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In 1906, Congress passed the National Antiquities Act, which gave the president broad powers to designate public lands for historic preservation. Sixty years later, in 1966, after the post-WWII building boom, Congress passed the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) to:
Preserve our built heritage,
Preserve national and local landmarks and monuments, and to
Identify and establish the importance of preserving historic districts throughout the United States
This class focuses on how America, and particularly Washington State, has preserved its collective heritage in the 56 years since the legislation, with an emphasis on Kennewick Man, the most important case relating to the Native American Graves Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990.
There is nowhere in the country where the importance of the NHPA is not present. We discuss the necessity for historic preservation and how it can enhance life for all Americans.
Instructor: Karen Ghio
Karen Ghio is a Museum Educator for the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner, WA and served as a Museum Educator at the Whatcom Museum. Karen holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication from Western Washington University, an MA in Cultural Heritage Management, and a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management, both from Johns Hopkins University.
