DiscoverThe Phenomena PodcastEpisode 15: How Ghosts Wrote a Law (or, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act)
Episode 15: How Ghosts Wrote a Law (or, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act)

Episode 15: How Ghosts Wrote a Law (or, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act)

Update: 2021-05-14
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In this episode, Augusta and Eva break down how the agency of ghosts and the white fear of the 'Native spirit' led to the passing of a very significant federal law in 1990. We talk about Kennewick Man, haunted Westerns, and why we don't use the word 'traditional' anymore. 


 


content warning: listeners may find discussion of the genocide of indigenous peoples disturbing


 


music: "Girl on the Moon"; written and performed by Nihilore; CC BY 3.0

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Episode 15: How Ghosts Wrote a Law (or, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act)

Episode 15: How Ghosts Wrote a Law (or, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act)

Eva-Quenby Johnson