The next meeting of the San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will be at 7:00 PM Thursday, April 9th at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. Dr. Kerry Thompson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Applied Indigenous Studies at Northern Arizona University, will present: "It's About Time that We (Archaeologists) Recognize the Federal Indian Law Context of NAGPRA" (the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act).

Greater understanding of NAGPRA within the context of federal Indian law would assist archaeologists in the areas of tribal collaboration and consultation. Dialogue, including NAGPRA, that brings tribes and archaeologists together may be improved through the education of archaeologists in the history of federal Indian law and policy. The meeting is open to the public. For further information go to sjbas.org.