarded as a fruitful opportunity for them, allowing them to expose their work of art to contingency. An application of NAGPRA to Japanese context has to be careful, as Freedom of Religion has not been seriously discussed by stakeholders and museums.