In the Smaller Scope of Conscience: The Struggle for National Repatriation Legislation, 1986–1990

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in the smaller scope of conscience In the Smaller Scope of Conscience The Struggle for National Repatriation Legislation, 1986–1990 c. timothy mckeown © 2012 The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserved www.uapress.arizona.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McKeown, C. Timothy, 1955– In the smaller scope of conscience : the struggle for national repatriation legislation, 1986–1990 / C. Timothy McKeown.   p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8165-2687-1 (hardback) 1. Human remains (Archaeology)—Repatriation—Law and legislation—United States. 2. United States. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. I. Title. KF8210.A57M38  2013 344.73'09—dc23 2012017149 Publication of this book is made possible in part by the proceeds of a permanent endowment created with the assistance of a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency. Manufactured in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper containing a minimum of 30% postconsumer waste and processed chlorine free. 17 16 15 14 13 12  6 5 4 3 2 1 For decades, the skeletal remains of American Indians were removed from their burial sites, studied, catalogued, and relegated to the bins of museums and science. This legislation is about respecting the rights of the dead, the right to an undisturbed restingplace . It is a good bill, and long overdue. What we are saying to American Indians today, Mr. Speaker, is simply that your ancestors and their burial grounds are sacred, and will remain so. In the larger scope of history, this is a very small thing. In the smaller scope of conscience, it may be the biggest thing we have ever done. Representative Morris Udall October 22, 1990 ...