Anthropology & Univ. Museum Associate Prof. of Biological Anthro./Associate Curator of Physical Anth | University of Pennsylvania
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Position Description: The University of Pennsylvania Department of Anthropology and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology invite applications for an Associate Professor of Biological Anthropology/Associate Curator of Physical Anthropology with tenure. Final administrative and budgetary approval for this position is pending. We seek an anthropologist with expertise in human evolutionary studies and the interrelationships of life history, skeletal biology, and human evolution. Special attention will be given to applicants who complement current faculty strengths in genetics, reproductive ecology, and primate behavior. A record of demonstrated teaching excellence is important. The successful candidate will have a two-course teaching load and will contribute to the ongoing development of undergraduate and graduate curricula in biological anthropology within the context of a four-field program that emphasizes research across the subfields. The successful candidate will also oversee the Museum's physical anthropology collections, conduct teaching and research with the collections and perform other duties commensurate with the mission of the Penn Museum including assisting with NAGPRA compliance, conducting public outreach, and consulting on the exhibit process. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. Include a letter of application outlining experience and qualifications; evidence of teaching experience; and a current academic vita.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Exhibit on Wind
Wind in action has long inspired the click of camera lenses. Some of the most stirring of those images will be on display beginning today at the Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology in Meriam Library at Chico State University. [Read more here.]
2010 MacArthur Includes Anthropologist
The MacArthur Foundation has announced its 2010 class of Fellows – or “genius grants”. 23 Fellows were announced including anthropologist Shannon Lee Dawdy, an assistant professor in the Dept. of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. Shannon is recognized for her recent field work in New Orleans – the largest archaeological excavation undertaken to date in the French Quarter – and has served as a special liaison to FEMA to ensure recovery efforts after Katrina remain cognizant of the city’s rich heritage.
Another recipient of anthropological interest is Jessie Little Doe Baird, Mashpee Wampanoag, for her 17 years of linguistic work restoring the Wampanoag language. She is the co-founder and director of the Wopanaak Language Reclamation Project at Mashpee, Massachusetts.
More information on Shannon and the rest of the Fellows, including bios, videos and photos, can be found at www.macfound.org.
Another recipient of anthropological interest is Jessie Little Doe Baird, Mashpee Wampanoag, for her 17 years of linguistic work restoring the Wampanoag language. She is the co-founder and director of the Wopanaak Language Reclamation Project at Mashpee, Massachusetts.
More information on Shannon and the rest of the Fellows, including bios, videos and photos, can be found at www.macfound.org.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
New Center at Chaco Canyon
Still standing centuries after they were built, the ruins at Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northern New Mexico have weathered centuries of storms, winds, and tortuous sun.
More recent structures have struggled to stand such a test of time. Indeed, the park's visitor center, built in 1957, is in the process of being razed to make way for a new facility after engineers determined there was so much to repair that it'd be wiser to start anew. [continue here]
More recent structures have struggled to stand such a test of time. Indeed, the park's visitor center, built in 1957, is in the process of being razed to make way for a new facility after engineers determined there was so much to repair that it'd be wiser to start anew. [continue here]
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Museum Anthropology - Vol. 33, N. 2
MUSEUM ANTHROPOLOGY - 2010 - VOLUME 33, NUMBER 2 - SPECIAL ISSUE: NAGPRA AFTER 20 YEARS
EDITORIAL
NAGPRA AFTER TWO DECADES
Stephen E. Nash and Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh
RELATIONSHIPS AND COLLECTIONS
NAGPRA AT 20: Museum Collections and Reconnections
Martha Graham and Nell Murphy
PROPATRIATION: Possibilities for Art after NAGPRA
Emily Moore
LOST AND FOUND: NAGPRA, Scattered Relics, and Restorative Methodologies
Margaret M. Bruchac
INSTITUTIONAL DEATH AND CEREMONIAL HEALING FAR FROM HOME: THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL CEMETERY
Jacqueline Fear-Segal
REFLECTIONS AND PEOPLE
TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS IN A TRIBAL NAGPRA PROGRAM
Eric Hemenway
COMMENTARY: MY ADVENTURES IN ZUNI—AND KYKOTSMOVI AND WINDOW ROCK AND …
Stephen H. Lekson
REPATRIATION OF AHAYU:DA: 20 Years Later
T. J. Ferguson
REPATRIATION AND COLLABORATION: 20 Years Later
Bruce Bernstein
LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATION
NAGPRA at 20: What Have the States Done to Expand Human Remains Protections?
Ryan M. Seidemann
JOURNEYS TO REPATRIATION: 15 Years of NAGPRA Grants, 1994–2008
Sangita Chari
“A WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO EACH SIDE”: The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee, 1991–2010
C. Timothy McKeown
REPATRIATION FROM SCOTTISH MUSEUMS: Learning from NAGPRA
Neil G. W. Curtis
EPILOGUE
NATIONAL MONUMENTS
Heid E. Erdrich
EDITORIAL
NAGPRA AFTER TWO DECADES
Stephen E. Nash and Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh
RELATIONSHIPS AND COLLECTIONS
NAGPRA AT 20: Museum Collections and Reconnections
Martha Graham and Nell Murphy
PROPATRIATION: Possibilities for Art after NAGPRA
Emily Moore
LOST AND FOUND: NAGPRA, Scattered Relics, and Restorative Methodologies
Margaret M. Bruchac
INSTITUTIONAL DEATH AND CEREMONIAL HEALING FAR FROM HOME: THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL CEMETERY
Jacqueline Fear-Segal
REFLECTIONS AND PEOPLE
TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS IN A TRIBAL NAGPRA PROGRAM
Eric Hemenway
COMMENTARY: MY ADVENTURES IN ZUNI—AND KYKOTSMOVI AND WINDOW ROCK AND …
Stephen H. Lekson
REPATRIATION OF AHAYU:DA: 20 Years Later
T. J. Ferguson
REPATRIATION AND COLLABORATION: 20 Years Later
Bruce Bernstein
LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATION
NAGPRA at 20: What Have the States Done to Expand Human Remains Protections?
Ryan M. Seidemann
JOURNEYS TO REPATRIATION: 15 Years of NAGPRA Grants, 1994–2008
Sangita Chari
“A WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO EACH SIDE”: The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee, 1991–2010
C. Timothy McKeown
REPATRIATION FROM SCOTTISH MUSEUMS: Learning from NAGPRA
Neil G. W. Curtis
EPILOGUE
NATIONAL MONUMENTS
Heid E. Erdrich
Friday, September 24, 2010
International Repatriation of Human Remains
More than 150 years after the skeletal remains of an Islander child were taken from the site where they were buried, the community will finally be able to lay the body to rest.
Taken from Darnley Island, also known as Erub Island, which is part of the outer Torres Strait islands group, in 1854, the child is one of many ancestral remains the Torres Strait Repatriation Working Group has been fighting to have returned. {Read more here.]
Taken from Darnley Island, also known as Erub Island, which is part of the outer Torres Strait islands group, in 1854, the child is one of many ancestral remains the Torres Strait Repatriation Working Group has been fighting to have returned. {Read more here.]
CFP: Museum Engagement and Applied Anthropology
Call for Papers: Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting
Seattle, Washington (March 30 - April 2, 2011)
Session Title: Museum Engagement and Applied Anthropology
Session Organizer: Robert P. Connolly (University of Memphis)
The session is conceptually framed around The Participatory Museum by Nina Simon and the contribution that applied anthropologists bring to the discussion. Simon (2010:ii-iii) defines a participatory institution as:
a place where visitors can create, share, and connect with each other around content. Create means that visitors contribute their own ideas, objects, and creative expression to the institution and to each other. Share means that people discuss, take home, remix, and redistribute both what they see and what they make during their visit. Connect means that visitors socialize with other people—staff and visitors—who share their particular interests. Around content means that visitors’ conversations and creations focus on the evidence, objects, and ideas most important to the institution in question.
The session aims to discuss the building of sustained and engaged relationships in museums along with the methodological and theoretic contributions of applied anthropology to the process.
Relevant questions session papers may address include:
• As cultural institutions how do museums demonstrate their value and relevance in the 21st Century?
• Can museums serve as “third places” for social engagement?
• What is the relevancy of shifting population demographics and inclusivity to community engagement through museums?
• How do theoretic orientations, such as the constructivist approach and free-choice learning, inform on the Participatory Museum.
• How does the Participatory Museum influence the authority of voice in both content and function of cultural institutions?
• What can applied anthropologists add to the discussion of Participatory Museums?
• How can museums function as dynamic venues for sustained and engaged relationships with a diversity of communities?
Although papers are not required to remain within the parameters of Simon’s discourse, for reference, her book is available at:
http://www.participatorymuseum.org/
If you are interested in participating, please send a formal 100 word abstract of your proposed contribution to Robert Connolly at rcnnolly@memphis.edu by October 1, or before.
Seattle, Washington (March 30 - April 2, 2011)
Session Title: Museum Engagement and Applied Anthropology
Session Organizer: Robert P. Connolly (University of Memphis)
The session is conceptually framed around The Participatory Museum by Nina Simon and the contribution that applied anthropologists bring to the discussion. Simon (2010:ii-iii) defines a participatory institution as:
a place where visitors can create, share, and connect with each other around content. Create means that visitors contribute their own ideas, objects, and creative expression to the institution and to each other. Share means that people discuss, take home, remix, and redistribute both what they see and what they make during their visit. Connect means that visitors socialize with other people—staff and visitors—who share their particular interests. Around content means that visitors’ conversations and creations focus on the evidence, objects, and ideas most important to the institution in question.
The session aims to discuss the building of sustained and engaged relationships in museums along with the methodological and theoretic contributions of applied anthropology to the process.
Relevant questions session papers may address include:
• As cultural institutions how do museums demonstrate their value and relevance in the 21st Century?
• Can museums serve as “third places” for social engagement?
• What is the relevancy of shifting population demographics and inclusivity to community engagement through museums?
• How do theoretic orientations, such as the constructivist approach and free-choice learning, inform on the Participatory Museum.
• How does the Participatory Museum influence the authority of voice in both content and function of cultural institutions?
• What can applied anthropologists add to the discussion of Participatory Museums?
• How can museums function as dynamic venues for sustained and engaged relationships with a diversity of communities?
Although papers are not required to remain within the parameters of Simon’s discourse, for reference, her book is available at:
http://www.participatorymuseum.org/
If you are interested in participating, please send a formal 100 word abstract of your proposed contribution to Robert Connolly at rcnnolly@memphis.edu
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Burton Benedict Passes
Anthropologist Burton Benedict dies at age 87
BERKELEY — Burton Benedict, a professor emeritus of social anthropology at UC Berkeley and former director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, died of heart failure on Sunday (Sept. 19) at his Berkeley home. He was 87.
Benedict conducted his early anthropological fieldwork in the Indian Ocean island territories of Mauritius and Seychelles. A groundbreaking 1982 ethnography, "Men, Women and Money in the Seychelles: Two Views," co-authored by Benedict and his wife, Marion, remains must reading in anthropology decades later ... [continue here]
BERKELEY — Burton Benedict, a professor emeritus of social anthropology at UC Berkeley and former director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, died of heart failure on Sunday (Sept. 19) at his Berkeley home. He was 87.
Benedict conducted his early anthropological fieldwork in the Indian Ocean island territories of Mauritius and Seychelles. A groundbreaking 1982 ethnography, "Men, Women and Money in the Seychelles: Two Views," co-authored by Benedict and his wife, Marion, remains must reading in anthropology decades later ... [continue here]
Monday, September 20, 2010
UA Residential Scholar
University of Arizona
School of Anthropology Residential Scholar
The School of Anthropology is pleased to announce the inauguration of a
Residential Scholar Program at its National Register-eligible adobe home,
adjacent to the University Indian Ruin (UIR). The UIR is a Classic period
Hohokam archaeological site, dating to A.D. 1100-1400, which includes a
platform mound and adobe compounds—one of the last platform mound communities
still extant in the Tucson Basin. Located on 13 acres of Sonoran desert in
central Tucson, 10 miles from campus, the complex is owned and maintained by
the University of Arizona.
Site History:
In 1930, Mrs. Dorothy Knipe donated the initial six acres of the property to
the University of Arizona. Charged with protecting the village’s scientific
value, archaeological work on the site began that year under the direction of
Byron Cummings, founder of the Department of Anthropology at the University of
Arizona (then the Department of Archaeology). While the Department provided
protection for resources on the property, it developed a field research station
where it conducted archaeological analysis. With assistance from the Tucson
Chamber of Commerce, within a few years another seven acres were added to the
property.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began construction on the compound in
1933 and in 1936 it completed a complex consisting of a caretaker’s house,
laboratory, and a garage—the latter was converted to a guesthouse. In 1940,
The National Park Service excavated the site, which resulted in Julian Hayden’s
1957 publication on the site. Emil Haury also excavated at the site, with
students coming daily to work in the field and lab.
One stipulation of the gift is that the site be used to serve the University’s
educational goals. Currently, in the spring, two days a week, our
archaeological field school conducts excavations at the site and uses a
laboratory building on the grounds. To better protect the site and to serve
these goals, 2009 to 2010, at a cost of a half million dollars, The School
completed renovation of the 20th-century residence, laboratory, and guesthouse.
The Residential Scholar Program:
Spring of 2011, The School of Anthropology invites scholars from all
anthropological subdisciplines to apply to the Residential Scholar Program
which offers the scholar residence in the School’s beautifully restored adobe
home, consisting of a living room (with a working corner fireplace) kitchen,
bedroom, bath and an enclosed porch that is ideal for a home office. The
scholar will also have use of a one-bedroom guesthouse, broadband Internet
throughout the complex and, except long distance calls, the Program will pay
utilities. The resident may have use of the facility for the summer. During
residency, the scholar will be expected to contribute to the teaching mission
in the School of Anthropology through a lecture, workshop, or other form of
scholarly interaction.
How to Apply:
Applications for spring 2011 Residential Scholar should be submitted no later
than October 31st, and, no later than March 15th for the 2011-12-academic
year. Proposed residency may be for a single semester or full year. An
application should include a CV and a letter of interest that explains the
contribution the applicant will make to the School’s scholarly community.
Submission Address:
The School of Anthropology, Residential Scholar Program, Emil W. Haury
Building, PO Box 210030, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0030, or
email to Anthro@Arizona.edu.
see also: http://anthropology.arizona.edu/node/405
School of Anthropology Residential Scholar
The School of Anthropology is pleased to announce the inauguration of a
Residential Scholar Program at its National Register-eligible adobe home,
adjacent to the University Indian Ruin (UIR). The UIR is a Classic period
Hohokam archaeological site, dating to A.D. 1100-1400, which includes a
platform mound and adobe compounds—one of the last platform mound communities
still extant in the Tucson Basin. Located on 13 acres of Sonoran desert in
central Tucson, 10 miles from campus, the complex is owned and maintained by
the University of Arizona.
Site History:
In 1930, Mrs. Dorothy Knipe donated the initial six acres of the property to
the University of Arizona. Charged with protecting the village’s scientific
value, archaeological work on the site began that year under the direction of
Byron Cummings, founder of the Department of Anthropology at the University of
Arizona (then the Department of Archaeology). While the Department provided
protection for resources on the property, it developed a field research station
where it conducted archaeological analysis. With assistance from the Tucson
Chamber of Commerce, within a few years another seven acres were added to the
property.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began construction on the compound in
1933 and in 1936 it completed a complex consisting of a caretaker’s house,
laboratory, and a garage—the latter was converted to a guesthouse. In 1940,
The National Park Service excavated the site, which resulted in Julian Hayden’s
1957 publication on the site. Emil Haury also excavated at the site, with
students coming daily to work in the field and lab.
One stipulation of the gift is that the site be used to serve the University’s
educational goals. Currently, in the spring, two days a week, our
archaeological field school conducts excavations at the site and uses a
laboratory building on the grounds. To better protect the site and to serve
these goals, 2009 to 2010, at a cost of a half million dollars, The School
completed renovation of the 20th-century residence, laboratory, and guesthouse.
The Residential Scholar Program:
Spring of 2011, The School of Anthropology invites scholars from all
anthropological subdisciplines to apply to the Residential Scholar Program
which offers the scholar residence in the School’s beautifully restored adobe
home, consisting of a living room (with a working corner fireplace) kitchen,
bedroom, bath and an enclosed porch that is ideal for a home office. The
scholar will also have use of a one-bedroom guesthouse, broadband Internet
throughout the complex and, except long distance calls, the Program will pay
utilities. The resident may have use of the facility for the summer. During
residency, the scholar will be expected to contribute to the teaching mission
in the School of Anthropology through a lecture, workshop, or other form of
scholarly interaction.
How to Apply:
Applications for spring 2011 Residential Scholar should be submitted no later
than October 31st, and, no later than March 15th for the 2011-12-academic
year. Proposed residency may be for a single semester or full year. An
application should include a CV and a letter of interest that explains the
contribution the applicant will make to the School’s scholarly community.
Submission Address:
The School of Anthropology, Residential Scholar Program, Emil W. Haury
Building, PO Box 210030, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0030, or
email to Anthro@Arizona.edu.
see also: http://anthropology.arizona.edu/node/405
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Monday, September 06, 2010
Contract Opportunity
Advance Notice, Quick Response Required: Deadline September 8, 2010 See formal Request for Proposal under “Upcoming Deadlines” at http://anthropology.si.edu.
The Smithsonian Institution Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, is seeking a contract cataloger to provide services to enhance its two online research databases, the object catalog and the archives catalog (http://anthropology.si.edu/onlinedatabases.html), to facilitate searches across collections. The Department maintains one of the most significant anthropological collections in the world, with two major archival units, the National Anthropological Archives and the Human Studies Film Archives, in addition to the museum collection of anthropological artifacts. The cataloger will work closely with other professionals in the Collections and Archives Program to enhance the intellectual integration of these units.
The cataloger will work on two tasks: standardizing culture terms, and identifying connections between artifacts and associated field notes.
Standardization of Culture Terms
The cataloger will standardize ethnonyms usage across the artifact and archives databases, applying established Smithsonian terminology. This will involve review of terms currently appearing in the catalogs, which may include archaic usage, and identifying current preferred usage per established departmental standards. Data revisions will be entered into one or more databases, following review. Collection records for North America and Africa will be the primary focus of attention of this contract.
Connecting Collection Records
The cataloger will carry out research in internal records to identify field collections with material in both object and archival units. This will involve research in Smithsonian accession records to identify collectors and in archival records to identify related papers and field notes. Resultant data will be entered into one or more databases. Collections of the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) will be the primary focus of attention of this contract.
Qualification and Criteria for Selection
We are looking for:
- familiarity with culture terminology as used in the field of anthropology
- familiarity with museum and archives record systems, as demonstrated by either training or research experience
- strong research skills using archival or other primary source material
- excellent data management skills
- excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- existing familiarity with the project data (North American and African culture terms; BAE collecting) is a plus
This is a “fixed price contract” in the amount of $40,000 for services over a period of one year. The contract will be awarded on the basis of best technical qualifications to complete the work. The individual selected will work as an independent contractor rather than as an employee. No personal benefits will be offered.
Proposal Submission
- cover letter or narrative (not to exceed 3 pages) describing your relevant education and experience and familiarity, if any, with the data involved in this project;
- contractor resume;
- three professional references; provide names, telephone numbers, and email addresses.
Please submit all materials to Candace Greene at greenec@si.edu by September 8, 2010 (by 5:00pm Eastern Time).
The Smithsonian Institution Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, is seeking a contract cataloger to provide services to enhance its two online research databases, the object catalog and the archives catalog (http://anthropology.si.edu/onlinedatabases.html), to facilitate searches across collections. The Department maintains one of the most significant anthropological collections in the world, with two major archival units, the National Anthropological Archives and the Human Studies Film Archives, in addition to the museum collection of anthropological artifacts. The cataloger will work closely with other professionals in the Collections and Archives Program to enhance the intellectual integration of these units.
The cataloger will work on two tasks: standardizing culture terms, and identifying connections between artifacts and associated field notes.
Standardization of Culture Terms
The cataloger will standardize ethnonyms usage across the artifact and archives databases, applying established Smithsonian terminology. This will involve review of terms currently appearing in the catalogs, which may include archaic usage, and identifying current preferred usage per established departmental standards. Data revisions will be entered into one or more databases, following review. Collection records for North America and Africa will be the primary focus of attention of this contract.
Connecting Collection Records
The cataloger will carry out research in internal records to identify field collections with material in both object and archival units. This will involve research in Smithsonian accession records to identify collectors and in archival records to identify related papers and field notes. Resultant data will be entered into one or more databases. Collections of the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) will be the primary focus of attention of this contract.
Qualification and Criteria for Selection
We are looking for:
- familiarity with culture terminology as used in the field of anthropology
- familiarity with museum and archives record systems, as demonstrated by either training or research experience
- strong research skills using archival or other primary source material
- excellent data management skills
- excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- existing familiarity with the project data (North American and African culture terms; BAE collecting) is a plus
This is a “fixed price contract” in the amount of $40,000 for services over a period of one year. The contract will be awarded on the basis of best technical qualifications to complete the work. The individual selected will work as an independent contractor rather than as an employee. No personal benefits will be offered.
Proposal Submission
- cover letter or narrative (not to exceed 3 pages) describing your relevant education and experience and familiarity, if any, with the data involved in this project;
- contractor resume;
- three professional references; provide names, telephone numbers, and email addresses.
Please submit all materials to Candace Greene at greenec@si.edu by September 8, 2010 (by 5:00pm Eastern Time).
Friday, September 03, 2010
New Autry National Center CEO
The Autry National Center -- which runs the Museum of the American West and the Southwest Museum of the American Indian -- said Friday that it has named Daniel M. Finley as its new president and chief executive officer. Finley will succeed John Gray, who led the Autry for close to 11 years before announcing his retirement this year... [More here.]
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
H.R. 725: Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments
The following summary was written by the Congressional Research Service, a well-respected nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress.
1/19/2010--Passed House amended. Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to expand the authority of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to bring criminal and civil actions for offenses under such Act involving the sale of misrepresented Indian-produced goods or products. Authorizes: (1) any federal law enforcement officer to conduct an investigation of an alleged violation of this Act occurring within the jurisdiction of the United States; and (2) the Board to refer an alleged violation to any such officer (currently, only to the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]) for investigation. Permits such an officer to investigate an alleged violation regardless of whether such officer receives such a referral from the Board. Requires the findings of any investigation of an alleged violation to be submitted to a federal or state prosecuting authority or the Board. Authorizes the Board, upon receiving the findings of such an investigation, to: (1) recommend to the Attorney General that criminal proceedings be initiated (current law); (2) provide such support to the Attorney General relating to the criminal proceedings as the Attorney General determines to be appropriate; or (3) recommend, in lieu of or in addition to any such criminal proceeding, that the Attorney General initiate a civil action. Allows the Attorney General, an Indian tribe, an Indian, or an Indian arts and crafts organization to initiate a civil action under this Act. Amends the federal criminal code to revise penalties for the sale of misrepresented Indian-produced goods and products.
1/19/2010--Passed House amended. Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to expand the authority of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to bring criminal and civil actions for offenses under such Act involving the sale of misrepresented Indian-produced goods or products. Authorizes: (1) any federal law enforcement officer to conduct an investigation of an alleged violation of this Act occurring within the jurisdiction of the United States; and (2) the Board to refer an alleged violation to any such officer (currently, only to the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]) for investigation. Permits such an officer to investigate an alleged violation regardless of whether such officer receives such a referral from the Board. Requires the findings of any investigation of an alleged violation to be submitted to a federal or state prosecuting authority or the Board. Authorizes the Board, upon receiving the findings of such an investigation, to: (1) recommend to the Attorney General that criminal proceedings be initiated (current law); (2) provide such support to the Attorney General relating to the criminal proceedings as the Attorney General determines to be appropriate; or (3) recommend, in lieu of or in addition to any such criminal proceeding, that the Attorney General initiate a civil action. Allows the Attorney General, an Indian tribe, an Indian, or an Indian arts and crafts organization to initiate a civil action under this Act. Amends the federal criminal code to revise penalties for the sale of misrepresented Indian-produced goods and products.
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