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Article Title: Repatriation and reburial of human remains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repatriation_and_reburial_of_human_remains

Article Evaluation:

Though the article is rated start-class, it is considered to be of high importance within Archaeology. Overall, the article provides vague explanations of repatriation. The example case studies are unbalanced in over and under explaining. Additionally, the article could improve with mention of the history and laws that affect repatriation.

Sources:

1. Begay, Manley A.

2012    THE NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT AFTER TWENTY YEARS: A View from Indigenous Country. Artistona State Law Journal 44(2):625–638.

2. Curtis, Neil G. W.

2010    REPATRIATION FROM SCOTTISH MUSEUMS: Learning from NAGPRA: Repatriation from Scottish museums. Museum anthropology 33(2):234–248. DOI:10.1111/j.1548-1379.2010.01101.x.

3. Fear-Segal, Jacqueline

2010    INSTITUTIONAL DEATH AND CEREMONIAL HEALING FAR FROM HOME: THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL CEMETERY: Institutional death and ceremonial healing far from home. Museum anthropology 33(2):157–171. DOI:10.1111/j.1548-1379.2010.01093.x.

4. Schillaci, Michael A., and Wendy J. Bustard

2010    Controversy and conflict: NAGPRA and the role of biological anthropology in determining cultural affiliation. Political and legal anthropology review: PoLAR 33(2):352–373. DOI:10.1111/j.1555-2934.2010.01118.x.

Option 2

Article Title: Kennewick Man

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennewick_Man

Article Evaluation:

The article is evaluated as C-class and is of mid-importance in Archaeology. The article does address the conflicting arguments of Indigenous groups and anthropologists. It has a great deal of involvement on the Talk page. The article could address the various opinions and views of specific Indigenous groups who had to argue with each other for claim of Kennewick man. Additionally, it has no pictures. In the Talk page, 3 previous-existing pictures have been deleted. It appears that Wikipedians do not agree on ethical images.

Sources:

1. Bruning, Susan B.

2006    Complex legal legacies: The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, scientific study, and Kennewick Man. American antiquity 71(3):501–521. DOI:10.1017/s0002731600039780.

2. Cachel, S.

2016    Burial law impedes scientific discovery. Science (New York, N.Y.) 352(6293):1526. DOI:10.1126/science.aag1641.

3. Edgar, Heather J. H., Edward A. Jolie, Joseph F. Powell, and Joe E. Watkins

2007    Contextual issues in Paleoindian repatriation: Spirit Cave Man as a case study. Journal of social archaeology 7(1):101–122. DOI:10.1177/1469605307073165.

Option 3

Article Title: Repatriation in Canada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repatriation_in_Canada

Article Evaluation:

The “Repatriation in Canada” article has no engagement. Specifically, it has not been rated, determined of importance, or discussed on the Talk page. The article lacks a Lead Section. It has poor and choppy organization. Additionally, the page fails to mention the important repatriation issues pertaining to Native American boarding schools.

Sources:

1. Giancarlo, Alexandra, Janice Forsyth, Braden Te Hiwi, and Taylor McKee

2021    Methodology and Indigenous memory: using photographs to anchor critical reflections on Indian residential school experiences. Visual studies 36(4–5):406–420. DOI:10.1080/1472586x.2021.1878929.

2. Kramer, Jennifer

2004    Figurative Repatriation: First Nations “Artist-Warriors” Recover, Reclaim, and Return Cultural Property through Self-Definition. Journal of Material Culture 9(2):161–182. DOI:10.1177/1359183504044370.

3. Pullman, Daryl

2018    Bioarchaeology, bioethics, and the beothuk: Bioarchaeology, bioethics, and the beothuk. American anthropologist 120(1):11–23. DOI:10.1111/aman.12970.

Option 4

Article Title: Shrunken Head

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrunken_head

Article Evaluation:

The “Shrunken Head” article is rated Start-Class and of Mid-importance within the Wikiprojects Anthropology and Death. The Lead Section could present the information more concisely. Additionally, the article should address the major issue of fraudulent shrunken heads.

Sources:

1. Byron, Craig D., Adam M. Kiefer, Joanna Thomas, Sagar Patel, Amy Jenkins, Anthony L. Fratino, and Todd Anderson

2021    The authentication and repatriation of a ceremonial tsantsa to its country of origin (Ecuador). Heritage science 9(1). DOI:10.1186/s40494-021-00518-z.

2. Harner, Michael J.

2005    Shrunken heads: Tsantsa trophies and human exotica. American anthropologist 107(1):144–145. DOI:10.1525/aa.2005.107.1.144.

3. Piniewska, Danuta, Marek Sanak, Marta Wojtas, and Nina Polanska

2017    The genetic evidence for human origin of Jivaroan shrunken heads in collections from the Polish museums. International journal of legal medicine 131(3):643–650. DOI:10.1007/s00414-016-1448-7.

4. Rubenstein, Steven L.

2004    Shuar migrants and shrunken heads face to face in a New York museum. Anthropology today 20(3):15–18. DOI:10.1111/j.0268-540x.2004.00268.x.

5. Winkelmann, Andreas

2020    Repatriations of human remains from Germany – 1911 to 2019. Museum & society 18(1):40–51. DOI:10.29311/mas.v18i1.3232.

Option 5

Article Title: Digital Repatriation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_repatriation

Article Evaluation:

The article is considered Stub-class and of low-importance in Anthropology. It should better define digital surrogacy. The article also lacks pictures. It could benefit from more specific examples of Digital repatriation and how these materials are used to educate the public.

Sources:

1. Boast, Robin, and Jim Enote

2013    Virtual Repatriation: it is neither virtual nor repatriation. In Heritage in the Context of Globalization, pp. 103–113. Springer, New York, NY.

2. Christen, Kimberly

2011    Opening archives: Respectful repatriation. The American archivist 74(1):185–210. DOI:10.17723/aarc.74.1.4233nv6nv6428521.

3. Dawson, Peter, Richard Levy, and Natasha Lyons

2011    “Breaking the fourth wall”: 3D virtual worlds as tools for knowledge repatriation in archaeology. Journal of Social Archaeolo 11(3):387–402. DOI:10.1177/1469605311417064.

4. Giancarlo, Alexandra, Janice Forsyth, Braden Te Hiwi, and Taylor McKee

2021    Methodology and Indigenous memory: using photographs to anchor critical reflections on Indian residential school experiences. Visual studies 36(4–5):406–420. DOI:10.1080/1472586x.2021.1878929.

5. Hennessy, Kate

2009    Virtual repatriation and digital cultural heritage: The ethics of managing online collections. Anthropology news 50(4):5–6. DOI:10.1111/j.1556-3502.2009.50405.x.